The Truth About Justin Bieber And Carl Lentz's Relationship

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Justin Bieber and Pastor Carl Lentz go way back. According to GQ, the friendship began around 2014 when another pastor at Hillsong Church reached out to Lentz saying, "I need you to help me with a young man." The young man was, of course, Bieber, back when he was making headlines for being a hot mess.

In 2014, Bieber actually moved in with Lentz and his wife and family for a month and a half, according to GQ, while he got back on track. There's a funny story where Bieber realizes he wants to be baptized and it's at 2 a.m. and Lentz can't get access to a pool in New York because they're all closed. So Lentz called up his pal, Tyson Chandler, who was playing for the New York Knicks, and had a custom-made bathtub to fit his 7' tall frame. So Bieber got baptized in Chandler's bathtub with Lentz performing the ceremony.

The friendship between Bieber and Lentz was, as Vox noted, mutually beneficial. Lentz helped transform Bieber's reputation while Bieber brought some major star power to the church and Lentz himself. Then in 2019, Lentz officiated Bieber and Hailey Bieber's (née Baldwin) wedding, according to the Daily Mail, so it's clear the pastor was majorly involved in their lives.

Where things will go from here, after Lentz's scandal, is unclear. According to the Daily Mail, Baldwin has unfollowed Lentz on Instagram, but Bieber has not. Will they stay close? We'll just have to wait and see.

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