Justin Bieber just coughed up $31.5 MILLION to Scooter Braun, and yes—you read that right. Thirty-one. Point. Five. Million. Dollars. 💰💰💰
So what the actual heck happened? Okay, quick flashback: Remember when Justin’s Justice Tour basically ghosted the world halfway through in 2022? Yeah, he canceled the second leg to focus on his health, which is honestly valid—but also expensive. 👀💅
Enter Scooter Braun—aka former bestie/manager/now Venmo request king. Scooter’s squad at HYBE apparently fronted the cash for Justin when tour company AEG Presents was like, “Hey babe, where’s our $26 million?” Justin was like, “BRB,” and then… never came back. 😬
According to People (the magazine, not your nosy aunt), Justin promised to pay Scooter back “in time.” Spoiler alert: He did not. He made one lonely lil’ payment and ghosted like your last situationship after 3 AM texts. ☠️
Now, two years later, Justin’s like, “Okay, fine,” and is reportedly dropping $26 million just to settle that debt. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE. 💅
TMZ (aka the feds of Hollywood) also snitched that Justin got a $40 million advance for that tour that never finished. He’s been ordered to return $26 million of it (rip tour life), plus an extra $5.5 million to Scooter for unpaid commissions—because apparently Justin still owes him for being his bossy business zaddy back in the day. 😭
So yeah. Total bill: $31.5 million. One cancelled tour. Zero chill. One Scooter Braun laughing all the way to the bank like he just won Monopoly: Billionaire Edition. 💳🏦
TL;DR:
- Justin canceled his tour 💀
- Scooter covered his broke bestie behavior 🥴
- Justin ghosted 🫠
- Now he owes Scooter more than most of us will make in five lifetimes 😭
Hashtag time, babes:
#BieberBillions #ScooterScored #JusticeForThatTour
And remember: if your ex-manager ever loans you $30M… maybe at least text him back. 💅