Newly married couple Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are opening up about their life together in a new interview in Vogue. In it, the “Sorry” singer opens up about his history of abusing Xanax and how the drug usage put his life in peril. Click through the gallery for all the info.
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Justin, 24, spoke to the magazine about his 2013 downward spiral. “I found myself doing things that I was so ashamed of, being super-promiscuous and stuff, and I think I used Xanax because I was so ashamed,” he explained.
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“My mom always said to treat women with respect. For me that was always in my head while I was doing it, so I could never enjoy it,” the “Love Yourself” singer continued.
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“Drugs put a screen between me and what I was doing. It got pretty dark,” he said. “I think there were times when my security was coming in late at night to check my pulse and see if I was still breathing.”
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Justin moved in with pastor Carl Lentz for an “informal detox.” He played sports and interned at church. Now, Justin drinks socially but hasn’t done drugs since.
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“I grieved very intensely over the whole situation,” Hailey, 22, said about Justin’s drug use. “I just wanted him to be happy and be good and be safe and feel joy.”
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“But I’m really proud of him,” the model added. “To do it without a program, and to stick with it without a sober coach or AA or classes — I think it’s extraordinary. He is, in ways, a walking miracle.”
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Justin also revealed that he reconnected with Hailey more than a year into a self-imposed sex fast. He doesn’t think the two things are unrelated.
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“And I believe that God blessed me with Hailey as a result. There are perks. You get rewarded for good behavior,” he said about his decision to be celibate.
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The couple was also candid about the
difficulties of marriage. “I’m not going to sit here and lie and say it’s all a magical fantasy,” Hailey admitted.
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What do you think about Justin and Hailey getting candid about their problems? Sound off in the comments!
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Justin, 24, spoke to the magazine about his 2013 downward spiral. “I found myself doing things that I was so ashamed of, being super-promiscuous and stuff, and I think I used Xanax because I was so ashamed,” he explained.
Photo credit: Annie Leibovitz//Vogue
“My mom always said to treat women with respect. For me that was always in my head while I was doing it, so I could never enjoy it,” the “Love Yourself” singer continued.
“Drugs put a screen between me and what I was doing. It got pretty dark,” he said. “I think there were times when my security was coming in late at night to check my pulse and see if I was still breathing.”
Justin moved in with pastor Carl Lentz for an “informal detox.” He played sports and interned at church. Now, Justin drinks socially but hasn’t done drugs since.
“I grieved very intensely over the whole situation,” Hailey, 22, said about Justin’s drug use. “I just wanted him to be happy and be good and be safe and feel joy.”
Photo credit: Annie Leibovitz//Vogue
“But I’m really proud of him,” the model added. “To do it without a program, and to stick with it without a sober coach or AA or classes — I think it’s extraordinary. He is, in ways, a walking miracle.”
Justin also revealed that he reconnected with Hailey more than a year into a self-imposed sex fast. He doesn’t think the two things are unrelated.
Photo credit: Annie Leibovitz//Vogue
“And I believe that God blessed me with Hailey as a result. There are perks. You get rewarded for good behavior,” he said about his decision to be celibate.
The couple was also candid about the
difficulties of marriage. “I’m not going to sit here and lie and say it’s all a magical fantasy,” Hailey admitted.
What do you think about Justin and Hailey getting candid about their problems? Sound off in the comments!
