Justin Bieber reflects on inappropriate treatment by adults during rise to fame

Justin Bieber has opened up about the troubling treatment he faced during his rise to stardom, highlighting an incident at the 2012 American Music Awards that left him feeling violated. During the live event, actress Jenny McCarthy groped and kissed Bieber after announcing his win for Rock/Pop Album of the Year. This wasn’t the only inappropriate interaction Bieber experienced as a young artist. The host pressured him to give her “the s*x talk,” to which Bieber uncomfortably responded, “Why do you want to know the s*x talk from a 15-year-old boy? These incidents highlight the challenges Bieber faced growing up in the industry and the inappropriate behavior directed toward him by adults.