Scooter Braun blamed after Justin Bieber¡¯s meltdown in Malibu sparks fan outrage
Justin Bieber¡¯s explosive Malibu paparazzi clash has gone viral, but fans think this drama runs deeper. With conspiracy theories swirling, Scooter Braun is now in the spotlight, accused of orchestrating a smear campaign against his former prot¨¦g¨¦. As Justin loses his cool, the internet sides with their pop prince.

Just when you thought Justin Bieber was living his best new-dad life, comes a viral paparazzi showdown outside Soho House Malibu that left everyone buzzing. Celebrating his first Father¡¯s Day since the birth of his son Jack Blues, the pop icon found himself in a full-blown 11-minute scream fest. all caught on camera.
Justin Bieber presses paparazzi for filming him at the beach
¡ª FearBuck (@FearedBuck) June 14, 2025
¡°It¡¯s not clocking to you that I¡¯m standing on business¡ I¡¯m a human fckin being standing around my car AT THE BEACH. Idk who the fck is paying to provoke me, but I¡¯m not the f*cking one.¡±pic.twitter.com/19bclfEJT1
Justin Bieber¡¯s Malibu meltdown
In the heat of the moment, Bieber was seen shielding his face and repeatedly telling the paparazzi to ¡°get out of my f***ing face.¡± And it did not stop there. He made it very clear he was not in the mood to play nice, shouting back at invasive cameramen who would not back off his car or his personal space. One even had the audacity to drop questions about deportation. Yikes.
The way paparazzi treat Justin Bieber is insane. He knew they would take things out of context and they go ahead and do exactly that as usual ¡just crazy to watch fr pic.twitter.com/iqOCIqRO2h
¡ª ???????. (@rhodeydrew) June 13, 2025
Bieber claps back: ¡°I¡¯m a real man with a real family¡±
As things escalated, Bieber made it known he was more than just a headline. Calling out the relentless harassment, he said he was not to be ¡°f***ed with,¡± and slammed the idea that just because he is famous, he owed anyone a performance.
And Scooter was caught stalking Justin Bieber videos on Instagram for the THIRD time this month too?? Despite being fired 3 years ago and BLOCKED 6 months ago¡ This is NOT NORMAL. Justin needs to take out a restraining order asap https://t.co/Mfj3yVFv6C pic.twitter.com/812lOuaTLk
¡ª ??? (@PRlNCEOFPOPSTAN) June 13, 2025
His message was loud and clear: he is a father now, and being hounded while chilling at the beach with his fam? Absolutely not. The paparazzi, of course, argued they were standing on public property. But Bieber shot back, saying their footage would be twisted into clickbait as usual, which, let¡¯s be real, it kinda was.
Fans cry ¡°set-up!¡± ¡ª Is Scooter Braun behind it?
Now here¡¯s where things get spicy. After the clip went viral, Bieber¡¯s fans took to X (formerly Twitter) with a new theory: someone is paying the paps to push Justin to the edge. And the name that kept popping up? Scooter Braun. Yep, the same man who discovered him and managed him for years.
Amid ongoing speculation that Scooter Braun is funding a smear campaign, Justin Bieber confronted a paparazzo, saying, ¡°I don¡¯t know who¡¯s paying you,¡± confirming he¡¯s aware of targeted efforts to provoke and discredit him. pic.twitter.com/3I5zMnBKiy
¡ª The Fame Vault (@TheFameVault) June 13, 2025
Your peers are your power. @StevenBartlett https://t.co/g6hr4VOWbz pic.twitter.com/qOST9DrFCQ
¡ª Scott ¡°Scooter¡± Braun (@scooterbraun) June 14, 2025
Some stans flat-out accused Scooter of fuelling a smear campaign to make Justin look unhinged, especially after he recently spoke about their ¡°changed¡± relationship on a podcast. Even The Fame Vault, a fan-run gossip page, hinted that Bieber¡¯s own question, ¡°Who is paying you?¡± was not random.
Whether the theory holds water or not, one thing is crystal clear: fans are riding hard for Bieber, and they are done watching him get pushed around.