Justin Bieber's trials and travails as of late certainly have the blogs on fire with every rumor under the sun, but the man who discovered him -- namely, Usher -- says that he's just growing up.

According to ABC News, even though The Biebs has had a year to end all years -- fighting, urinating in public, telling off fans and general douchebaggery -- he shouldn't be counted out. "I mean more money more problems," the R&B singer said in an interview Wednesday at the premiere of Justin Bieber Believe in Los Angeles. "The beautiful part about it is that those that are invested in a long term story you understand that there are peaks and valleys in every person's life some. Unfortunately the reality is he has to live with a camera in front of him, but what he chooses to do on or off camera is analyzed or scrutinized in some off way."

And according to The El Paso News, others in Bieber's family agree with Usher's sentiments. "It's tough because the whole world is a critic," said Bieber's mother Pattie Mallette. "I think sometimes people dehumanize celebrities and I think what's so great about this movie is that you get to see his humanity. "

"I think the media has been terrible on him," Bieber's grandmother Diane Dale agreed. "There are so many lies going around. A little bit is true but most of it is lies. It's terrible."

Others are taking a bit more of a diplomatic approach to saying "he messed up." "Pandora's box was opened. I mean he got a little bit into trouble," said Scooter Braun, Bieber's longtime manager.

Justin Bieber Believe, which opens in U.S. theaters Christmas Day, captures a behind-the-scenes look at the 19-year-old star. Bieber will release a new album, Journals, on Dec. 23.