Justin Bieber got egg on his face

Singer gets two years’ probation over egg-throwing incident

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Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, who has been in trouble with the law in recent months, got two years of probation in Los Angeles over an egg-throwing attack.

The teen idol did not appear in court. His attorneys entered a no contest plea on his behalf on a single misdemeanor vandalism charge before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Leland Harris.

In addition to the probation, the singer was ordered to complete five days of community service and an anger management programme.

He must also reimburse $80,900 of repairs performed on the home of his neighbour in the upscale neighbourhood of Calabasas, where many celebrities live. And the singer was ordered to stay away from the neighbour and his family for two years.

Assistant District Attorney Alan Yochelson said Bieber’s prank was an “extremely immature and silly act.”

The incident was just one in a long line of controversial headlines which have tarnished the once clean-cut image of Bieber, who has sold more than 12 million albums since emerging on the music scene in 2009 as a schoolboy sensation. The 20-year-old star is also facing charges in Florida over an illegal street race in his Lamborghini in Miami Beach on January 23 and in Canada, he is accused of assaulting a limousine driver last year.