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Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany.

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red-hot winner Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards.

Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has become the hit of his concert in Dubai.

A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army, the same group blamed for hijacking The Associated Press' Twitter account last month, has claimed responsibility for hacking E! Online's account Saturday, tweeting the hoax that Justin Bieber is gay.

The latest chapter in Justin Bieber's European tour escapade was added Thursday when Swedish police said they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer's bus.

German customs authorities said Tuesday that Justin Bieber's monkey is going nowhere for now even though the singer has apparently asked that it be removed from an animal shelter where it is staying and be placed in a zoo.

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber sparked social media outrage after he signed a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam that he hoped the girl — a victim of Nazi concentration camp atrocities — "would have been a Belieber."

Justin Bieber had to leave a monkey in quarantine after landing in Germany last week without the necessary papers for the animal, an official said Saturday.
In just four years, Justin Bieber has gone from fielding innocuous questions about his haircut to denying that he's in desperate need of rehab. Bieber's grown up and into tabloid territory, with his recent troubles making some question whether he's just the latest teen star gone wild.
"A little awkward" is how Selena Gomez describes her transition from Disney girl to Disney girl gone wild in the new R-rated independent film "Spring Breakers," in which she plays a bikini-clad and heavily armed college student bent on a good time with three friends and some drugs, sex and violence.
Justin Bieber has taken to Instagram to unload frustration over what he says are the "countless lies" being circulated about him.
Iconoclastic director Harmony Korine unveiled what may be one of the most twisted spring break movies in recent memory with a screening heralded by a roving motorcade of scooter drivers in bikinis and ski masks and lasting into the wee hours Monday at the South by Southwest film festival.
Prosecutors say a 12-year-old boy has admitted making a prank 911 call that drew police to Ashton Kutcher's home.
Justin Bieber is recovering after fainting backstage at a concert in London.
Justin Bieber says he is "getting better," after fainting backstage at a concert in London, and the venue says Friday's show is scheduled to go ahead as planned.
"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. "I'm a good person with a big heart. ... All this isn't easy. I get angry sometimes. I'm human. I'm gonna make mistakes."
Before deleting the line, he wrote, "Look at her 2012 tax statements."