Justin Bieber's ex-pals claim he's in a cult and being 'isolated' from friends
Former pals of Justin Bieber have reportedly claimed he is in a 'cult' - and that his church pastor is behind the singer cutting certain friends out of his life. The 31-year-old is said to have been shrinking his circle over the past few years and become increasingly 'isolated.'
Concern has been growing for the former child star - who shot to fame at the age of just 15 with hits like One Time and Baby - who has been looking dishevelled and withdrawn from public life recently.
He hasn't released any music for four years and there have been worries about his mental health and possible drug use, according to reports. In his latest social media post, he also admitted 'hurting others' in a candid confession.
Taking to Instagram, he said: "I'm just an averaged flawed guy, I've done things that have hurt others, I continue to do and say things that hurt others unintentionally. Yet I woke up this morning with another opportunity to grow and not be so selfish today. Love draws us in. Love doesn't condemn. Love believes the best. Love hopes all things and endures all things. It doesn't keep record of wrong. Love helps u to forgive and love even your enemies."
Now there are fears the star - who became a dad for the first time in August last year when wife of almost seven years Hailey, 28, gave birth to their son Jack Blues - is being influenced by his pastor, Judah Smith.
In a clip from TMZ documentary 'What Happened to Justin Bieber', sources close to the singer said: "Let's be honest, the people who get cut out of Justin's life are pointing the finger at Judah, and saying that there's something that he's saying or doing with Justin that makes Justin not trust all these people that have been around him and helped him in his career, and personally, up to this point."
But Judah has shut down any cult rumours. In another clip shown in the programme, he hits back: "OK, if we're in a cult, we're the worst cult in the histories of all cults. What kind of cult only meets once a month, guys?"
TMZ claim to have been told that Judah and Justin ambushed his former manager Scooter Braun - who is Jewish and discovered Justin - asking him 'Why don't you love Jesus?' The pair are also said to have grilled Ryan Good, who was best man at Justin's 2018 wedding, about his dating and sex life.
Both men are no longer thought to be friends with Justin and TMZ says their sources say Ryan has now left Justin and Judah's church, Churchome, because he thought it was a cult. One source in the documentary said: "Ryan really thought [what happened] was invasive and it really turned him off from the church."
Another source added: "We're told that this is when Ryan started to feel that Churchome was a cult. That's when he started using the cult word." The Mirror has reached out to Justin's reps for further comment on this story.
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