Inside Justin Bieber and Usher’s 17 year friendship after rumoured fallout
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Justin Bieber sparked fallout rumours after fans noticed his Instagram account was no longer following long-time mentor Usher. The Baby hitmaker has been staying out of the spotlight in recent years, living a more private life with his wife Hailey Bieber in California.
![[LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 28: Usher and Justin Bieber arrive at Nickelodeon's 2009 Kids' Choice Awards at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on March 28, 2009 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236078560-a159.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Justin, now 30, was discovered when he was only 13 years old after posting videos singing covers on YouTube. He was scouted by manager Scooter Braun before being introduced to Usher — and in turn, introduced to the OMG singer’s own mentor, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
![[Justin Bieber and Usher perform onstage during The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_191201735-2e3e.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
He signed to label RBMG and released his debut in 2009, within a year he was the biggest pop star on the planet. Almost two decades on, Justin appears to have quietly cut ties with his former mentor Usher, 46, so we look back on their close 17-year friendship.
Usher didn’t discover Justin but he was there early on in the Yummy singer’s career, having been brought on board immediately by Scooter. In an interview with Howard Stern in 2016, Usher revealed: ‘I’d heard about Justin through the grapevine because people were talking about him.
![[Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock (12443342bo) Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, Arrivals, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA - 13 Sep 2021]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_201942248-990d-e1736976678546.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘And I said to him, “Why don’t you set up a meeting between me and your manager? I’d love to meet with you and do this in a formal setting.”‘. He has said on numerous occasions he just really loved the Canadian’s voice and could see huge potential in the young star.
![[Justin Bieber sings in spotlight, stage is completely black.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1229155213.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=594)
