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"Justin Bieber&amp;#039;s mom Pattie Mallette has described her son&amp;#039;s ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez as a &amp;quot;sweetheart&amp;quot;. Appearing on Today this morning, Mallette did not comment on reports that Bieber and Gomez recently reunited.  [Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez] &amp;quot;You know, I just try and support whatever he&amp;#039;s wanting,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;And I think she&amp;#039;s a sweetheart, and whatever they decide is great.&amp;quot; Mallette also admitted that it is hard seeing her 18-year-old growing up, saying: &amp;quot;I mean, it&amp;#039;s tough letting go and letting our kids make the mistakes that they need to make. I just have to trust that he&amp;#039;s made good decisions in the past, and hopefully he&amp;#039;s learned from some of my mistakes.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, Mallette joked that she&amp;#039;s anxious about Bieber&amp;#039;s upcoming hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.  [Justin Bieber and Pattie Mallette] &amp;quot;I think we&amp;#039;re both nervous,&amp;quot; she quipped. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s been rehearsing all week and practising and helping write skits, and he&amp;#039;s excited.&amp;quot; It emerged this week that Bieber has broken a US chart record by becoming the youngest star to have five number one albums. Watch Pattie Mallette on Today below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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