Justin Bieber flirts with retirement in Christmas Eve tweets

NEW YORK | Teenage pop star Justin Bieber sent out a series of mixed messages over his Twitter feed on Tuesday night, one of which said he was retiring, on the eve of the Christmas Day release of the latest film chronicling the life of the Canadian singer.

The tweet to the 19-year-old’s nearly 48 million followers – “My beloved beliebers I’m officially retiring” – was quickly followed by another message: “I’m never leaving you, being a belieber is a lifestyle.”

And then: “IM HERE FOREVER.”

Representatives for Bieber did not immediately respond to a request for clarification.

The Canadian singer has been involved in a series of headline-grabbing incidents over the past year.

In March, the singer scuffled with a photographer outside a London hotel during a European tour. Later that month, police were called to his Los Angeles area home after a neighbor claimed he had been threatened and struck by Bieber.

In June, Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles, though police said the accident was not considered a hit-and-run.

The movie, “Justin Bieber’s Believe,” which takes the name of Bieber’s third studio album, could help repair his image after the difficult year.

“I think people forget that it’s a 19-year-old kid, trying to figure it out,” Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, told ABC News, adding the film shows Bieber as “a human.”

At one point in the film, director Jon Chu suggests Bieber’s life could become a “train wreck.”

The “retirement” message went out on the night of Christmas Eve and by the following morning had nearly a quarter million retweets and over 185,000 favorites.

Twitter user @theycallmejerry tweeted: “A life without Justin Bieber. A life without my idol, hero, inspiration, my everything. Not the best thing to think about on Christmas Eve.”

On the other end of the spectrum, Twitter user CozImAGuy said, “Justin Bieber retiring is the greatest Christmas gift EVER.”

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Justin Bieber lashes out at media’s ‘countless lies’ about him

LOS ANGELES – Pop star Justin Bieber struck back at his critics on Thursday, denouncing the “countless lies” written about him after a week in which he canceled a concert, collapsed on stage and had a run-in with paparazzi.

In a lengthy posting on his Instagram profile, the 19-year-old singer said he was not going into rehab, contrary to some media speculation, and felt he had done nothing to deserve the negative press surrounding his European tour.

“Everyone in my team has been telling me, ‘keep the press happy’ but I’m tired of all the countless lies in the press right now. Saying I’m going to rehab and how my family is disappointed in me,” Bieber wrote.

Saying he wanted to let his fans know directly how he felt, Bieber added: “I’m a good person with a big heart. And don’t think I deserve all this negative press I’ve worked my ass off to get where I am and my hard work doesn’t stop here … All this isn’t easy. I get angry sometimes. I’m human. I’m gonna make mistakes. I’m gonna grow and get better from them.”

The clean-cut Canadian teenager has had a meteoric career since being discovered on YouTube in 2008.

But he hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons last week when he turned up two hours late for a London concert, collapsed on stage in London with shortness of breath on another night, and was caught on camera cursing at a pushy photographer.

He was spotted wearing a bizarre gas mask on a night out in London, and one British tabloid labeled him “Pop brat Justin.”

On Monday, he canceled one of two planned concerts in Portugal this week. A statement cited “unforeseen circumstances,” but local media in Portugal reported that ticket sales for the gigs had been slow.

Bieber, who has more than 35 million Twitter followers, suggested on Thursday that envy of his success might lie at the root of the jibes from the news media.

“I’m 19 with 5 number one albums, 19 and I’ve seen the whole world. 19 and I’ve accomplished more than I could’ve ever dreamed of, I’m 19 and it must be scary to some people to think that this is just the beginning,” he wrote.

Bieber played a concert, apparently without incident, in Madrid on Thursday before moving on to Barcelona and other European cities later this month.

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Singer Justin Bieber collapses during London performance

LONDON – Canadian teen pop star Justin Bieber collapsed on stage from shortness of breath during a performance in London on Thursday, representatives for the singer said.

“(Justin’s) heading to the doctor now,” Bieber’s spokeswoman Melissa Victor told Reuters at midnight local time. “He fainted and took a 20-minute reprieve and was given oxygen.”

Bieber, 19, returned to the stage after the break to finish the show, and his representatives said he was OK.

“Justin got very light of breath, the whole show he has been complaining,” Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, told the crowd in several amateur videos posted on the Internet. “He’s backstage with the EMTs and the doctor.”

Bieber’s spokeswoman told Reuters that the “Boyfriend” singer ignored doctors’ orders and returned to the O2 Arena stage to finish the performance.

The Canadian singer had not been suffering from any health issues prior to the show, the spokeswoman added.

Fans had already started circulating the hashtag “#justintakeabreak” on Twitter after news of his collapse spread on the social network.

Bieber was performing for the third out of four nights at London’s O2 Arena as part of the European leg of his sold-out “Believe” world tour.

In September 2012, the singer vomited during a concert in Glendale, California. He was performing his song “Out of Town Girl” when he suddenly turned his back and threw up. He immediately ran towards backstage afterwards.

He vomited again during a subsequent song but managed to do it off stage. The second incident stalled the concert for a few minutes, but he returned to the stage, performed a ballad on an acoustic guitar, and finished the show.

In a message on Twitter after the concert, Bieber blamed the incident on having consumed milk despite knowing he was lactose intolerant.

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Justin Bieber becomes youngest artist with five No. 1 albums

LOS ANGELES – Canadian pop star Justin Bieber became the youngest artist to land five chart-topping albums in the United States on Wednesday when his latest record, “Believe Acoustic,” debuted atop the Billboard 200 album chart.

“Believe Acoustic,” which features stripped down versions of Bieber’s songs from his fourth No. 1 album, “Believe,” released last June, as well as three new songs, sold 211,000 copies in its first week according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.

The album also topped iTunes downloads charts in 63 countries, and became a hot topic on social media platforms as the singer’s 34 million-strong followers on Twitter raced to purchase the record as soon as it was released.

Bieber was previously tied with former Disney star Miley Cyrus with four chart-topping albums before turning 19, and he is only one of nine artists in Billboard history to have a No. 1 album for four consecutive years.

Bieber’s 19th birthday is March 1.

The singer, who failed to pick up a Grammy nomination this year despite having a top-selling album and sold-out world tour in 2012, will be hosting and performing on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this week, the night before the Grammy awards.

Four new albums debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200 chart this week, led by “Believe Acoustic.”

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s 14th studio album, “Passione,” landed at No. 2 with sales of 93,000, while Canadian sister duo Tegan & Sara notched No. 3 with their seventh studio album, “Heartthrob,” selling 49,000 copies.

R&B singer Charlie Wilson came in at No. 4 with his latest record, “Love, Charlie,” selling 44,000 copies in its first week.

Singer Beyonce saw a boost in sales following her widely praised performance at the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, which was watched by more than 108 million people.

For the week ending Sunday, February 2, digital sales of Beyonce’s songs “Halo,” “Crazy In Love” and “Single Ladies” saw the biggest bumps. There were 19,000 digital copies of “Halo” sold, a 338 percent increase from the previous week.

The new Destiny’s Child compilation album, “Love Songs,” didn’t see as big a bump, selling under 6,000 copies last week.

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‘Prankster’ Justin Bieber Drops Trou, Posts Moon Shot to Instagram (NSFW)

Justin Bieber managed to rack up nearly 100,000 likes on Instagram after uploading a photo of his butt crack this past Saturday.

The moon shot wasn't up for long, but still long enough to necessitate a comment from Bieber's manager Scooter Braun.

"[A]s a prankster u have to respect another good prank. only makes sense. #crackdealer," Braun tweeted following his client's ass-play.

USA Today, however, suggests the cheeky candid was less of a "good prank," and more of a "regular PR move" to attract new followers ahead of Bieber's upcoming remix album, Believe Acoustic.

Then again, he may have been helping his mom promote her upcoming anti-abortion film by showing horny youngsters God's loophole.

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US police foil plot to kill, castrate Justin Bieber

WASHINGTON – US police have foiled a plot to kill teen pop idol Justin Bieber and possibly castrate him with pruning shears, with the alleged killer promised $2,500 per testicle, legal documents revealed Thursday.

Mark Staake, 41, and his nephew, Tanner Ruane, were arrested in Vermont and New York last month and face charges in New Mexico of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

The pair were allegedly plotting to strangle two victims and castrate them with pruning shears, but a convicted killer who is serving life in prison told police that the “ultimate” target was Bieber, who was performing in New York.

“Through follow-up investigation it was discovered that Justin Bieber may have also been a target of the murder plot,” said a statement by New Mexico’s Department of Public Safety.

An affidavit detailed the grisly plot, including the brand of pruning shears and how the testicles would be transported after the planned murders of two male victims in the northeastern state of Vermont.

Staake and Ruane arrived in Vermont by car on November 19 planning to kill their victims — identified only as P.L. and M.S., and referred to as “dogs” — by strangling them with a necktie, the affidavit said.

Dana Martin, who was jailed for life for a 2000 murder in Vermont and who had met Staake in jail in New Mexico, allegedly recruited Staake to carry out the murders. Staake then asked his nephew to help.

In a telephone call Martin — who is allegedly infatuated with Bieber — asked Staake what he was going to use to castrate the victims.

“Mr Ruane stated that he had brought a pair of hand(held) hedge clippers,” adding that he expected to be paid “five large” — $2,500 — for each testicle he got, said the affidavit, which said the shears were made by Durasharp.

“Mr Martin asked if they had bags to put the testicles in, and Mr Ruane stated that he had something. Mr Martin suggested hiding them somewhere, such as the engine compartment… to avoid detection should they get pulled over.”

Martin, who had a tattoo of Bieber on his leg and had tried to contact the singer repeatedly without success, subsequently told police that P.L. and M.S. “were not the ultimate targets in the plot.

“Mr Martin indicated that their ultimate target was J.B.,” said the affidavit, adding that, when police searched the car they found a pair of Fiskar Durasharp pruning shears and information on their intended victims.

Staake and Ruane are currently awaiting extradition to New Mexico, officials said.

The 18-year-old Canadian star’s managers said they took Bieber’s safety seriously. “We take every precaution to protect and ensure the safety of Justin and his fans,” a management official told AFP in an email.

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Justin Bieber Disagrees That His Mom Dates Chris Harrison

Chris Harrison has dated Justin Bieber's mother Pattie Mallette for about a week, but the pop singer doesn't approve it. He spills his disagreement to Ryan Seacrest who befriends "The Bachelor" host and sets him up with the singer's mom.

"They both came to my show, but I'm pretty sure they came separate," Justin tells the "American Idol" presenter. "I'm still not cool with it, but I guess I'm going to have to be," the "Never Say Never" singer continues.

According to Justin, his mother promised him that she wouldn't date anyone until he's 18 years old. The boyfriend of Selena Gomez said, "I'm 18 now. She told me she would wait until I was 18 to do the dating thing again." He went on, "My mom's still got to have a life."

On October 1, Pattie wrote on her Twitter, "Had a great night w @chrisbharrison! Thanks @ryanseacrest for setting it up." Chris also tweeted similar words, "Great night & show RT @pattiemallette: Had a great night w @chrisbharrison! Thanks @ryanseacrest for setting it up." Ryan then replied to her, "Does he get a rose?"

Chris was previously married to Gwen Harrison for 18 years. They have a son named Joshua and a daughter named Taylor. In May, they announced their separation. Meanwhile, Pattie split with Justin's father, Jeremy Bieber, 10 months after he was born.

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