Justin Bieber Pleads Guilty To Assault, Careless Driving In Canada
Posted on Fri Jun 5th, 2015 9:00am PDT By X17 Staff
The Biebs is fessing up!
Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to assault and careless driving related to an incident with a paparazzo during a visit to hometown of Ontario in August of last year with then girlfriend Selena Gomez.
The "Boyfriend" crooner appeared in court via Skype on Thursday to face the charges, his lawyer Brian Greenspan confirmed to reporters. JB got off pretty easy, though! The assault charge was dismissed, and he ended up getting smacked with just a minimal fine of $750 for the reckless driving.
The altercation happened when the pop star's ATV collided with the photographer's minivan, which resulted in a fight. Greenspan explained that they're pleased with the fact a judge "recognized the fact that it was an incident that was somewhat provoked and that it lasted less than a minute."
"The assault was described even by the photographer as a couple of slaps -- certainly three at the most -- that he deflected with his shoulder," he added.
Sounds like he got off easy!
Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to assault and careless driving related to an incident with a paparazzo during a visit to hometown of Ontario in August of last year with then girlfriend Selena Gomez.
The "Boyfriend" crooner appeared in court via Skype on Thursday to face the charges, his lawyer Brian Greenspan confirmed to reporters. JB got off pretty easy, though! The assault charge was dismissed, and he ended up getting smacked with just a minimal fine of $750 for the reckless driving.
The altercation happened when the pop star's ATV collided with the photographer's minivan, which resulted in a fight. Greenspan explained that they're pleased with the fact a judge "recognized the fact that it was an incident that was somewhat provoked and that it lasted less than a minute."
"The assault was described even by the photographer as a couple of slaps -- certainly three at the most -- that he deflected with his shoulder," he added.
Sounds like he got off easy!