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"Usher has weighed in on his prot\u00C3\u00A9g\u00C3\u00A9 Justin Bieber&amp;#039;s recent string of personal problems. Bieber is currently facing a possible battery charge for spitting at a neighbor during a row and was also visited by police this weekend for allegedly driving recklessly.  Voice coach Usher was asked about Bieber&amp;#039;s struggles during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. &amp;quot;I think all of us, in some way, have humble beginnings that pan out to be incredible and we hope that in his transition, as friends and family who have helped him be who he is, that he&amp;#039;ll continue to just mature,&amp;quot; Usher commented. He continued: &amp;quot;In this [day and] age of social media, there is no privacy and that kind of trial and elimination period is kind of done in front of a camera... Many other celebrities are products of it and some come out bad and some come out good. &amp;quot;I am hoping for the best. I don&amp;#039;t look at it as a negative though, I look at it as a teenager - he&amp;#039;s a teenager having to live his life in front of a camera. Imagine if you had to do that as a teenager.&amp;quot;  Usher went on to tell Ellen DeGeneres he tries to offer Bieber advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of celebrity. &amp;quot;We talk as much as possible. I mean, me [and Justin&amp;#039;s manager] Scooter [Braun], we stay in contact,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Obviously, when I can be of help, I do so. [I] reach out and stay connected.&amp;quot; Usher&amp;#039;s interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show is airing in full today (May 29). Watch a clip of Usher on the show below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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