The 'Baby' hitmaker has been close to his mother after his parent's divorce and frequently visits Mallette, reported Aceshowbiz.
"When your kids hit a certain age your parenting style changes and it is hard letting go. His life was my life and now I've had to let him go a little bit and let him be independent. It is hard to not be able to control everything that your adult child does.
"A lot of people might think that I have my head in the sand or that I am oblivious to the things my son is doing. I know who my son is and I don't always agree with every single thing that he does, but I don't necessarily have to address that with everyone else. He's my son and I have to respect he is not going to want me going around being 'that mum' talking about his behavior," she said.