Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato part ways with Scooter Braun – The Independent

In the last few days, Scooter Braun has faced what appears to be an extreme exodus of clients reportedly cutting ties with him professionally, with Idina Menzel being the latest to part ways with him.

In 2006, two years before he signed Justin Bieber and 12 years before Georgia implemented hands-free phone laws for motorists, Scooter Braun was juggling multiple cellular devices from behind the wheel of a purple Mercedes in Atlanta. The 23-year-old was fielding calls from venues and celebrity publicists, having forged a reputation for himself as a well-connected party promoter – an image he was trying to shed in front of the local reporter who was in the car profiling him. Then Braun was pulled over and ticketed for not wearing his seatbelt.

While the rumour mill has begun churning with all sorts of reports citing unnamed sources offering explanations as to what’s happening with Scooter Braun’s music managing empire, one source has claimed Braun is simply “getting out of management”.

“He has been for years. That’s the real story,” a source told Variety in a new report.

Meanwhile, another conflicting source told the outlet: “He’s imploding.

“It’s a different world since the pandemic. You just can’t be an asshole like that anymore.”

A number of clients have reportedly parted ways with Scooter Braun’s management company, SB Projects.

Below is a list of the manager’s clients, including when they signed with him.

A new report by US Weekly claims that Justin Bieber is no longer working with Scooter Braun.

According to a source, “Justin has officially let Scooter go as his manager,” adding that the singer’s wife, Hailey Bieber, “led the charge that led Justin to leave him for another manager.”

The source also claimed that Bieber “has been taking meetings with other managers for three years.”

This update comes after Puck reported on Friday (18 August) that Bieber and Braun haven’t “spoken for months,” and their reps said that wasn’t “true.”

Amid the former drama between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, Pharrell Williams had commented on their “unfortunate” feud.

“It’s really unfortunate, you know. There was room for him to make his acquisition because that’s just the way the business is, and I felt for her and not being able to be in control of it,” the “Happy“ singer/producer said in a 2020 interview with Variety.

“There’s a system in place that’s just all wrong. He’s a businessman and he also represents artists, so from his point of view he’s just making an acquisition of something that he felt would be a good investment. But the artist should have the opportunity [to retain ownership], and I don’t know whether she did or she didn’t.