♪ he was an unknown singer, whose youtube videos went viral. >> he pretty much became the first youtube sensation. the first megastar to launch from youtube. >> a teenage heartthrob whose songs made believers of his fans. until he topped the headlines with his bad behavior. >> you're a larger than life pop star, and you don't know right

or wrong. >> a nit of partying turns into a night of arrest. >> the fall of a pop superstar, justin bieber's wild ride. welcome, everybody. it's an all-too familiar story. young stars with money, fame and fans. they seem to have it all. only to end up splashed all over the tabloids. lindsay lohan, amanda bynes, and now bieber. justin bieber, under arrest after a wild night in miami beach. now from the early days of instant fame and a milk and cookies reputation that went sour, to what happened that night. the life of justin bieber. miami beach. colorful tropical paradise, with

sand, art decko. hedonistic play ground. fast cars, beautiful bodies, nightclubs. where the rich and famous look for fun, but often find trouble. tv and movie stars, athletes, rappers, and now pop idol justin bieber. on monday, when bieber's flight landed in florida, seen in this tmz video, officers are there waiting for him, waiting to be his personal escorts for the night. >> it was unauthorized, the police administration had no knowledge of this escort, and it is not the norm. at some point, the escort took him at least to two locations that we know of. >> the first stop is a mansion nightclub. then, with police still in tow, bieber goes to kingdom diamond

strip club. the club tweets, justin bieber just ordered 75,000 ones. 75,000 $1 bills. the club's operator denies bieber dropped so much money. >> nobody is throwing that type of money. >> during his miami stay, bieber spends part of wednesday at the beach with his father and friend, khalil sharif. bieber and sharif are also spotted hanging out at a skate shop. carlos dpreer has covered bieber's career. he says when it comes to the bieber persona, cute is out, edgy is in. >> justin apparently was living a fast life in miami. living the rock star lifestyle, going to strip clubs, drinking, apparently doing drugs. >> the next night, thursday, bieber is back in party mode.

this time, seen in these tmz photos. then he and his wingman sharif hit the streets. sharif posts photos of them cruising miami in luxury sports car. sharif's, a ferrari, bieber, a yellow lambergenie. police say two black suvs block off pine tree drive, empty, except for bieber and sharif. then, according to police, they race down the residential street until just after 4:00 a.m. >> oh, my god! >> flashing lights, seen in this tmz video, police spot the duelling cars. >> an officer on active patrol

noticed two vehicles racing north bound on 26 and pine tree. thank goodness he was able to pull them over at 41st street. he smelled alcohol on his breath, as well as the cannibus. >> they had been going 55 to 60 miles per hour, twice the posted speed limit according to this arrest affidavit. >> he was very upset that the officers were questioning him. he felt almost insulted for being stopped. instead of taking a humble approach, he took an aggressive approach and things went downhill from there. >> the officer reports, i was going to perform a cursory pat-down. the driver stated, i ain't got no "f"-ing weapons, what do you have to search me? what the f is this about? the driver again turned around to face me. >> at that point, the officer decided since he wasn't complying with any of his orders, he was going to arrest

him. >> bieber is in trouble for more than just his definls. >> he said he had been drinking beer, smoking marijuana and taking prescription medication. he didn't know exactly medication he was taking. >> teen idol justin bieber is facing serious adult charges. >> dui, alcohol or drugs, resisting without violence, driving with an expired driver's license. >> the big issue now is what does the prosecution in miami beach want to do? do they want to press forward with the case that could well be felonies or do they want to reach some kind of a deal, a plea bargain? >> what would the standard bond be? >> could canadian justin bieber be deported? >> certainly if this case proceeds in a much more serious way than it currently looks to

be, certainly his immigration status might be at issue. but a simple drunk driving case is not the kind of thing that usually gets you thrown out of the country, but if it's more serious than that, there could be worse problems. >> his south florida caper is the late nest a recent string of bad boy behavior. >> what did you say? >> fighting with the paparazzi. allegations of spitting on fans. >> come right over here your -- >> call the cops. >> and an ongoing investigation in california, into eggs seen in these tmz images, splattered on a neighbor's house. bieber's come a long way from his squeaky clean image as a teen heartthrob. coming up, a teenager whose fame began as a beloved youtube sensation. ♪

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justin bieber was a musically talented tween. a canadian kid with no musical training. when, at the age of 12, he wowed in a local talent show. ♪ and i know it makes no sense his mom posted his performance on youtube for relatives to see. but friends weren't the only ones watching. >> he pretty much became the first youtube sensation. >> justin bieber was singing cover tunes, like alicia keys' "fallen." and his viral videos caught the attention of manager scooter braun, who vowed to make him a pop sensation. bieber's good luck was about to get even better. braun introduced him to two of

music's biggest stars. >> i met actually usher randomly in a parking lot going into a studio. >> when i saw him online, i understood his talent and wanted to meet him in person. i needed to just understand truly who he was and what he offered as a star. did he have star quality? so when i saw him, it was instand. he performed for me in person. he challenged for me to sing with him. >> usher was sold. and he wasn't the only one. >> then a week later, i met justin timberlake. they saw me and my talent and they were like, wow, i want to sign this kid. i was like, really, you want to sign me? >> shirley halpern. >> it became a bidding war before he recorded his first note. >> usher won, and straight to l.a., where he sang "one time." ♪

>> what was that audition with l.a. reed like snen >> justin came into the conference room and danced on the table and sang on the table. just really blew away the label staff. it was an unknown entity, but i think l.a. reed being very sharp and perceptive just saw that spark and signed him really quickly. >> usher became his mentor and introduced his protege to the world in this youtube video. >> recording artist justin bieber, getting ready to go down. >> justin was pretty much groomed by usher, he was groomed by the best. you watch a justin bieber performance and you see usher in justin bieber. ♪ >> bieber would break records just months after the release of his first album. in 2010, his song "baby" became

the most watched youtube video ever. >> when justin released his first single, he immediately became a superstar. he had fans running after him. he had to increase his security. so he immediately just had this wild life. >> bieber was stealing the spotlight from taylor swift at madison square garden. appearing on dick clark's new year's eve show. ♪ and performing for the president. >> i've done a lot of cool things. i got to present at the grammys, present at the vmas. but probably performing for the president is one of the coolest things. >> but to america, bieber was cool. his haircut was copied by kids across the country and his presence would send girls screaming.

>> bieber mania went crazy. >> bieber mania exploded. the girls went crazy. everywhere he went, he was mobbed. malls, mobbed. >> he was like the michael jackson of his time. fans literally were falling all over him. >> bieber loved it. >> what 15-year-old wouldn't want screaming girls running for him all the time? >> i don't know. do you have a girlfriend? >> right now no, i'm single. >> but by the end of 2010, that was no longer true. pop princess saleena gomez had captured his heart. it was like puppy love at its finest. >> yeah, and she would show up at his concerts and he would show up on stage with here. it was very sweet. >> she was sort of like justin's backbone. they were in inseparable. they were the teenage pop couple of their time. initially when they started

dating, his fans hated her. but then they grew to actually love them as a couple. >> and the love for bieber kept growing. just one year after releasing his first record, he had more than 1 billion youtube views. more than 15 million likes on facebook. and four american music awards. >> it was so insane that huge ascent and social media just helped propel it further and faster. >> that same year, bieber made his big screen debut in a concert documentary chronicling his life. and ironically, starred as a bad boy in a string of "csi" episodes. but just weeks after his character was killed off the show, one of the first signs of

a boy behaving badly. bieber flips his middle finger to the paparazzi. >> it's like when i get frustrated, i act out. coming up -- >> drive safe, justin. >> acting out would seen bring bieber more attention than his music. >> i think over the past year, we've been watching bieber have a meltdown. [ male announcer ] this is the cat that drank the milk... [ meows ]

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from little boy to big star. justin bieber's fresh-faced good looks have been the focus of thousands of photos worldwide. but this is one photo he never wanted. a miami beach mug shot marking bieber's transformation from bad boy to big trouble. can we talk about the mug shot? >> yes. >> shirley halpern interviewed him in 2013. >> i recognized that justin bieber who i spent so much time with, and that look of him in the camera was kind of the look he had when we did this video segment with him where he just turned it on. he is posing for the police. >> posing but not talking. bieber and his camp haven't responded to cnn's request for comment. but it seems safe to assume this isn't what he planned when he

dropped his third studio album in june of 2012. a new sound, a new look, a clear message. i'm not that kid anymore. >> he has a different haircut, his style has changed. he's constantly out with his shirt off and pants hanging down. he has all of these tattoos now. >> bieber broke up, for the last time, with saleena gomez, and seemed to amp up the bad behavior. staring down the paparazzi. speeding in a lamb we aregenie. and in this photo, smoking what was alleged to be marijuana. why didn't somebody see this coming? why didn't somebody help him or stop him? >> it's just that sort of tricky situation where you have a huge star who you really need to make happy. there was a telling moment in

his movie in "belief" where they sat him down and asked him, have you heard no from anyone recently? he laughed and said, no. it's really hard >> the people around a celebrity, the well-being of the individual. >> bieber laughed off his troubles live on "saturday night." >> he got busted for smoking weed and he's really sorry about it and people make mistakes and he's never going to do it again. >> bieber was unfazed, and why not? "believe," the album and tour, were minting money. like his hit "boyfriend." .

unfortunately for bieber, the grammy voters didn't seem to be fans. >> i think the reason he doesn't get the recognition from organizations like the grammys is it's still seen as bubble gum. we still see him as a teen pop star. i have a feeling he hates reading articles where it says, teen phenom. >> march 2013. a month after the grammys. justin bieber celebrated his 19th birthday in london. but not quite as planned. >> he is having a bad week in london. >> poor biebs. >> shirtless, then wearing a gas mask. hours late to a huge show. then blowing off an autograph session. ultimately, bieber was hospitalized, short of breath. but by the time he left the hospital -- >> easy!

easy! >> he had plenty to say to the paparazzi. >> what the [ bleep ] did you say? what did you say? >> you heard what i said. >> when he reacted the way he did, i remember thinking, oh, boy. i had the exact same reaction like, it was sort of like he needs to keep himself in check. sometimes he just snaps, you know? and i mean, can you really blame him? he's a 19-year-old kid. >> i think over the past year we've been watching bieber have a meltdown. he's been acting erratically. >> more erratic behavior, a very public pit stop in this tmz video from july. seemingly spitting on fans weeks later. and the odd moment that happened here in calabasas, california. in the suburbs outside l.a., the rich and famous hide behind gates and hedges. out of reach of everyone. except their neighbors.

>> the l.a. county sheriff's department has arrived on the scene. they are conducting an investigation into an egg-throwing incident. >> there was video of it, justin chucked eggs at the guy's house. >> causing quite a bit of damage, to the tune of about $20,000. >> you're a larger than life pop star, and you don't know right or wrong. >> mr. bieber's past actions of loud parties, driving too fast, large numbers of people there are way out of character for anyone that lives in that neighborhood. >> days later, investigators searching the house arrested bieber's friend for having the illegal drug molly. though no charges have been brought against bieber, the egg investigation continues. >> i think something much more serious is going on here, and if my suspicion is right and the substances involved are what i'm

worried and, this ain't going to stop soon and it could get bad. >> dui, alcohol or drugs, resisting without violence, driving with an expired driver's license. >> at the time, the egg incident looked like real trouble for bieber. but now, compared to miami, it barely ranks as a teenage prank. >> this is real life. he has been arrested. he's under police investigation, and he was in tears. i don't think this is justin bieber rebranding himself. this is justin bieber in trouble with the law. >> after posting bond, bieber looked back on top of the world. then posted this to instagram. shirley halpern remembers the justin bieber she interviewed months ago. >> he was incredibly charming and sweet and, you know, well mannered. the opposite of what we would think of the justin bieber who just got arrested in miami.

so yeah, there's a conflict there, and i don't know. will the real justin please stand up? tonight, on "unguarded with rachel nichols," unexpected. you saw his loud side. >> that's the result you're going to get. >> tonight, you'll meet the other side of super bowl bound richard sherman. >> how almost oxy moronic that a kid from compton is going to stanford? >> unmarketed. after a record breaking 30 years, nba commissioner david stern has fined mark cuban for the last time. as he turns the job over to adam silver. >> mark cuban has been doing nothing but singing your praises. >> that's because he's sharpening his knives for adam.