Photographer Tony Kelly had the honour of bruising that face so liberally, well, if only with make up.

Well well, what do we have here? Has an enraged fan of “real music” finally flipped their lid and had a go at pop’s young princeling, the Biebster? We should be so lucky.

Complex magazine in the States are celebrating their tenth anniversary issue with this alarming gallery of pics featuring a battered and bruised Justin Bieber taken by hotshot American photographer, Tony Kelly,  plus a string of pearls from the Biebs himself by way of a feature interview. The little tyke has even made the cover with his split lip. After a couple of hours in the make up chair and a bloody photo shoot, the Biebs let rip on his fame, his fans and his lovely lady friend, Selena Gomez.

Warning, if you are not a Belieber, then can I advise you not to click here to read the full length interview with him. Here’s an excerpt of the kind of Bieber swagger Complex have liberally drenched their interview with:

Bieber is so carefree, so natural, it’s easy to forget he’s the same kid who sold more than 12 million albums worldwide and whose documentary has raked in over US$98 million at the box office. But the mood takes a turn when someone on his team hands him a BlackBerry that shows a photo of Swizz Beatz wearing an MCM jacket identical to the one he’s wearing right now—the same one he proudly described as a one of one.

Bieber immediately calls his stylist to ask why Swizz had the jacket first. There’s a little bit of tension, but the conversation doesn’t last long and ends with Justin saying confidently, “Well, whatever. I just rocked it here in France and it looks swaggy.”

Why you little!

Take a deep breath. Count to ten. Then go take a look at the full gallery of pics from the interview after the jump. If anything, you might find them calming.

[Source: Complex, Tony Kelly, Dlisted]