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| Toronto mayor backs Justin Bieber | Toronto mayor backs Justin Bieber |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Don’t | Don’t |
| worry, Justin Bieber: Rob Ford has your back. The beleaguered Toronto | worry, Justin Bieber: Rob Ford has your back. The beleaguered Toronto |
| mayor has declared that people should be more forgiving of Bieber, who | mayor has declared that people should be more forgiving of Bieber, who |
| was recently charged with assaulting a local limousine driver. | was recently charged with assaulting a local limousine driver. |
| "You | "You |
| know what, he's a young guy," Ford said yesterday, during one of his | know what, he's a young guy," Ford said yesterday, during one of his |
| regular appearances on the Washington DC radio programme Sports Junkies. | regular appearances on the Washington DC radio programme Sports Junkies. |
| "Think back to when you were 19... At 19 years old I wish I was | |
| successful as he was." | successful as he was." |
| Despite | Despite |
| Ford's envy for Bieber's accomplishments, the notorious mayor said that he couldn't speak for the quality of Bieber's art. | Ford's envy for Bieber's accomplishments, the notorious mayor said that he couldn't speak for the quality of Bieber's art. |
| "Honestly, I don’t even follow music, I'm 45 years old," he said. | "Honestly, I don’t even follow music, I'm 45 years old," he said. |
| In | In |
| fact, Ford and Bieber are united by more than just their Canadian | fact, Ford and Bieber are united by more than just their Canadian |
| passports and mutual familiarity with Toronto law enforcers. One of | passports and mutual familiarity with Toronto law enforcers. One of |
| Bieber's Canadian lawyers, Seth Weinstein, also represents Ford's | Bieber's Canadian lawyers, Seth Weinstein, also represents Ford's |
| friend, the alleged drug dealer Alexander "Sandro" Lisi. "It happens to be that | friend, the alleged drug dealer Alexander "Sandro" Lisi. "It happens to be that |
| I’m involved in both [cases], but I don’t think you can read anything | I’m involved in both [cases], but I don’t think you can read anything |
| else into it," Weinstein told the Globe and Mail. While Bieber was "booked and processed" for a 30 December attack on | else into it," Weinstein told the Globe and Mail. While Bieber was "booked and processed" for a 30 December attack on |
| his limousine driver, Lisi has been charged with extortion in connection | his limousine driver, Lisi has been charged with extortion in connection |
| with the mayor's infamous crack video. | with the mayor's infamous crack video. |
| "I think [Justin's] a remarkable talent," Weinstein said. "But beyond that, I’m not intimately familiar with his work." | "I think [Justin's] a remarkable talent," Weinstein said. "But beyond that, I’m not intimately familiar with his work." |
| Weinstein | Weinstein |
| or another attorney from his firm, Greenspan Humphrey Lavine, is | or another attorney from his firm, Greenspan Humphrey Lavine, is |
| expected to appear on Bieber's behalf at his next Toronto hearing, on 10 | expected to appear on Bieber's behalf at his next Toronto hearing, on 10 |
| March. | March. |
| In other Bieber news, the singer has released a new video for his collaboration with Chance the Rapper. The track Confident was released as part of Bieber's #NewMusicMonday and on his album Journals. | In other Bieber news, the singer has released a new video for his collaboration with Chance the Rapper. The track Confident was released as part of Bieber's #NewMusicMonday and on his album Journals. |