Justin Bieber to reject plea deal over drug test concerns, report says

Feb 23, 2014 - 17:04
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Justin Bieber to reject plea deal over drug test concerns, report says
No deal ... In an apparent effort to avoid random drug testing, Justin Bieber will reportedly reject a plea offer in his drink-driving case. Source: AP

JUSTIN Bieber will reportedly reject a plea deal offered by prosecutors in his Miami Beach drink-driving case, mainly because he doesn’t want to be subjected to random drug testing.

TMZ previously reported that prosecutors offered Bieber a deal they often give to first-time offenders, which includes community service, an alcohol education course and random drug testing.

Now the website is reporting that Bieber’s camp aren’t interested because they believe a policeman lied when he said the pop star reeked of alcohol (his alcohol reading was low), and that he was also fibbing about seeing the Biebs drag race, given the GPS device in the car registered only 43km per hour.

According to TMZ, sources say the main issue is that Bieber will not accept any plea that has probation, which means the judge can throw the book at him if he mucks up. In particular, says TMZ, there’s no way Bieber will agree to random drug testing, given they allege he has a problem with marijuana and sizzurp (cough syrup mixed with soft drink).

Case in point, Lindsay Lohan, who became a habitual probation offender for more than seven years. Also, TMZ is reporting that Bieber will not accept an alcohol education course as part of a plea deal, because he’d become a spectacle. Apparently the star is open to a deal, but not the one that’s being offered.

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