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How Justin Bieber's Manager Organizes The Teen's Multi-Million Dollar Empire

At just 18 years old, Justin Bieber is worth a reported $105 million and is ranked No.3 on Forbes ' list of "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities," behind Lady Gaga and Oprah and just ahead of U2 . That empire is managed by Scooter Braun , who spoke with Business Insider last Friday to tell us how it happened. The scale of Bieber Inc. is daunting: The newly legal teen's 2011 concert documentary film "Never Say Never" raked in $100 million globally. His live shows around the world bring in $600,000 in gross ticket sales per night. This month alone, Bieber has used his newfound funds to buy a $20,000 limited edition Ducati motorcycle (even though he doesn't have his license yet) and a $6 million Calabasas mansion . But none of this would have been possible if Braun, a young club-promoter-turned-talent agent, had not plucked Bieber from YouTube obscurity. As the oft-told story goes, in 2008 Braun tracked down Bieber after seeing his online video

Justin Bieber debuts covers for 'Believe' on Twitter - See photo

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Justin Bieber took to his official Twitter page on April 27 to reveal to his loyal fan the standard and deluxe edition album covers for his highly anticipated album "Believe." Photos: Selena Gomez sings new single on 'DWTS' Michael Jackson kids at footprint ceremony Stories: Justin Bieber Tweets about woman who filed false paternity suit Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood and more set to perform at 2012 Billboard Awards Selena Gomez calls Justin Bieber kiss cam incident 'humiliating' The album is set to be released on June 19. Bieber can be seen in identical poses on each cover, with the black and white photo used for the standard cover and the color photo for the deluxe version. The singer released the first single off the album, called "Boyfriend," on March 26. It is Bieber's third studio album. The singer Tweeted that he had a spur of the moment collaboration with mentor Usher that may be added to the new album. "LONG MEETING FOR #BELIEVE,

Justin Bieber tweets his love for Indonesia

Fans, or "Beliebers", in the Southeast Asian country, where he performed a sell-out concert in April last year, demanded the young star apologise. Bieber has a sizeable following in Indonesia, with nearly 20,000 followers on the Bieber Indonesia Twitter account and around 45,000 "likes" on the Justin Bieber Indonesia Facebook page. Kiss 105 FM, an Indonesian radio station popular with teenagers, stopped playing Bieber's songs starting Friday. "Our country has a name, we are not just some random country so we are certainly offended. What he said was inappropriate," the station's manager Beldi Dimardi Abas told AFP. "Some fans were so upset they had unfollowed or blocked his account. We appreciate that he said he loved Indonesia in his last Tweet, but we still think he should apologise." Popular Indonesian singer Syahrini also called for an apology, news website tribunnews.com reported. "Which citizen likes his or her country to be ins

VIDEO: Bieber: I'll follow you on Twitter

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Justin Bieber debuts covers for 'Believe' on Twitter - See photo

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Justin Bieber took to his official Twitter page on April 27 to reveal to his loyal fan the standard and deluxe edition album covers for his highly anticipated album "Believe." Photos: Selena Gomez sings new single on 'DWTS' Michael Jackson kids at footprint ceremony Stories: Justin Bieber Tweets about woman who filed false paternity suit Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood and more set to perform at 2012 Billboard Awards Selena Gomez calls Justin Bieber kiss cam incident 'humiliating' The album is set to be released on June 19. Bieber can be seen in identical poses on each cover, with the black and white photo used for the standard cover and the color photo for the deluxe version. The singer released the first single off the album, called "Boyfriend," on March 26. It is Bieber's third studio album. The singer Tweeted that he had a spur of the moment collaboration with mentor Usher that may be added to the new album. "LONG MEETING FOR #BELIEVE,

Bieber awarded for tech innovation

Pop star Justin Bieber has received a Tribeca Disruptive innovation prize for his contribution to YouTube and social media. The 18-year-old became an overnight internet sensation after videos of the teen went viral and scored over 2 million hits. Today Bieber has 2.7 billion video views on YouTube, nearly 21 million followers and 41 million Facebook fans. Bieber himself acknowledges the importantce of technology to his career. 'I don't think that I would be here without the Internet,' said Bieber. 'The fans feel connected to me,' he said. His manager Scooter Braun was also suitbly impressed by his YouTube videos. 'Either I was going to be the guy who watches videos of a young boy on the Internet and gets arrested, or I was going to sign him,' said Braun. The Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards recognise contributers to technology in non-traditional ways in everything from the arts to the sciences.

Pictures: Justin Bieber Kisses Lucky Fans, Shows Off New Hair Style

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Byline: EROTEME.CO.UK.Justin Bieber gave out kisses and posed for photographs to fans waiting for him outside New York University ( NYU ). (Source: Bauer Griffin) more pics Justin Bieber (Bauer Griffin) Justin Bieber was out in NYC Friday while attending events for the Tribeca Film Festival when he decided to smooch a few lucky fans waiting to see him outside New York University. What will Selena Gomez say! The Biebs handed out smooches (on the cheek only) to a few lucky gals in the crowd and all of them tried to capture the crazy moment on their cell phone. We're sure they wanted the photographic evidence to back up this stroke of great luck! After the smooch session, the star went to the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards presentation. Bieber showed off new skull earrings and a poufy hairdo for the event. He no longer wears his mop in his face (that was so 2010), and instead wore his growing main gelled back with some serious volume. Perhaps he was looking to appear a litt

Justin Bieber's Believe Album CoverCheck It Out!

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Bill Davila/startraksphoto.com Can you Believe it?! Everyone suffering from Bieber Fever, beware! Justin Bieber tweeted his album cover for Believe tonight and, as usual, his swag makes you wanna sit by the fire while eatin' fondue. "Here is the #BELIEVEalbumCover standard version," he tweeted. So, what are you waiting for?! Take a look: MORE: Justin Bieber Mobbed By Rabid Fans at Heathrow, Doesn't Seem to Grasp What Incognito Means Bieber then followed up with a second tweet that included a sepia-toned version of the same image, "and this is the DELUXE #BELIEVEalbumCover - #52DAYS - excited? expect the unexpected." The album cover features Biebs' boyish-yet-grown-up face looking over his shoulder (at you if you stand to the right a bit) with a golden banner that says "Believe." Inspirational, right? It's super simple and yet it works so well. Now all we have to wait for is the full version of the "Boyfriend" music video to c

Justin Bieber & Scooter Braun Talk 'Kiss Cam,' Tribeca Honor

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Access Hollywood 17 mins ago Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez were recently caught at a basketball game by the "Kiss Cam" and they obliged with a smooch, something that still makes the Biebs feel a little bashful. "It's super embarrassing when stuff like that happens," Justin told Access Hollywood correspondent Jill Martin on Friday after he and manager Scooter Braun were honored at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York with the Disruptive Innovation Award . PLAY IT NOW: Justin Biebers QuickRound Q&A On Radio Disneys Celebrity Take But, he added, "You can't not do it." Not so said Scooter, who was on hand at the event, during the short interview with Jill. VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Boy Who Makes The Tweens Swoon Justin Bieber "That's not true," Scooter said, when Jill also suggested people can't turn down the "Kiss Cam." "The other day, Justin and I were at the game and the 'Kiss Me' cam

Justin Bieber's Believe Album CoverCheck It Out!

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Bill Davila/startraksphoto.com Can you Believe it?! Everyone suffering from Bieber Fever, beware! Justin Bieber tweeted his album cover for Believe tonight and, as usual, his swag makes you wanna sit by the fire while eatin' fondue. "Here is the #BELIEVEalbumCover standard version," he tweeted. So, what are you waiting for?! Take a look: MORE: Justin Bieber Mobbed By Rabid Fans at Heathrow, Doesn't Seem to Grasp What Incognito Means Bieber then followed up with a second tweet that included a sepia-toned version of the same image, "and this is the DELUXE #BELIEVEalbumCover - #52DAYS - excited? expect the unexpected." The album cover features Biebs' boyish-yet-grown-up face looking over his shoulder (at you if you stand to the right a bit) with a golden banner that says "Believe." Inspirational, right? It's super simple and yet it works so well. Now all we have to wait for is the full version of the "Boyfriend" music video to c

Justin Bieber Kisses Adoring Fans So Sweet

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photo-4 HollywoodLife.com was right there on April 27 when Justin received an award at the Tribeca Film Festival and tons of girls lined the streets screaming kiss me Justin read on to get the full scoop! Justin Bieber will plant a big wet one you if youre lucky! HollywoodLife.com watched Justin kiss a female fan when he arrived at the Tribeca Film Festival and then youll never believe what he did on his way out! Justin blew kisses at all of the screaming girls! Check out our EXCLUSIVE pics from the event and see how adorable Justin looked! We told you that the popstar tweeted that he and his manager Scooter Braun were headed to Manhattan for the Tribeca Film Festival: Pop superstar Justin Bieber and manager Scooter [Braun] will be honored for the historic discovery of Bieber on YouTube, the festivals website says. And his subsequent social media rise. We thought Justin looked adorable and was so sweet for doing that. Do you think his girlfriend Selena Gomez minds that hes a bit

Justin Bieber In NYC: Is Selena Gomez With Him?

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041312_Justin_ftr_ Justin arrived in the Big Apple on April 27 after flying all night from London and hes getting an award at the Tribeca Film Festival for being discovered on YouTube how awesome is that? Justin Bieber has descended upon New York City! The popstar tweeted that he and his manager Scooter Braun were headed to Manhattan for the Tribeca Film Festival it seems the festivals founder Robert DeNiro even has Bieber fever! But will his girlfriend Selena Gomez be there to cheer him on? Pop superstar Justin Bieber and manager Scooter [Braun] will be honored for the historic discovery of Bieber on YouTube, the festivals website says. And his subsequent social media rise, reports the festivals website. Justin took to Twitter to write: Gonna try and sleep. try. we got the Tribeca Film Festival tomorrow at 11am. anyone coming? We bet there will be hundreds of screaming girls lining the streets we cant wait to catch a glimpse! Chloe Melas More Justin: Justin Bieber Is So Nice T

Justin Bieber mad about golf

Justin Bieber is playing golf in a bid to "focus his mind" away from the "madness" of fans in the UK. The Canadian superstar is currently in London to promote his new album Believe. Justin has famously over-zealous fans and the star has been concentrating on one of his favourite hobbies to relax away from the craziness surrounding him. The 18-year-old singer has reportedly been booking secret trips to a golf simulator during his down-time. Justin is mad on golf and has a brilliant swing. It focuses his mind," a source told British newspaper The Sun. Hes had a lot of madness surrounding him from fans since he landed in Britain, so he booked time at an indoor golf simulator yesterday to relax. Earlier this week, it was reported Justin's fans were causing "pandemonium" at a London hotel where he was staying - with the establishment receiving over 2,000 calls. Some enthusiastic fans were trying to get through to his suite at the Royal Garden Hotel

Bieber 'too young' for marriage

Justin Bieber is 'too young' to marry Selena Gomez. The 'Boyfriend' hitmaker claims he is not yet old enough to get wed his actress and singer girlfriend Selena, but hopes she is not offended by his decision. Asked by French newspaper Le Parisien if he has plans to propose, he said: 'No, I'm too young. One day, I will get engaged, when I have found the right person in five or 10 years. It doesn't mean Selena is not the right person though! She's going to kill me if I say that!' Justin admits being in a public relationship can be hard, but knows it is something he signed himself up for when he became famous. He added: 'It is not easy to be so young and to have a relationship with someone that doesn't stay private. But, well, I am a public personality, it is what I wanted, so I have to deal with it.' Selena has her problems with Justin too - she recently revealed a photograph of the pair kissing at a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game was r

Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber To Play Aliens In 'MiB III'

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Access Hollywood 1 hr 55 mins ago Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber have reached intergalactic levels of fame, but now the pop superstars are reportedly set to play otherworldly creatures on the big screen. The chart-topping pair will appear as aliens in " Men in Black III ," according to director Barry Sonnenfeld . PLAY IT NOW: Justin Biebers QuickRound Q&A On Radio Disneys Celebrity Take "In this [film] there are a few people that you'll see up on the surveillance board including Lady Gaga, Tim Burton, who probably knows more about aliens then I do, and let's see who else . . . Justin Bieber," Sonnenfeld said in an interview with Collider.com . While many celebrities have made cameos in "MiB" installments past (including Steven Spielberg , Danny DeVtio, Sylvester Stallone and Michael Jackson), Sonnenfeld said choosing stars to add to the blockbuster franchise can be tricky for longevity purposes. VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Boy Who Makes The Tweens Sw

Justin Bieber Stabbed? Facebook Scam Spreads Again

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Justin Bieber Stabbed?Justin Bieber was stabbed by a crazed fan outside a nightclub, according to a viral "wall post" that is circulating on Facebook again. Not only that it is just a hoax, it is a scam as well. It has spread on the social networking site late last year. What makes it a scam is that there was no stabbing incident that happened. If there was, it should have been reported in trusted international news sites. Additionally, if a Facebook user will make a mistake on clicking the link, he will be transported to a webpage that appears to contain a Youtube video of the alleged "Justin Bieber stabbing incident." But before the video can be viewed, the user will be asked to share the link on his wall or timeline. After the share, the user has to take a survey before he can access the video. There will be no real video of the incident because it did not happen. The scammers are only using the claim that Justin Bieber was stabbed to earn commission from the mon

Justin Bieber - Justin Bieber Insults Reggie Yates At Album Playback

Justin Bieber let his guard down at a recent album playback in London and in a case of 'handbags at dawn' for the young pop star, he managed to insult the event's host, Reggie Yates, as well as the entire UK nation. The Mirror reports that Justin started off on a bad footing, when he decided that the sound system at the playback venue wasn't doing his album any justice. And it ended with a pretty mean mockery of Reggie's accent. Bieber's reputation is normally squeaky-clean; his image is, after all, built around him being the super-polite boy next door that any one of his many fans would be happy to take home to meet their mum. Yesterday, though, the teenager's hormones seemed to have taken over and his petulant behaviour has become more of a talking point than the music that the 200 media types had assembled to listen to. When Yates offered him a seat at the start of the playback, he replied "no, I want to introduce my song." He was clearly irrita

Justin Bieber mocks English accent

Justin Bieber mocked the English accent while launching his new album. The 'Boyfriend' hitmaker launched his latest record 'Believe' at London's Supperclub on Monday night (23.04.12), and when 'The Voice' co-presenter Reggie Yates asked him some pre-vetted questions he responded by making a quip at the local dialect. In response to one query, the 18-year-old singer joked: 'It's 'think' with a 'th', not an 'f'.' During the event, Justin slammed the creative process for one of his new tracks, 'As Be Alright', which his manager Scott 'Scooter' Braun informed him was produced in Indonesia. As the song was played, Justin said: 'I was in some random country. I recorded it in a studio. Some little place. They didn't know what they were doing.' The 'Never Say Never' hitmaker also distanced himself from comparisons to Justin Timberlake, insisting he sounds 'nothing like' the former 'N

Justin Bieber - Petulant Justin Bieber Wins No Fans With Grumpy Album Launch

Justin Bieber has been nothing but charm personified in his home country of the Usa; however upon coming to Britain he looks like he might have to scrub up his PR act a little, after managing to insult media types at a press conference in London by being petulant and bratty, as well as making fun of the local accent. Oh dear Justin. The UK's Daily Mirror newspaper reports that the 18 year-old was giving the media a chance to hear his new album 'Believe' but as he arrived at London's Supperclub, he refused to listen to host Reggie Yates who attempted to engage the star in some chat about the forthcoming release. Offering the pop star a seat, Yates was instead met with a whining reply of "No, I want to introduce my song," before getting his manager to load up the CD. Bieber then turned the LP off three tracks in after complaining about the sound quality of the speakers. Bieber then reacted badly to being asked how it felt to being compared to Justin Timberlake,

Justin Bieber - Justin Bieber Mocks English Accent

Justin Bieber mocked the English accent while launching his new album in London and distanced himself from comparisons to Justin Timberlake. Justin Bieber mocked the English accent while launching his new album. The 'Boyfriend' hitmaker launched his latest record 'Believe' at London's Supperclub on Monday night (23.04.12), and when 'The Voice' co-presenter Reggie Yates asked him some pre-vetted questions he responded by making a quip at the local dialect. In response to one query, the 18-year-old singer joked: ''It's 'think' with a 'th', not an 'f'.'' During the event, Justin slammed the creative process for one of his new tracks, 'As Be Alright', which his manager Scott 'Scooter' Braun informed him was produced in Indonesia. As the song was played, Justin said: ''I was in some random country. I recorded it in a studio. Some little place. They didn't know what they were doing.''

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez: One of Zimbio's 100 Hottest Couples

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Bieber and Gomez (Getty Images) Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez already have the pop music world in their grasp, and now they're on their way to becoming the hottest couple in all of pop culture. In our fourth annual roundup of Hottest Couples , the Biebs and his lady rank number 15. They're the hottest teen couple since Justin and Britney, and nothing can keep them from ruling the charts. Bieber collaborated with some of music's biggest stars for a Christmas album, went on tour, won tons of awards, and is working on a new record. His little lady also toured, filmed a movie, and was most understanding when Bieber got tangled up in a gnarly, totally fake paternity scandal. They have yet to prove their love isn't the world's most genius publicity stunt, but after celebrating their one-year anniversary in March, we say they're on the right track. For those curious about our process of ranking these couples, this year we've refined our definition of "hotnes

Justin Bieber Tweets About Woman Who Claims He Fathered Her Baby

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Michael Buckner/WireImage/Getty Images Justin Bieber is famous for his tunes, but his Tweets took center stage and got people talking this weekend. Most eye-opening was one aimed at Mariah Yeater , the woman who accused him of fathering her child. On Saturday Bieber tweeted : Dear mariah yeeter (sic) we have never metso from the heart i just wanted to say and then he posted a link to a YouTube audio clip of the character Borat, played by comedian/actor Sacha Baron Cohen. In the clip, Borat says, mockingly: You will never get this. You will never get this. La la la la la His fans known as Beliebers re-tweeted the original tweet more than 53,000 times, and many of them found it very funny. I still cannot stop laughing over Justins tweet to Mariah. LOL, one user Tweeted. Another wrote: JUSTIN DESERVES A GRAMMY FOR HIS LAST TWEET. Mariah Yeater, you will never get this and another added: Dear Mariah Yeater , DID YOU LEAVE YOUR STOVE ON? CAUSE YOU JUST GOT BURNED! lol . Sincerely Belieb

Justin Bieber Tweets His Paternity Accuser, Mariah Yeater: 'You Will Never Get This'

Justin Bieber has over 20 million beliebers following him on Twitter , but on Saturday during his "RANDONTWITTERHOUR" he singled out one - Mariah Yeater. "Dear mariah yeeter...we have never met...so from the heart i just wanted to say... http://youtu.be/RaPpjTZa9bA," Bieber tweeted. The link took his followers to a YouTube video of Sacha Baron Cohen's character, Borat, saying "you will never get this." "You will never get this, you will never get it, la la la la la la," Borat says in the video. "He behind his cage. He cries, he cries and everybody laughs. She goes, 'You never get this.' But one time he break cage and he 'get this' and then we all laugh. High five!" Late last year, Yeater accused Bieber of being her son's father. She said that the two met backstage at a concert and had unprotected sex. Yeater claimed Bieber was a virgin and he was sixteen years old at the time and Yeater was 18. In the state of

Star Spotting: Justin Bieber Gets Super Cozy With A Selena Gomez Look-Alike

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Justin Bieber and a Selena Gomez look-alike on the set of his 'Boyfriend' video Well, ladies and gents, it appears the reason Justin Bieber hasn't released the full version of his "Boyfriend" video because it's not done yet! Biebs was seen in L.A. filming some last-minute scenes for the video with a cute young lady who happens to look a lot like his girlfriend, Selena Gomez . I don't know if I'm totally think out of the box here, but Bieber, why don't you just... hire your girlfriend? You know she's an actress, right? See more photos of Justin Bieber and his Selena Gomez look-alike after the jump. Justin sported an all black everything outfit while his video girlfriend was in cut-offs (Hollywood!), and we seriously had to look twice at this lady to make sure it wasn't Selena. I guess it's pretty safe to say Bieber has a type -- Selena Gomez. And pretty much only any girl who looks exactly like Selena Gomez. Credit all photos: Pacific C

Justin Bieber - Justin Bieber Pokes Fun At Yeater Over Paternity Claims

Justin Bieber has publicly mocked the California woman who sensationally accused the singer of fathering her child last year (11) by poking fun at her on his Twitter.com blog. The Baby hitmaker found himself at the centre of controversy in November (11) when Mariah Yeater, then 20, claimed Bieber had impregnated her during a backstage romp at one of his concerts in Los Angeles in 2010. Yeater told reporters she had evidence proving Bieber was the father of her baby son Tristyn, but she withdrew her legal demand for a paternity test and child support after the singer's representatives vehemently denied her allegations and threatened to sue. Bieber voluntarily took a Dna test to put an end to the scandal, and the case subsequently slipped out of the headlines. But the teenage superstar, who is dating singer/actress Selena Gomez, revisited the matter again on Saturday (21Apr12) when he went on Twitter and posted a series of random thoughts online. Closing a segment he called his "

Justin Bieber Tweets about woman who filed false paternity suit

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Justin Bieber took to his Twitter account on April 21 to send a message out to Mariah Yeater, the woman who filed a false paternity suit in 2011 alleging the pop singer was the father of her baby. Photos: Selena Gomez sings new single on 'DWTS' Michael Jackson kids at footprint ceremony Stories: Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood and more set to perform at 2012 Billboard Awards Selena Gomez calls Justin Bieber kiss cam incident 'humiliating' Justin Bieber paternity suit dropped, weeks after Mariah Yeater made baby claim "Dear mariah yeeter...we have never met...so from the heart i just wanted to say," the 18-year-old singer wrote with a link to a "Borat" clip featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as the titular character saying "You'll never get this." The Tweet was sent during what Bieber declared to be "#RANDOMTWITTERHOUR," where the singer posted other Tweets like , "Rick james is my grandfather" and "chuck norris wears

Justin Bieber Mocks Baby Mama Accuser Using 'Borat' Quote!

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Access Hollywood 1 hr 45 mins ago Justin Bieber has spoken out against Mariah Yeater , the 20-year-old woman who accused him of getting her pregnant during an alleged backstage romp at one of his concerts. During Justin 's "RandomTwitterHour" (where the star posts "random" thoughts to his over 20 million followers), he mocked Yeater -- who dropped the paternity suit after a then-17-year-old Justin underwent a DNA test -- using a clip from Sacha Baron Cohen 's "Borat" to get his point across. PLAY IT NOW: Justin Biebers Seventeen Magazine Photo Shoot - Behind The Scenes! "Dear mariah yeeter [sic] ...we have never met...so from the heart i just wanted to say..." Justin, 18, Tweeted on Saturday, with a link to a clip from the movie where Borat can be heard repeatedly saying, "You will never get this!" Click HERE to see the clip! VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Boy Who Makes The Tweens Swoon Justin Bieber The "Boyfriend" singer a