TOW #19- Bieber Roast

       This past week headlines have been pointing, once again, at Justin Bieber. This time, it’s not just the media making fun of him, he has also joined the party. After a long time in the making, Comedy Central finally agreed to “roast” singing phenomena Justin Bieber. He actually convinced the network to crack the controversial jokes after he decided he needed to turn a new leaf from his old disrespectful ways. He figured this roast would be a way to close the chapter of his life that was worth making fun of. However, this article written by Shirley Halperin discussed the ending of the roast. She uses direct quotes from the roast to establish credibility. The roast has not yet aired on television, showing that some inside source was needed to get these quotes. The quotes were jokes made during the roast and direct quotes from Bieber himself. The jokes included poking fun at his past lawsuits and ridiculous piles of money. However, these quotes are simply used as context. The relevant quotes are by Bieber himself talking about what he thought of the roast. First he makes fun of himself followed by a serious statement. He talked about the life he was given and his mistakes of the past due to inexperience. He claims that now he has started something new and “will not end up broken, pathetic, bitter or sitting on someone else’s roast.” Along with these quotes, the author includes a future context. What will be next for Bieber? The author of the article also touches on this, which adds to the article. Another quote from a journalist has a comedic twist that leaves the readers relieved and laughing.