Justin Bieber‘s mother, Pattie Mallette, has opened up about the media frenzy surrounding her son’s life in a new interview with the Associated Press. As part of promotion for her memoir, “Nowhere But Up,” Mallette defended her son, claiming that his recent troubles have been sensationalized by the media. “He wants me to continue to respect his boundaries and my relationship with him,” Mallette said of her 19-year-old, who has had troubles with paparazzi and his neighbors in California over his reckless behavior. “Everybody has their own opinion and everybody wants to sensationalize everything.” According to Mallette, now that her son is an adult, she hopes he will make wiser decisions. “You have to sort of let them make some of their own decisions,” she said. “Me, personally, I would love to be with him all the time and to be able to ground him and deal with his problems and do all of that stuff, but at some point the parenting style changes. I hope to still be a respected voice in his ear.” ~Alfonso Espina