14 DAY TRIAL // Justin Bieber is a wanted man: the pop star and his girlfriend Selena Gomez were involved in an altercation just hours ago, with a paparazzo filing a police complaint naming The Biebs as his assailant.
TMZ reports that there was a scuffle in Justin's neighborhood, which might have resulted in a photographer sustaining minor injuries, since he complained of pains in his upper torso.
Photos that have already emerged online, show Justin and an unknown man apparently in the midst of a very heated discussion but, for the time being, there is no proof the star ever laid hands on the man.
The paparazzo claims he did.
The pictures now available also show that, at one point, Justin was missing a shoe and his cap, both of which were on the pavement where he is believed to have thrown them.
“Justin was in Calabasas, where he lives, just after noon Sunday at a mall called The Commons. A paparazzo attempted to take Justin's picture and, according to law enforcement, some sort of physical altercation erupted between Justin and the camera guy,” TMZ reports.
“The photog called 911, and when cops arrived Justin and GF Selena Gomez had already split. The photog complained of pain to his upper torso, an ambulance was summoned and he was taken to a local hospital where he was examined and released a short time later,” the report further says.
“The photog filed a police report naming Justin as the culprit. Cops are investigating the incident as a misdemeanor battery. Law enforcement tells us detectives want to speak with Justin, Selena and any other witnesses,” adds the same media outlet.
Eyewitnesses say that the photographer provoked the entire thing, by positioning himself in front of Justin's car and refusing to move when asked to.
He was obviously trying to take Justin's picture and he was not in the mood for that.
“We're told several witnesses at the scene say after the altercation, a lawyer walked up to the photog and said he could get a lot of money out of the incident and advised the dude to call for an ambulance and file a police report,” TMZ adds.
If this is true, the guy's motives are clear. Stay tuned here for updates on this.