The Brett Cooper Show
The Justin Bieber Story Is Darker Than You Thought… | Episode 29
Thu, 08 May 2025
A murder investigation, industry betrayal, and a secret power struggle behind the scenes? In the final episode of Brett’s investigative series, she dives deeper into the unraveling of Justin Bieber’s inner circle – and why he’s cutting ties with those closest to him.By joining Cooper Confidential you are directly supporting me and my team. You’ll get ad-free episodes, exclusive ‘Dear Brett” videos, and a private newsletter Sign up now: https://cooperconfidential.supercast.com/Use code COOPER for a 10% discount on Marek Health’s services https://marekhealth.comGood Ranchers: Get a year of FREE MEAT and $40 off with code BRETT: https://www.goodranchers.comGet 3 months free and check out over 10,000 guided prayers and meditations that will all help you grow closer to God when you sign up at http://hallow.com/cooper#BrettCooper #TheBrettCooperShow #BrettCooperShow
Chapter 1: What is happening in Justin Bieber's inner circle?
Guys, the hits just keep coming with Justin Bieber. A murder investigation, betrayal. I mean, what is going on with Justin Bieber's closest circle? And why is he cutting all of them off?
Now, guys, before we get into this third installment of our Justin Bieber series, I kind of want to do a recap because in episode one, we touched on the incestuous nature of Hollywood in the entertainment industry where everyone is connected and corruption runs rampant. And there just seems to be a general lack of accountability.
And as I go deeper and deeper into Justin's story, as I talk to people close to him, as people are coming out of the woodworks with tips and information, This is on full display. And I just keep having to ask, was anyone actually working for Justin Bieber? Was anyone working in his best interest or were they all tied back to someone else?
Now, we've unpacked many of these key players, these key characters of the last couple of episodes. But today we have the final two. Now, before we dive into that story, make sure that you're following our podcast page and leave a rating if you're enjoying the show.
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So guys, the next person in this cast of characters that you need to know about is a man named David Bullno. And David Bullno is a big time music executive. He has, of course, worked with Justin Bieber. He's worked with Drake. He has also worked with Post Malone.
And like so many of the other people that we've talked about in this series, David Bullno has also been interwoven in Justin's life for years, basically since the beginning. And in his case, David was Justin's longtime business manager before Justin fired him and replaced him with Lou Taylor, who, of course, we talked about last week.
As I laid out, as I was describing Lou's role, a business manager has massive control over the life of somebody like Justin Bieber. They see everything that comes in and out of your bank account. They have the power to move it around, to invest it, to pay people, to basically do whatever they want with it because you've signed that control over to them.
And this is all supposed to be for your benefit. They're supposed to advise you and help you invest and save and manage and spend your money in the best way possible. And this usually and should be a role that is separate from other people on your team because it is so intimate, because it is so financial. Like, they should not be in bed with your agents and your managers and your label heads.
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Chapter 2: How has the Hollywood industry affected Justin Bieber?
Because if one person or one group is representing every aspect of your life from your finances to your music, to your touring, to your clothing line, to then getting involved in your personal life, then there is no real representation on behalf of the artist. There is no negotiating power because everything is coming from one group.
And that is the situation that Justin found himself in time and time again. Until last year when he started clearing house, which again we've been talking about for the last couple of episodes. And David Bolno was certainly impacted by these cuts. Now, keep in mind that even though David Bolno was fired as Justin's business manager in 2022, he stayed on the board of Drew House.
And this will be important to discuss. But where it really gets interesting, and honestly kind of scary, is that in 2023, something happened that resulted in David Bolno basically being white from the internet and being publicly distanced from Scooter and Hive. He was investigated in the death of a young singer.
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Again, guys, that is Marek, M-A-R-E-K, health.com with code COOPER for 10% off. Now, back to the David Bolno story. The young woman who died was named Laura Camilla Lozano Sterling, and she was a 24-year-old aspiring Colombian singer. She sometimes has gone by Camilla in the press. Other people have written about her using her name, Laura.
But this is one person, so if you hear me say a couple of different things as I'm reading articles, just know that that is why. But on March 29th in 2023, just after midnight, Camilla arrived to a hotel room where David was staying in Miami. They were together for about four hours before he was seen on hotel security footage leaving to get on a flight.
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Chapter 3: Who is David Bolno and what is his connection to Justin Bieber?
I mean, he is openly attacking Justin, attacking Judah, who was another one of his good friends, attacking the church that he also spent so much time in. But another thing that I want you guys to know is that even in spite of this, based on the conversations that I've been having with people close to both of these men,
is that the Biebers and their close community do not harbor the same feelings of anger or fear towards Ryan. This is not somebody that they actively hate or resent. They're obviously confused and obviously Justin had to move on from that friendship considering his legal fight with Scooter and the fact that Ryan was aligning with him.
And so really there was no way for that friendship to continue right now, but he still loves Ryan. He wants to be friends with Ryan, and it's just so unfortunate that all of this happened. And more than anything, Justin just wants to be able to move on. He wants to be able to prioritize his family and his freedom, even if that means cutting people out of his circle.
And obviously the press has noticed this. They have been relentless in writing articles about his isolation, the erratic way that he's cutting people out of his life. Based on my understanding, none of that is erratic. And I wouldn't take those stories at face value.
Because Justin is very clearly, and has very clearly in the past, drawn a line in the sand on what behaviors he will tolerate in the people around him. And what is the commonality in all of the people that he has cut off, both personally and professionally. They genuinely seem like they are not great people. Like they have moral failings that Justin just simply will not tolerate.
I mean, let's go way back to 2020 when Justin cut off his former pastor and mentor, Carl Lentz. Regardless of what the press might say, that was not out of nowhere. Along with the public, Justin learned that Carl Lentz, who was the lead pastor at Hillsong, had been carrying on affairs, breaking up his family with two women.
One of whom was a fashion designer that he met through friends, and the second was his children's nanny. And all of this is out in the open. Both of these women have come forward. Carl and his wife have talked about all this publicly. He's admitted to it. And one of the women, his nanny, even went so far as to accuse him of sexual abuse and manipulation in the workplace.
Now, based on the conversations that I've had, Justin was understandably crushed and betrayed. He was angry at his spiritual mentor and he cut him off. Because what kind of spiritual mentor would be breaking up a family and carrying on two affairs while his wife was home with his two children? That was something that Justin was not going to put up with.
In 2023, Justin split up with Scooter Braun after all of this alleged mismanagement and pain, a man who, in my opinion, has repeatedly used his clients to increase his wealth and put himself above everyone else, a man who we have heard talked about in the press for years at this point. Justin finally said, enough, I'm walking away.
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