Justin Bieber 'attacked and threatened his neighbour'

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10:45AM GMT 27 Mar 2013

No one was arrested and few details were immediately available. A representative of Bieber, Melissa Victor, did not immediately return a request from AP for comment.

Online schedules indicate the "Baby" singer is in the midst of a European tour and performed a show in Poland on Monday night.

Authorities were called to the Calabasas scene just after 9am on Tuesday, said Steve Whitmore, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

"There have been allegations made against Mr Bieber of battery and making threats," Whitmore said.

It was unclear who called authorities, and whether there might have been previous problems between the 19-year-old singer and neighbours, Whitmore said.

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In recent years, the Canadian singer has been constantly chased by paparazzi while publicly morphing from an almost angelic mop-topped teen to an adult battling a bad boy image.

Recently, Bieber lashed out at paparazzi and lunged at one photographer as members of the singer's entourage held him back.

Last summer, he got a speeding ticket while trying to avoid a bevy of photographers on a Los Angeles freeway in his distinctive chrome Fisker Karma.

He collapsed backstage during a recent London concert and cancelled a performance in Portugal.

Prosecutors decided against filing charges after the pop star was accused of kicking and punching a photographer outside a Calabasas cinema in May 2012.

Earlier this year, an ex-bodyguard sued Bieber for alleged assault and more than $420,000 in unpaid wages. Moshe Benabou claims Bieber repeatedly punched him in the chest after an argument over the singer's entourage.

Lately, the singer has taken to taking his shirt off in public places.

The investigation was first reported by TMZ.com.

Edited for Telegraph.co.uk by Barney Henderson

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Maine man who threatened NPR hosts sentenced to 46 months

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Maine man who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from threats to rape, torture and kill hosts of a popular National Public Radio program was sentenced on Friday to 46 months in prison, authorities said.

John Crosby, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, threatened Melissa Block and Guy Raz, hosts of "All Things Considered," in Washington in January, according to authorities.

U.S. District Court Judge George Singal sentenced Crosby to 46 months in prison, the maximum penalty based on federal guidelines, and three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Maine.

United States Attorney Thomas Delahanty said it was important public figures be able to present the news and their views without fear of threats or intimidation.

"The threats in this case were very personal and infringed on the news organization's ability to present the news freely," his office said in a statement.

NPR issued a statement that expressed its satisfaction with the punishment.

"We are relieved that this situation has been resolved, and believe the sentence was appropriate. As always, we are committed to vigorously protecting our staff," it said.

In an April court appearance, Crosby pleaded guilty to federal charges of sending threatening communications in interstate commerce and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Crosby, 38, contacted the two NPR hosts via the Internet from Portland, Maine, in January, according to court records.

In messages to the radio hosts, he threatened to rape, beat, torture and kill Block, and he applied an ethnic slur to Raz and threatened his life, authorities said.

When Crosby was arrested in Portland on January 26, investigators found a shotgun in his car. Because Crosby was previously convicted of state robbery and heroin possession felonies, he had been barred from having firearms, officials said.

(Reporting by Lauren Keiper and Zach Howard; Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Jerry Norton)

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