Justin Bieber's mother says they "bonded" during his humble upbringing.
Pattie Mallette has claimed before her son's rise to fame he didn't have a "crazy life", instead sharing a connection because of their tough surroundings.
She told Parade magazine: "He had his whole childhood where we were just together, and he didn't start his other crazy life until he was a teenager, so we really bonded through just being together.
"I was on government assistance, working two jobs just to try to put food on the table, and really struggling through to make it. I just did whatever I could do to be the best mum I could be."
The 'Beauty and a Beat' hitmaker's mother recently denied her son is going off the rails, insisting he will "come out on top" despite recent indiscretions - including peeing in a mop bucket and shouting "F**k Bill Clinton" [the former President of the United States] and partying at an over-21 nightclub.
She previously said: "My son is not a public figure to me, he is my son. I can't predict what's going to be in the headlines
"Justin has always been someone who has to do things his way. And I have to be able to believe he will do the right thing and he will come out on top."
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