Rixton back Bieber: 'He is a great lad'

Rixton have given their support to Justin Bieber.

The singer recently hit the headlines for apparently being involved in a scuffle with actor Orlando Bloom in Ibiza.

It isn't the first time the Canadian has been in the bad books, but UK boyband Rixton believe he is being unfairly targeted.

Jake Roche told the Daily Star: "Justin is a great lad and really good to us. But if we hadn’t met him we would be on the same bandwagon saying ‘What an a***hole’ like everyone else. Then when you meet someone you realise it’s not fair and all blown out of proportion."

He added: "It’s the same with Kanye West. We were scared he would rant at us like people in the media make out. But he came up to us with no security and casually said: ‘Hey guys, how you doing?’ So we asked for a picture and he was like: 'Sure, jump in'. We chatted to him, fist-bumped him, and made him laugh – that’s my biggest moment of glory."

Watch Rixton being interviewed below: