Pattie Mallette
| Pattie Mallette | |
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| Born | Patricia Mallette April 2, 1975 Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Canadian author, film producer |
| Language | French, English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Ethnicity | French Canadian |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Notable works | Nowhere but Up, Crescendo, To Write Love on Her Arms |
| Children | Justin Bieber |
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Patricia "Pattie" Mallette (born April 2, 1975) is a Canadian author and film producer. She is the mother of Canadian singer Justin Bieber and was the manager of his early singing career.
Pattie Mallette was born on April 2, 1975, in Stratford, Ontario, of French Canadian, English, Swiss-French and Scottish descent. She is the daughter of Diane M. (Henry) and Michael Mallette. Her older sister was killed at age 5, when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.
Mallette has said her childhood was dominated by sexual abuse and violence and that she was first molested around the age of 3. Her offenders include a male babysitter, the grandfather of one of her friends, and neighborhood children reportedly mature beyond their years. Her book describes sexual abuse continuing until the age of 14, followed by an incident of date rape at age 15. She says of the sexual abuse and violence, "I was sexually violated so many times that as the years went by it began to feel normal. It's a strange marriage – knowing something is wrong yet at the same time finding it familiar and commonplace."
As a child, Mallette showed an interest in acting and singing. When she was 9 years old, she began appearing on local television programs, including Romper Room and Big Top Talent, a locally televised children's eating contest. When she was 10 years old, she was cast in two theatrical productions in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which brings over half a million tourists to the town every year. Throughout middle school and high school, she took every drama and choir class available, along with seven years of dancing. After earning numerous trophies and awards for her singing and acting, she was signed to a Toronto-based talent agent. When auditions required her to travel one-and-a-half hours to Toronto every weekend, her parents were unable to make the commitment, which left Mallette devastated.
When she was 14 years old, she began using drugs, including alcohol, marijuana and LSD. She also started shoplifting. When she vandalized school property by starting a fire in a bathroom, she was suspended from school. When she was 15 years old, she began a relationship with Jeremy Bieber, which lasted for four years. She left home when she was 16, supporting herself through petty theft and drug dealing. During this time, she experienced loneliness, depression, and suicidal ideation. When she was 17 years old, she attempted suicide by throwing herself in front of a truck, which led to a stint in a mental ward. While there, she became a Christian.
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