Overview

• The independent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) audit found Justin Bieber owes Scooter Braun $8.806 million, resolving conflicting earlier audits from both sides.
• The debt originates from Bieber's canceled 2022 Justice tour, which left a $24 million obligation to promoter AEG that Braun's company, Hybe, paid off.
• Bieber signed a 10-year repayment note to Hybe but ceased payments after the first installment, leading to financial disputes between the two parties.
• Bieber’s team previously claimed Braun was overpaid $26 million in commissions, while Hybe’s internal audit found Braun was underpaid by $1 million, a sum Braun waived.
• Neither Bieber nor Braun's representatives have publicly contested the PWC audit findings, though Bieber's broader financial management remains under scrutiny.