Gossip: Justin Bieber
A photographer claims that Bieber hit him after he snapped photos of the pop star and his girlfriend.
Justin Bieber has been accused of battery, said TMZ.com. Detectives in Calabasas, Calif., are investigating a claim by a photographer that the pop star, 18, struck him after he snapped photos of Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez, 19, at a shopping mall this week. The photographer was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries and released. “Gonna focus on the important stuff. The music,” the singer tweeted on Monday.
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