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Bieber files harassment complaint after getting speeding ticket in paparazzo chase
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 9 July 2012
Justin Bieber has filed an harassment complaint against a photographer after being ticketed for speeding in LA on Friday, seemingly while trying to shake off the paparazzo.
The Biebster’s manager Scooter Braun confirmed over the weekend that the pop star had got a ticket for going 80mph on the 101 Freeway in LA on Friday, though there were reports he had reached 100mph in his Fisker Karma sports car, and that no less than ten other motorists had reported the car’s speed to police before Bieber was flagged down by a traffic cop.
One LA City Councilman, Dennis Zine, who previously worked for the LAPD’s traffic unit, and who witnessed the chase, confirmed a photographer was pursuing the star, though said that was no excuse for the way Bieber was driving. He told TMZ: “Bieber was driving like a maniac. He was weaving in and out of traffic. There was hardly any space between cars as he weaved from lane to lane. If I was on patrol, I would have arrested him for reckless driving”.
Bieber’s people have now filed a complaint against the photographer who was tailing him during the high speed drive, and the California Highway Patrol is investigating the matter.
It’s not the first time a run-in with a photographer has got Bieber in trouble with the law. LA County prosecutors are currently considering whether any charges should be filed after the pop star pushed over another pesky pap in the car park of a Californian shopping mall back in May.
