‘He’s not stupid anymore!’: Justin Bieber’s former neighbor, Judge Judy, says she’s excited about his growth… after she hit him
Judge Judy Sheindlin is delighted that Justin Bieber – who recently arrived by private jet with his wife Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner – has grown up and put his life in order.
On Monday, TMZ caught up with the famous judge in Beverly Hills and asked her about her former neighbor.
Judy told the outlet that she hasn’t spoken to the pop star recently, but she’s seen him and he’s looking better than ever.
Wasn’t a fan, now she’s proud: Judge Judy Sheindlin is very happy that Justin Bieber has grown up and got his life back on track after previously beating him up
She added that seeing him doing so well makes her really happy.
When photographers asked if she might have helped straighten Bieber, she credited him with making all the right edits himself.
In an interview with Access Hollywood, the 80-year-old star claimed that Bieber used to be scared of her when they both had apartments at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Court of Public Opinion: Judy brought the gavel to the Court of Public Opinion on the Grammy winner at the time of his DUI arrest, saying, “He’s doing a very good job of making a fool of himself.”
Judy took the Grammy winner to court after he was arrested for drunk driving in Miami in 2014.
“He’s scared to death of me,” the lawyer claimed, “there was a time before he grew up – when he was stupid and did stupid things.”
The young artist must have taken the judge’s comments to heart.
“Being a celebrity is a gift,” Judy said in 2014 when she was the star of Judge Judy.
“You could either treat it with respect or make a fool of yourself. And he does a very good job of making a fool of himself,” she said at the time.
Fearful: Judge Judy claimed her former neighbor Justin Bieber was “scared to death of me” after making public comments about the 28-year-old singer following his arrest for DUI in 2014
“I find it sad,” she added, “and no one will remember that he was a marginal singer.
“But you will remember a young kid who had a chance to have it all and screwed it up by acting like an idiot.”
After that, the Love Yourself artist reportedly began getting updates on the lawyer’s moves from hotel staff.
Lookout: The jurist previously said, “I understand he’s paying people at the front door to let them know when I’m there, coming and going so he doesn’t have to nudge me.”
“I must have said something about it,” Judy recalled, “and then I understood that he was paying people at the front door to let them know when I was there, coming and going, so he wouldn’t bump into me.” had to .’
The Beauty and a Beat singer changed his life after his arrest and credited faith in God with helping him change in a lengthy social media post in January 2021 on the seventh anniversary of his arrest.
Justin is currently taking a break from touring to focus on his recovery from Ramsey Hunt Syndrome.
The Faith: The Beauty and a Beat singer turned his life around after his arrest and credited believing in God with helping him turn his life around, writing on the seventh anniversary of his arrest that “God has taken me a long way (Pictured at Coachella in April 2022)