{"id":163702,"date":"2025-04-22T18:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/justin-bieber-is-in-a-cult-believes-former-friend\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T18:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:49:21","slug":"justin-bieber-is-in-a-cult-believes-former-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/justin-bieber-is-in-a-cult-believes-former-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber Is In a CULT, Believes Former Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Justin Bieber may be in a cult, according to one of his own longtime friends.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/justin-bieber-coachella-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seemingly troubled singer<\/a> posted an unhinged video, going scorched earth on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/justin-bieber-disavows-clothing-line-fire-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his own fashion brand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An alarming new report details that his falling out with the brand\u2019s co-creator was about more than just business.<\/p>\n<p>Bieber\u2019s current house of worship may have driven a wedge between longtime buddies. Is it a cult? Is Bieber okay?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber on April 3, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-523963 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber performs onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Rich Fury\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-justin-bieber-in-a-cult\">Is Justin Bieber in a cult?<\/h2>\n<p>Ryan Good is the co-founder and creative director of Drew House, the fashion brand that was \u2014 until very recently \u2014 aligned with Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n<p>The two created Drew House together, launching it in January of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Bieber\u2019s bizarre post disavowed the brand, alongside one of those repulsive genAI videos \u2014 showing the singer using arson to destroy Drew House swag and then watching the blaze with his family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIuMUACzOBu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>On Tuesday, April 22, <em>TMZ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/22\/drew-house-ryan-good-takes-break-justin-bieber-beef-pastor-judah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that Good believes that Justin Bieber is in a cult.<\/p>\n<p>According to what insiders say of Good, he and Bieber have not spoken in over a year. And it sounds like he\u2019s not the only one who\u2019s no longer in the singer\u2019s social circle.<\/p>\n<p>Good apparently has concerns about Judah Smith, the pastor at Churchome in Beverly Hills. And, the report notes, Good once attended that house of worship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber in a pink beanie on April 3, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-523964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-2048x1392.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-960x653.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1080x734.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1200x816.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber in a pink beanie on April 3, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-523964 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-2048x1392.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-960x653.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1080x734.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-1200x816.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-did-he-worry-that-it-s-a-cult\">Why did he worry that it\u2019s a cult?<\/h2>\n<p>In the report, <em>TMZ <\/em>shared that Good left Churchome once he became concerned about Smith and the environment that he experienced.<\/p>\n<p>This departure, however, was \u201ca big factor in their separation\u201d in why Good and Bieber clashed.<\/p>\n<p>Another reported issue was that Bieber made Smith a board member at Drew House. This happened even amidst existing tensions with Good. The sources acknowledged that this was a \u201cweird\u201d move, one compounded because Smith is not a businessman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Bieber spotted dancing to &quot;Not Like Us&quot; with Jaxon Bieber at Coachella #justinbieber\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Udb4mKbWhrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Good once worked as Bieber\u2019s road manager. Now, the report says, he feels \u201cworried\u201d about the singer.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Bieber disavowing the brand with a \u2018don\u2019t waste your money on Drew House\u201d message has not reduced those concerns.<\/p>\n<p>There are fair questions about the timeline of this alleged breakdown in the friendship. Bieber has not explained himself about his alarming meltdown, and we haven\u2019t heard Good explain any of this directly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber plays piano on April 3, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-523965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber plays piano on April 3, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-523965 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0422_justinbieber_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber performs onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Rich Fury\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-could-he-be-in-a-cult\">Could he be in a cult?<\/h2>\n<p>We do not claim to know the inner workings of Churchome. That sounds like the subject of a future documentary.<\/p>\n<p>However, Justin Bieber\u2019s parents and his meteoric rise to fame as a teen both make him potentially <em>extremely<\/em> vulnerable to pernicious influences. His years at the controversial Hillsong Megachurch that infamously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/06\/chris-pratt-tries-to-rebrand-im-not-a-religious-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">catered to celebrities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2020\/02\/justin-bieber-using-his-controversial-church-to-control-hailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to Bieber specifically<\/a> point to that, some would argue.<\/p>\n<p>So, is it conceivable that the Biebs is in a cult? Absolutely. Is he? We sure don\u2019t know. (And we hope not)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/justin-bieber-cult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Justin Bieber may be in a cult, according to one of his own longtime friends. Earlier this month, the seemingly troubled singer posted an unhinged video, going scorched earth on his own fashion brand. An alarming new report details that his falling out with the brand\u2019s co-creator was about more than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":163704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-163702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}