Justin Bieber can do no wrong in the eyes of Carly Rae Jepsen. In a new interview with Billboard, the 27-year-old singer defends her mentor against recent criticism over his recent behavior. 

“I actually am so out of the loop on any of that, to be honest. People are constantly, like, ‘Is Justin OK?’ I’ve not really noticed any of that,” Jepsen says of her fellow Canadian singer. “I feel like Justin’s a guy who’s working hard every day, and I think the media can sometimes be a little brutal with stuff and over-exaggerate things.”

“But I stand by him. I support him,” Jepsen tells Billboard of Bieber, who helped launch her career by promoting her debut single, “Call Me Maybe.” “I think he’s a good guy, and he’s doing the best he can.”