Justin Bieber's Mom on Selena Gomez: 'Seriously, How Can You Not Like Her?'

(Bauer Griffin)Justin Bieber's mother Pattie Mallette has a pretty amazing story. A victim of sexual abuse, Pattie battled drug addiction before she became pregnant at age 17. By the time she was 18, the age Justin is now, she was a single mother struggling to support her son, who in the past two years has raked in approximately $108 million.

Mallette details her trials and triumphs in her new memoir, Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin Bieber's Mom. This week her promotional tour took her to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where talk turned to Bieber's ex-Disney star girlfriend, Selena Gomez. Apparently Ms. Gomez is just as adorable as she looks.

"Seriously, how can you not like her? I mean you've met her," Pattie told Ellen. "She's so sweet!"

Ellen concurred, calling Selena "fantastic." Mallette countered, "She's good for him and they're great together."

It's a good thing Pattie approves of Selena, as Justin is a total mama's boy. A few months back, Justin told Us Weekly (via Hollywood Life) that he really appreciates how well Gomez interacts with his family.

"My family loves her, which is usually hard because my mom's really picky. My mom wants, you know, a good Christian girl with good manners."

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