Justin Bieber’s ‘out of control’ spending habits blamed as his massive debt of millions is exposed

According to a new independent audit, pop superstar Justin Bieber is dealing with serious money problems. The audit, done by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), shows that Bieber owes his former manager, Scooter Braun, more than USD 8.8 million.

TMZ obtained this audit and shows Bieber’s debt comes from the financial trouble that followed Bieber’s early cancellation of his “Justice” world tour in 2022. The tour ended badly, leaving Bieber with a large debt to concert promoter AEG.

He had gotten a $40 million advance, but cancelling the tour early led to owing others. Leaving that tour caused a $24 million shortfall. Braun’s company, Hybe, helped cover this debt, with Bieber agreeing to pay Hybe back over ten years. However, Bieber stopped after making just one payment, saying he didn’t have the money.

Justin Bieber is in serious debt

The money dispute between Bieber and Braun got worse after this missed payment. Bieber’s business manager, Lou Taylor, started an internal review and found that Braun had been paid too much in commissions, adding up to around $26 million.

Hybe, however, did its own internal audit and came to the opposite conclusion, saying Braun was actually underpaid and that Bieber owed him $1 million. Braun reportedly let this amount go. Because of these conflicting results, an independent PWC audit was ordered. After six months of looking into the situation, finishing in April 2025, PWC decided that Bieber owed Braun much more than Hybe’s first estimate, concluding that the actual amount was $8,806,000.

While Bieber’s team reportedly did not argue with PWC’s findings, they did their own audit, but the results have not been shared publicly. Ongoing reports about Bieber’s expensive spending habits are making the situation more complicated. People close to Bieber have called his spending “out of control,” mentioning big spending at fancy restaurants and renting private jets.

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TMZ’s sources also said that Bieber was spending so much at one point that he had trouble getting credit. These reports suggest a big gap between Bieber’s reported net worth, which is estimated at $300 million and was boosted by the $200 million sale of his music cata 2022, and his current money troubles.

Bieber and Braun’s professional relationship, which started in 2008, ended around 2022. While the full reasons for their split are not public, the current money dispute shows how complicated their business dealings were.