Los Angeles, March 13 : Singer Will. i. am has defended Justin Bieber following the youngster's disastrous trip to London last week. The former insists Bieber is a "good kid".

The 37-year-old has revealed he reached out to the "Baby" hitmaker following his controversial visit to London last week, where he angered fans by taking the stage two hours late at a concert, and even got into a heated argument with a photographer.

"I already gave (advice) to him on the phone. He's good, he's a good kid. When you're 17, 18, 19, 20 the world can get you off course, but he's gonna be alright," contactmusic. com quoted Will. i. am as saying.

"He has a good family, good people around him. Just every once in a while there's a bump in the road," he added.(IANS)