Braun Was Arrested Over a Justin Bieber Mall Appearance
Scooter Braun · Scooter Braun on Being Enough, Insecurity, Wealth, Investing, Fame, Marriage and Much More | E1002 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Apr 17, 2023 · at 19:54
Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects and TQ Ventures, recounts getting arrested during an early Justin Bieber event at a Long Island mall, which turned into a national media breakthrough.
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“Then there were moments, I don't know what it's gonna be, but there was a moment where we had a mall that got overran, and I knew that, like, okay, the press is gonna pick this up, and I got arrested for it. And, yeah, and cause they, we wouldn't put up a tweet, like, and they arrested us, and for causing a riot, but we didn't cause the riot, and my record got expunged later.”
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