Young singer can’t stand to be touched, claims report

May 28, 2010 07:14 GMT  ·  By
Justin Bieber snaps at TV staffer who lightly touches him, is being quite a diva, claims report
   Justin Bieber snaps at TV staffer who lightly touches him, is being quite a diva, claims report

Justin Bieber is one of the hottest things in showbiz right now, to state the obvious. Moreover, because of his relatively young age, he also boasts a squeaky clean reputation, which can’t really be said by many other singers. After reports emerging days ago that he yelled at an interviewer for asking him about his tattoo, new buzz claims he also threw a temper a short while back when someone touched him before going live, E! Online informs.

Back in April, as he was about to take the stage on an Australian TV show to perform, one staffer lightly touched him on the back as to guide him to where he was supposed to stand for the one-song gig, Sunrise co-host David Koch claimed in a radio interview the other day. Instead of acting like a regular person would and allow himself to be guided to the designated area, The Biebs flew into a fit of rage and yelled at the staffer using a four-letter word one may not expect to hear from him. Furthermore, members of his entourage say these kinds of outbursts are quite common.

“While making an appearance in April on the Australian TV morning show Sunrise, the 16-year-old teen sensation allegedly snapped at a floor manager by way of a four-letter word. Sunrise cohost David Koch claimed on a Sydney radio program Wednesday that Bieber was a ‘thoroughly nice bloke, really decent guy.’ That is, until it came time for him to sing. ‘Our floor manager was directing him to where he was about to perform, and he turned around and said “Don’t ever [expletive]-ing touch me again”,’ recalled Koch, adding that the floor manager was a bit taken aback by the remark, but was casually reassured by Bieber’s sound engineer that ‘he tells us that all the time’,” E! writes.

Koch’s reaction to seeing this go down was that of an adult wanting to get some sense into a spoiled brat, he explains, as per the same e-zine. “So I was a little disappointed in that. I thought, Maybe someone needs to drag you aside and give you a bit of a slap,” he says. As expected, tabloids of Bieber being quite a diva have also reached Bieber himself, but he’s not upset over them. Of course, the rumor mill will constantly come up with sensationalist stories that have almost nothing to do with what happens in reality, he says. His plan: fight and kill rumors with kindness, he says on his Twitter page.

“Family time with my mom couldn’t come at a better time... I was raised to respect others and not gossip... nor answer gossip with anger. I know my friends family and fans know the person I am. Hearing adults spread lies and rumors is part of the job I guess. But all I have to say is... kill ‘em with kindness,” Justin writes.