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"The Wanted star Tom Parker has defended Justin Bieber. Bieber has been the subject of various negative media reports lately, from claims that he spat at fans to a video in which he could be seen urinating in a restaurant kitchen.   However, Parker - who shares manager Scooter Braun with Bieber - told The Huffington Post UK that the &amp;#039;Boyfriend&amp;#039; singer is just being a normal teenager. &amp;quot;Anything he does away from his squeaky clean image is seen as him being a bad lad, but he&amp;#039;s just doing things that a normal 19-year-old would do,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve done a lot worse, but because I&amp;#039;m a lot older and wasn&amp;#039;t in the public eye at that age, no-one knows or cares.&amp;quot; Parker also joked that Bieber is becoming a &amp;quot;handsome young chap&amp;quot;, saying: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s just maturing and I kind of like how he&amp;#039;s not that kid that sang &amp;#039;Baby&amp;#039; anymore.&amp;quot; The Wanted have reportedly written a song with Bieber but confirmed last month that it will not be on their new album. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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