A Recent History of Justin Bieber's Most Badass Moments

We blame Lil Twist.

August 14, 2013

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This week, photos leaked of a naked Justin Bieber serenading his grandma for her birthday with only a guitar covering up his Justin Jr. It was, umm, weird. But just another dot on the timeline that is Bieber's 2013. He's been acting out a lot this year and we're not sure why. It might be the breakup with Selena Gomez. Or maybe he's starting to crack from the pressures of stardom like so many child stars before him. Or maybe he's just hanging out with Lil Twist too much.

Or maybe, just maybe, he's a 19-year-old kid doing the dumb shit every 19-year-old kid does—except there's a gang of photographers stalking him just waiting for him to slip up so they can broadcast it to the entire world. Maybe.

Still, we're rooting for the little homie who graced our 10th anniversary cover in 2012. We hope he gets his act together. But we're not too worried. When he grows up, he'll look back at this time and laugh. But for now, check out A Recent History of Justin Bieber's Most Badass Moments.

Wears Gas Mask While Shopping

Date: February 25
Location: London

In the absence of an imminent poison gas attack, there's no justification for wearing a gas mask in public. None. Zero. It's just scary. When Justin Bieber went shopping at the Acne store in London he looked like a doomsday planner who'd gone off his meds.

Yells "I'll Beat the Fuck out of You" at Paparazzi

Date: March 8
Location: London

We can totally understand going off on the paparazzi (so can Kanye). Those people are the worst. But Bieber yelling, "I'll beat the fuck out of you" is the least credible threat in music since Drake threatened to catch a body in "Headlines."

Assaults Neighbor

Date: March 26
Location: Los Angeles

Living next to Bieber has to be a nightmare. Before Keyshawn Johnson got pissed at the singer for racing his Ferrari through the neighborhood—we later found out it was actually Tyler, The Creator—JB pissed off his neighbor by, guess what, racing his Ferrari through the neighborhood. The neighbor came over and got in a shouting match with JB. Then, he alleges, Justin made threats and "physical contact." Whatever that means.

Evokes "What Would Hova Do?"

Date: April 2

In an interview with Teen Vogue Bieber said he doesn't need to address his controversies because, like, what would Hova do? He cited Jay Z's nonresponse to Cam'ron taking shots at the throne back in 2006.

There's only one problem: Jay Z did respond. "It's such a ploy...N****s is holding press conferences behind [the diss record]. The MC in me is like, 'That's too easy [to come back at him.]' That's not even a good diss record," said Jay to MTV in 2006. "That shit is trash, Cam's shit is not artistic. There's nothing good about it. Everything about it is an obvious ploy to get attention." Furthermore, Jay later responded to Cam on "Dig A Hole"—albeit subliminally.

Thinks Anne Frank Would Be a Belieber

Date: April 13
Location: Amsterdam

Justin visited the Anne Frank House in April and left a message in the guestbook. It starts out well with, "Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl." He should have just stopped there and called it a day. Instead, he kept going and the last line read, "Hopefully she would have been a belieber." [Sigh.]

Abandons Monkey Friend in Germany

Date: May 21
Location: Munich

JB had nearly two months to produce the documents necessary to get Mally the Monkey back from German Customs, yet he never got around to it. Mally became German property in May, proving that Bieber never learned to never leave a bro behind.

Cops Leopard Print Audi

Date: June 10
Location: Los Angeles

The Audi R8 is a beautiful car. Why did Justin have cover it with leopard print? Why would you want your new ride looking like a male-stripper's banana hammock?

Stands on the Chicago Blackhawks Logo

Date: July 9
Location: Chicago

A Canadian should know better than to step on an NHL team's locker room logo. It's bad juju. Hockey fans and even Chicago players expressed their displeasure with the Bieb's positioning. Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw tweeted, "Bro, no stepping on the logo."

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Pisses in a Mop Bucket, Says "Fuck Bill Clinton"

Date: July 10
Location: New York City

Surely you've seen the video where Bieber pisses in a mop bucket on his way out of the club and then stops at a photo of our 42nd president to exclaim, "Fuck Bill Clinton." Justin, who was born a year into Clinton's presidency, would later apologize to the former President. However, he never apologized to whoever had to clean up the piss-filled bucket. Anthony Bourdain, being the badass he is, tweeted, "The chef should have put his foot up this young punk's ass." It's hard to disagree with that.

Spits In DJ's Face

Date: July 16
Location: Columbus, Ohio

A DJ claims two of Bieber's bodyguards approached him in a Columbus nightclub and accused him of taking photos of the 19-year-old singer. The guards then snatched the DJs phone and scrolled through his pictures. Though they didn't find anything, they continued to accuse the DJ of taking pictures. That's when the Biebs came up, said some mean things about his mother, and spit in his face. Allegedly.

Spits On Fans From His Balcony

Date: July 27
Location: Toronto

It's impossible to lean over a high edge and not want to spit down to the ground. It's like genetics or something. But Justin probably should have resisted the urge when a throng of fans were waiting below. Bieber's reps denied Bieber would ever do such a thing and claimed TMZ photoshopped the photos. TMZ's response: "We're not that good at photoshop."

Goes to Detroit, Messes Up Most Famous Song of City's Most Famous Rapper

Date: July 28
Location: Detroit

We all slip sometimes. Nobody's perfect. But dude, you can't mess up the lyrics to "Lose Yourself" in the city that worships Eminem. Especially on the first bar. Bieber was trying to give a nod to Eminem when he mistakenly rapped, "His palms are heavy" instead of the correct lyric, "His palms are sweaty." B-Rabbit would not approve.

Has Bodyguard Punch Man in His Hampton Mouth

Date: August 4
Location: Southampton, N.Y.

Kanye West isn't the only one with beef in the Hamptons. Bieber is under investigation for allegedly ordering his bodyguards to beat a dude up in a Southampton club. Apparently the whole thing started over a bow tie. Yes, a bow tie.

The story goes: A girl took a bow tie from the victim, Wayne Rennalls. Rennalls tried to get his bow tie back but Bieber's people "got in his face." Eventually, dude got his bow tie back. But it wasn't over. Things escalated outside as the Biebs started yelling, "Punk Bitch," and, after a rock was thrown his way, hopped out his sunroof and slid down the car "like he was in Die Hard."

Despite the action movie stunts, Bieber didn't actually pop off, he had his bodyguards do the dirty work.