Commentary
Georgina Tyler 

Teen heartthrob, Justin Bieber, stole the hearts of many young ladies Tuesday night, Oct. 9. It was a successful and sold out show, and he didn’t even manage to throw up on stage. The next day, news broke out, from Bieber himself, that he and his tour manager were victims of a theft that happened backstage while at the concert.

Backstage, surveillance footage was reviewed and security was interrogated. No one saw anything out of the ordinary nor did anyone without proper and necessary credentials ever go backstage where the theft occurred.

An unknown person then began a twitting frenzy with Bieber, threatening that he will release the boy’s personal pictures and videos if he did not comply with his demands. Bieber denied the “ransom”, leaving the world to wait in anticipation for what was to happen next. When the infamous video was released, it was nothing more than a new music video.

He posted on Twitter saying: “Since I was fourteen, I have had a lot of things said about me; from dying, to taking hormones, to dying again, to stuff about my family, to saying I had a baby with a woman I never even met. Nude pics, drugs, my family, my character, but today…today I get to be in on it.”

Despite Mr. Bieber’s choice of action showing that he is still fourteen as far as maturity goes, isn’t that what being under the public eye is all about; handling the pressure with poise and grace? From haters to paparazzi and stalkers to obsessed “tweens,” every celebrity has something to deal with. It’s the price to pay for being famous, that’s just the reality of it.

So Justin Bieber plays a juvenile prank on the world and the city of Tacoma is to blame. Hey, the city has a bad reputation and he needed publicity for the release of his new video so he might as well exploit it right? He traded in basic morals and good ol’ human decency for a great PR stunt. Was it that great? Some people might think so, while others, like the citizens of Tacoma, beg to differ. Reading the comments and posts online, these people are outraged. Furious. I don’t know about you guys but I was personally offended and I’m not even a native of the city.