- Justin Bieber's former tour choreographer Emma Portner hit Instagram and accused him of degrading women.
- Emma says she was barely paid during Justin's tour, and couldn't even afford to eat.
This is not Justin Bieber's week. After getting roasted for his pretty lame non-apology to Taylor Swift, Bieber's former tour choreographer Emma Portner (who's married to actress Ellen Page) just exposed him an epically long Instagram Stories post, accusing him of underpaying her and degrading women. Like, she went in.
"I regret working under your name," Emma wrote in the since-expired Stories post. "I gave your universe my naive body, creativity, time, and effort. Twice. For content that you made millions off of. While I made zilch. Natta. Barely anything. Less than minimum wage for the hours I invested. I couldn’t afford to eat. I was sweeping studio floors to be able to practice my own craft. The way you degrade women is an abomination."
Emma then called Justin out for collaborating with problematic people, and going to a church (presumably his fave, Hillsong) that doesn't openly support the LGBTQ+ community.
"Your company hired an out lesbian in your music video, and to choreograph some content for your Purpose world tour," she said. "How do you feel about that? A lesbian, HELPING YOU, for a disrespectful amount of money, as you attend a church that goes against my existence?”
Emma said she hoped Bieber would read some books that would help his "traumatized brain."
"A straight white pastor/manager can’t be your only major source of world view," she said. “I have so much to say but mostly … I really hope you educate yourself beyond your bible. You have IMMENSE power. Use it to STOP DEGRADING WOMEN. We should all be ‘checking on you’ and Chris Brown because you both need to be held accountable.”
As of now, Justin doesn't seem to have responded to Emma's post.
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This article originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com. Minor edits have been made by the Cosmo.ph editors.
