Many people love to hate Justin Bieber but Lady Gaga is defending the 21-year-old pop star. She even shared some advice she gave him about fame along with a photo of the duo from this week’s Met Gala.

Bieber posted the same photo of himself with Gaga, calling her “the queen” and he later thanked her for her kind words she wrote on her own Instagram page.

“He really has a sweetness to him. He grew up in front of the whole world,” she wrote. “I reminded him to not get bothered. Because at the end of the day. He's the boss, and life isn't always Roses. Lots of thorns.”

Starting with appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Bieber has been attempting to clean up his image after about a year and half’s worth of antics, including a DUI arrest.

He even asked to be subject of the Comedy Central Roast, where he apologized for his past bad behavior.

image via Instagram from Lady Gaga

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