The parents who took Justin in as a child when his mother couldn’t raise him say they taught him strong values — and Mariah Yeater is just a gold digger!

Justin Bieber has an incredible heart, and the family that raised him as a child says alleged baby mama Mariah Yeater is just trying to take advantage of him!

Justin, 17, grew up for several years with Martin and Sharon Butler when his birth mother Pattie Mallette needed support, the Daily Mail reports. Now Martin is speaking out, saying 20-year-old Mariah’s claims are garbage.

“We all knew that something like this would be coming sooner or later – that some woman would see dollar signs and try to shake him down,” he said. “We gave Justin the boundaries he might not otherwise have had. We taught him to respect women and he has been coached by his handlers on the importance of being careful and resolute. There is no way that what this woman claims ever happened.”

What do you think, HollywoodLifers — is Mariah just a gold digger?

– William Earl

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