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Justin Bieber facing assault charges over incident with limousine driver | |
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Justin Bieber will be charged with assault in Toronto over an incident in December involving a limousine driver, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has said, citing unidentified police sources. | Justin Bieber will be charged with assault in Toronto over an incident in December involving a limousine driver, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has said, citing unidentified police sources. |
The Canadian popstar arrived at Toronto police station on Wednesday and is expected to be formally charged. Bieber's representatives declined to comment on the report. | The Canadian popstar arrived at Toronto police station on Wednesday and is expected to be formally charged. Bieber's representatives declined to comment on the report. |
Bieber, 19, was charged with driving under the influence in Miami last week after Florida police caught him drag racing a rented Lamborghini. He told police he had taken prescription medicine, had been smoking marijuana and had consumed alcohol. | Bieber, 19, was charged with driving under the influence in Miami last week after Florida police caught him drag racing a rented Lamborghini. He told police he had taken prescription medicine, had been smoking marijuana and had consumed alcohol. |
According to court records, he pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to those charges in a written plea submitted by his lawyer. If convicted, Bieber could face up to six months in prison, although experts say he is likely to receive a lighter sentence because it would be his first offence. | According to court records, he pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to those charges in a written plea submitted by his lawyer. If convicted, Bieber could face up to six months in prison, although experts say he is likely to receive a lighter sentence because it would be his first offence. |
Bieber is scheduled to make a court appearance on 14 February to formally answer the charges. He was also charged with driving on an expired licence and resisting arrest without violence. | Bieber is scheduled to make a court appearance on 14 February to formally answer the charges. He was also charged with driving on an expired licence and resisting arrest without violence. |
Bieber, a native of Ontario, Canada, has had a year of problems, ranging from scuffling with paparazzi in London to a felony investigation into whether he pelted a neighbour's house with eggs in his gated community near Los Angeles. | Bieber, a native of Ontario, Canada, has had a year of problems, ranging from scuffling with paparazzi in London to a felony investigation into whether he pelted a neighbour's house with eggs in his gated community near Los Angeles. |
On Wednesday, an online petition asking the Obama administration to deport Bieber from the United States after his Miami arrest passed the 100,000 signature threshold required for a White House response. | On Wednesday, an online petition asking the Obama administration to deport Bieber from the United States after his Miami arrest passed the 100,000 signature threshold required for a White House response. |
Bieber was unlikely to be deported because federal law dictates that a visa can only be revoked or denied for a conviction of a violent crime with a minimum one year prison sentence. | Bieber was unlikely to be deported because federal law dictates that a visa can only be revoked or denied for a conviction of a violent crime with a minimum one year prison sentence. |
Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested last week in Miami Beach during what police described as an illegal street drag race between a Lamborghini and a Ferrari. | Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested last week in Miami Beach during what police described as an illegal street drag race between a Lamborghini and a Ferrari. |
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