How Bieber became a showbiz brat

Teen pop star Justin Bieber is released from a Miami jail, escorted by officers, and waves to fans.

THE only surprising thing about Justin Bieber posing for a mug shot is that it took this long to happen.

The pop brat has been on a collision course with reality for two years now.

The one photo session he can't airbrush may be the precisely the wake-up call he needed, although his smug smile suggests reality hasn't bitten just yet.

Bieber is lucky the only thing seriously harmed in this brand-soiling incident of drag-racing, drink and drug driving and resisting arrest, was his criminal record.

Smiling ... Justin Bieber poses for a booking photo at the Miami-Dade Police Department. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images

The nineteen year old spent the last year touring the world as a man-boy in a bubble, protected by fame, money and yes people.

No one in Team Bieber dared tell him that maybe spraying graffiti on walls wasn't a great idea.

Popstar's graffiti lands him in hot water

No one pointed out that when most of your fans are under age it's disrespectful to go on stage 70 minutes late on a school night.

Like every famous musician, keeping the tour on the road means keeping the money coming in and everyone gets paid.

An upset teenage pop star could disrupt the cash flow, so everyone let Bieber do what he liked, lest they were fired for uttering the word he never hears `No'.

Justin Bieber, who drove a yellow Lamborghini when he was arrested in Miami. Picture: Instagram Source: Supplied

He wants to urinate in the mop bucket of a restaurant? You just watch on and join in the laughs with the rest of the hangers-on he bankrolls.

Imagine what happened that wasn't secretly filmed.

By the time his tour ended in Australia in December, Bieber was virtually off the rails, even with his mother as part of the entourage.

This incident in Florida is not rock bottom, but it's close. If the whispers about some of his behaviour on tour are even partially true, then he got off lightly.

Waving to fans ... singer Justin Bieber leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centre. Picture: AP Source: AP

Soon after returning to LA after his Australian tour an underage girl was taken to hospital after collapsing at his mansion during one of his private parties.

If you see a teenager involved in drag racing, drink driving and drugs you'd think `Where are the parents?'

If you're talking about Justin Bieber, they're right there with him.

Chantel Jeffries ... the model who was in Justin Bieber's car at the time of his arrest. Picture: Instagram Source: Supplied

Bieber finances his family.

This is his gap year.

He's earned a break, and has earned enough to never work again if he's smart.

But he's not smart. He's proved over and over he's a 24 carat idiot with a bad case of what's called 'affluenza'.

Too much free time and big money, not enough brains.

Last November a girl posted a clip online of her next to a sleeping Bieber in bed.

Soon after his security team made sure whenever Bieber partied, which was pretty much every night on tour, that no more videos leaked.

SHARING A NIGHTCLUB SOFA WITH JUSTIN BIEBER

In Australia girls who made it to after-parties at Bieber's various hotels had to sign confidentiality forms that stated that if they took photos or videos they'd be hit with a seven-figure lawsuit. Money talks when it comes to buying silence.

In Perth, where his world tour ended, Bieber was particularly loose.

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News Corp Australia spoke to one hotel guest who overheard Bieber telling a young girl she looked like "a beached whale" and should "go on The Biggest Loser."

JUSTIN BIEBER CALLED FAN A 'BEACHED WHALE'

He was with his posse of hangers-on and shouted the insult in front of hotel guests. Again, his posse enabled the behaviour.

Bieber also jumped off a balcony into a pool, telling two young boys "Hey kids, don't do this" just before he launched himself off the railing.

He's in that indulged celebrity zone. Hotels won't complain because Bieber's entourage on tour, which took up an entire floor, is big business.

Nightclubs want him to visit for publicity, and there's always girls willing to party with him - on his terms.

He rules the pop world ... Justin Bieber has performed in front of millions of fans. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images

And say what you like about Bieber's fans, but they're loyal.

They've already taken to Twitter to defend Bieber, even though it's now official he uses drugs and risked other people's lives by drink driving.

Mind you, girls on Twitter defended woman-basher Chris Brown by saying he's so hot they'd let him punch them in the face.

Still, it's undeniable Bieber's loyal fanbase is dwindling.

His last album, Journals, sold a paltry 4607 copies in Australia when released at what should have been the height of sales potential - the week before Christmas.

His new documentary, Believe, was a flop in the US. In Australia it will have a limited three day run in cinemas from yesterday before finding its spiritual home - DVD.

Behind the headlines, beyond the spotlight there's more to his story.

It contains footage of Bieber moaning about being misunderstood that seems redundant now.

Bieber's in a tricky spot. He wants credibility. But no amount of tattoos and bad behaviour can make you look cool when you act like a turbo douchebag.

JUSTIN BIEBER SHOWS OFF TATTOO HE GOT IN AUSTRALIA

There's no denying he has talent, but for most of the world he's forever freeze-framed as the fringed kid singing `baby baby baby'.

As a rising star ... Justin Bieber performs at the Rockefeller Center in New York City. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images

It's very hard to break out of that image. Ask`70s Bieber Leif Garrett, whose career stalled before he spiralled into drug addiction.

It is a rare achievement to turn being a kid star into a credible adult act.

Michael Jackson did it, but sadly that didn't end well.

Although Bieber does share MJ's love of monkeys - he tried to take Mally the monkey from Germany last August and had his first taste of authorities pointing out that, despite what he thinks, he can't just do what he likes because he's rich and famous.

Justin Timberlake has managed it, but as one-fifth of boy band N'Sync he never bore the brunt of attention like Bieber has.

Needing a wake up call ... Justin Bieber performing during a concert. Picture: AP Source: AP

But Bieber has done himself few favours.

He has a reputation in the music industry as being a fairly unpleasant character; the classic definition of a spoiled showbiz brat.

BELIEBERS RUSH TO DEFEND JUSTIN

So what now?

Bieber's 'retired' but if he thinks that means he can switch off the media attention, he's even more stupid than he looks in his mug shot.

Buying canary yellow and leopard print cars doesn't exactly help you slip off the radar.

There are enough tragic tales in the music industry.

Bieber needs some perspective. If he escapes jail, he should try real life.

It's time to stop partying, stop whinging about being treated badly when he behaves badly and earn respect not just money.

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