Do all you Justin Bieber fans remember Derek Bieber? The guy who looked, walked and talked like Justin Bieber? He appeared last summer and became an internet sensation for a day or two and then just disappeared again. Poof!
I say bring him back. Like right now. Because Justin deserves a rest from the endless stories about him and Derek could help him get one. After all, having all the accusations and personal stuff in the media every day must get tiring. Right now there's a story about Justin ignoring a plea from someone seeking an organ donor and another about him kissing Selena Gomez against a fridge. On and on.
So all we do is simply substitute Derek Bieber for Justin when stories like that come up. If someone files a blatantly false paternity suit against a Bieber, we'll make that Derek Bieber. It would free Justin's time up and reduce his mental stress and besides, Derek Bieber hasn't much to do anyhow. He's not even real!
Derek Bieber: Just a 'lookalike"
In case you forget, Derek Bieber was born when TMZ was hounding Justin Bieber coming out of the Katsuya restaurant on Hollywood Blvd. in L.A.. on Aug. 10, 2011. TMZ wanted to know about a bogus story Foxnews ran with, a story which claimed Justin Bieber was rude to flight staff on a trip to Asia.
Justin was simply trying to get into his car but he did his best to act relaxed and to talk to the guy and not mind the video camera pointed at him as he walked. Indeed, they were asking him about what it was like to be famous and have people hounding him everywhere he went. Which is exactly what they were doing.
"I'm famous? I'm a celebrity? I didn't even realize," Bieber joked. "My name's Derek and I'm just a lookalike and I don't know what you guys are talking about. I'm just hanging out and having a combo."
Hordes of Bieber fans Google 'Derek Bieber'
That innocent remark wound up creating the Bieber alter-ego and it went viral for awhile. But he was never heard from again, Derek Bieber, and yet given he looks and talks and walks just like Justin Bieber, he could be a stand-in for Justin whenever things get mean or invasive. If Justin gets hounded by paparazzi and in frustration finally fingers them? We'll blame Derek Bieber instead.
The basic premise of this thought is that Justin Bieber's a pretty darn decent guy and we should give him time off now and again. So, Derek Bieber, get prepared to be followed, to be hounded, to be quoted and misquoted. Get ready to have your relationships played out in the press, your religion criticized and your entire life turned into a cultural sideshow.
And do it with a smile because it's all for a good cause - to give Justin Bieber a rest.
source: digitaljournal
