Fans of Justin Bieber will get to know his family a little bit better with the release of Pattie Mallette’s new book “Nowhere But Up.”
Nothing is off limits in the memoir of the teen star’s mom, which covers sexual and drug abuse, teen pregnancy, single motherhood, and her pop star son.
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“I always wanted to write a book about my story,” Pattie told USA Today. “I wanted to be as vulnerable as I could, so that young girls who have been through similar things could relate. I pretty much bared my soul. It definitely furthered my healing process.”
The 36-year-old was left emotionally scarred by molesters, including a male babysitter and a friend’s grandfather. The abuse put her teen years in a downward spiral consumed by alcohol and drugs.
“I was full of shame,” Mallette told Kathie Lee Gifford on the “Today” show. “I have learned it is normal and natural for anyone who has been through sexual abuse to carry that shame and that blame. You feel like there is something wrong with you.”
After surviving a suicide attempt and committing to a spiritual life, things got better, but when she backslid and started hanging out with old friends, she met Justin’s dad Jeremy. At just 17 she became pregnant and many people thought she should abort the baby. “I just knew I couldn’t. I just knew I had to keep him,” she told Kathie Lee.
