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‘I was full of shame’: Justin Bieber’s mother reveals how her life spiraled out of control after she endured sexual abuse from the age of four

The mother of teen pop sensation Justin Bieber has opened up about the sexual abuse she endured as a child – and how it caused her life to spiral out of control. Speaking to the Today Show, Pattie Mallette, 36, revealed she carried shame for years after the abuse, which began when she was just four, by a male babysitter and a friend’s grandfather. The horrific attacks later led to drug and alcohol addiction and a suicide attempt, she revealed. ‘I was full of shame,’ she said. ‘I’ve learned it’s normal for anybody who’s been through sexual abuse to carry that shame and blame and feel like there’s something wrong with you. I definitely carried that.’ READ MORE HERE