Pattie Mallette is Justin Bieber's mom, which means she hit the lottery. Pattie Mallette's net worth is $20 million. She was born on April 2, 1975 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. She has an older brother named Chris that no one hears about. Sadly, when Pattie's older sister was hit by a car at age five while crossing the street and she passed away.
Pattie is a Jesus freak today and she's often partially blamed for her son's bad behavior. Pattie was a wild teenager herself. She has written about the sexual abuse and violence she suffered as a child. When Pattie was 3 years old, she alleges that she was molested. Pattie's alleged offenders include a male babysitter, her friend's grandfather and neighborhood children.
When Mallette was 14 years old, she was continually sexually abused before getting date raped at the age of 15."I was sexually violated so many times that as the years went by it began to feel normal. It's a strange marriage – knowing something is wrong yet at the same time finding it familiar and commonplace," she says.
Although Pattie had a troubling upbringing, she remained passionate about acting and singing.
At the age of nine, Pattie appeared on local television programs including Big Top Talent and Romper Room. When she was 10 years old she was cast in two plays at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which brings in more than a million tourists each year. While in middle school and high school, Mallette was active in drama and choir classes and danced for seven years, earning her multiple awards and trophies.
Although Pattie was clearly talented, she spent her time pursuing other "extracurricular activities," if you will. She began experimenting with drugs at the age of 14 and used LSD, marijuana and alcohol. She also became a shoplifter who vandalized school property by starting a fire in a bathroom. When Pattie was 15, she began dating Justin Bieber's dad, Jeremy Bieber. When Pattie was 16, she moved out and made money via petty theft and drug dealing. DAMN! At 17 years old, Pattie tried to kill herself by throwing herself in front of a truck. She was still with Jeremy Bieber at the time, her boyfriend of 4 years. She gave birth to Justin at 18 years old and she and Jeremy broke up 10 months later.
Mallette has written a memoir detailing strong life events along with words of encouragement for her fans to take in. Pattie published her first memoir in 2012 titled Nowhere But Up. In this book she detailed a few of the traumatic events she’s experienced in her young adult years. Mallette has vividly opened up about life as a teen mom.
From her suicide attempt to abuse, Pattie has let readers dive into her dark past. Mallette’s memoir became a New York Times best seller during the first week. Through her memoir, Mallette ultimately wants fans to learn that there is life outside of hardship and suffering. Despite Mallette’s success as an influential figure, many fans along with the public, recently began to criticize the pop star’s mother for failing to discipline or realize the amount of reckless activity son Bieber has fallen into during the last couple of years. However, Mallette responded very causally allowing fans to know that she is aware of her son’s choices. Mallette continues to empower audiences through her motivational speaking and philanthropy. She recently connected with organizations to spread her message.
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