Meanwhile he was named the richest celebrity under 30 in the world with $80 million (€64 million) earned last year alone

Nov 26, 2014 15:24 GMT  ·  By
Justin Bieber might have swag but he can't be bothered to pay his bills
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   Justin Bieber might have swag but he can't be bothered to pay his bills

Irony doesn't even begin to describe the scenario that involves Justin Bieber, a mystery benefactor and an unpaid court bill that would have been the most embarrassing moment of his career. The bill was left over from his crazier times earlier this year, when he went about America, trying to see how much trouble he could get himself into.

Justin later pleaded guilty to careless driving and resisting arrest in Miami in an August trial, after in February he was racing expensive cars on those very same streets. As a result, he was slapped with a $358 (€287) court bill that was supposed to be paid until November 13, but he completely forgot about it.

Justin makes millions in the bank but can't pay a measly court bill of several hundred dollars

The Mirror claims that Justin, who just yesterday landed at the top of the Forbes list of the most wealthy celebrities under 30, was even offered a payment plan for the fine, to make sure that he doesn't get in financial trouble when paying the fine. He was given a two-month window to pay up but he never fronted the cash.

With $80 million (€64 million) made just last year alone, Justin Bieber easily outranks any other singers his age, and yet he could not find the time or money to take care of his legal obligations.

The punishment for not paying the bill on time was a suspended driving license and having collection agencies making a path to his door. The situation would have been very embarrassing for him as he clearly spends ten times more money when he goes out partying on a Saturday night.

His reputation was saved at the last minute by an unknown benefactor

The scenario looked rather bleak for the Canadian pop star because on November 13, with hours left on the clock until his time was up, Bieber was nowhere to be seen and neither was his money. Fortunately for him, an anonymous source, a mysterious benefactor as it were, chose to pay the bill in his name and thus spare him the humiliation of being ridiculed in the media for skipping out on a several hundred dollar fine.

A source close to the matter told the publication, “Justin would have had debt collectors banging on his door and there was a chance his licence would be taken away from him, which would have been ridiculous, as he clearly has no problems covering the cost.”

Bieber's camp was contacted to get a comment, but they refused to address the rather delicate issue.

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