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Justin Bieber pleads guilty to assault
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 5 June 2015
Because he is the world’s greatest person now, Justin Bieber has happily admitted to assaulting a photographer and doing some pretty crappy driving back in the bad old days. The singer pleaded guilty to assault and careless driving charges stemming from an incident last year. He was discharged and given a fine.
As previously reported, the incident occurred last September when he was spending time back in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario with Selena Gomez. Bieber apparently crashed a quad bike into a paparazzo’s van and then “engaged in a physical altercation” with the photographer.
In a statement at the time, the singer’s lawyer Brian Greenspan said: “Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s peaceful retreat in Stratford this weekend was unfortunately disrupted by the unwelcome presence of paparazzi. This has regrettably resulted in charges of dangerous driving and assault”.
Appearing at yesterday’s hearing via video link from LA, Bieber entered a guilty plea and was ordered to a fine of CAN$750, plus a victim surcharge of CAN$100.
Presumably the decision not to fight the charges came in part because of Bieber’s ongoing bid to put his days as a total cock cheese behind him. But it may also be that he wanted to ensure that today’s BBC Music Day could be just about the music. As his God intended.
