In case you needed videotaped proof that drag-racing, egg-throwing, free-peeing Canadian treasure Justin Bieber is a spoiled brat, well, here it is. While sitting for a deposition on Thursday in connection to a battery lawsuit a photographer filed against the musician's bodyguard, Bieber was in full-on bad-boy form, talking back to lawyers, smugly claiming he couldn't recall certain facts, dozing off to sleep, and outright refusing to answer questions about former flame Selena Gomez. The highlight reels below are a pretty fascinating look into Bieber's entitled psyche. --Samantha Rollins
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Crossword: August 27, 2025The Week's daily crossword
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August 27 editorial cartoonsCartoons Wednesday’s political cartoons include a KKK rebrand, Donald Trump vs. Gavin Newsom, and Ghislaine Maxwell as the new Celebrity Apprentice
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Florida erases rainbow crosswalk at Pulse nightclubSpeed Read The colorful crosswalk was outside the former LGBTQ nightclub where 49 people were killed in a 2016 shooting
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