German officials say Justin Bieber is facing a massive bill from an animal sanctuary for looking after his pet monkey while he was on tour.

In March, the international pop superstar was forced to hand over Mally the capuchin to customs officials in Munich, Germany after failing to secure permission to take the primate into the country.

Earlier this month it emerged Bieber has decided not to reclaim his odd pet and to allow it to be re-housed at a German zoo instead - but he is still facing a huge bill for Mally's care.

A spokesman for the customs department in Munich tells Billboard.c...

Justin Bieber and will.i.am are teaming up to perform together at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (19May13).

The pop pair will hit the stage for a performance of new tune That Power, while Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne will join forces for High School and Christina Aguilera and Pitbull will team up with a surprise guest for their performance of Feel This Moment.

Other musical get togethers at the Billboard Awards include Ne-Yo, David Guetta and Akon, who will perform Play Hard, and Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez will show up for Live It Up.

Solo performers at the MGM Grand Garden Arena...

Justin Bieber just can't seem to catch a break on his "Believe" world tour.

The singer performed at the FNB Soccer City stadium just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday and after his concert thieves broke into the stadium's safe and made off with an estimated $108,000. The cash was from ticket sales for Bieber's Sunday night show and for Saturday night's Bon Jovi concert, according to the BBC.

The well-orchestrated heist is believed to be the work of just two thieves who spent days chiseling into the stadium's vault, using ropes to get in and out. The crime wasn't discovered ...

Animal rights activists are pleased with Justin Bieber's apparent decision to give up his seized pet monkey so it can be taken care of by expert animal handlers.

While in tour in March, the singer was forced to relinquish the capuchin, named Mally, to German customs officials after he didn't provide the proper paperwork.

On Monday, the Munich Animal Protection League center, where Mally is currently being housed, revealed Bieber's lawyers asked that the monkey be placed in a German zoo.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is happy with the pop star's decision to place ...

Justin Bieber's apparent decision to give up ownership of his seized pet monkey has been applauded by animal rights activists as the animal can now be cared for by experts.

The pop superstar was forced to hand over the capuchin, named Mally, to German customs officials in March (13) after he failed to produce the correct paperwork to allow the monkey into the country, where he was on tour.

A spokesperson for the Munich Animal Protection League centre, where the furry friend is currently being housed, revealed on Monday (13May13) that lawyers for the Baby hitmaker have expressed their desi...

Justin Bieber is reportedly keen to hand over ownership of his pet monkey to German authorities after it was seized by customs officials in March (13).

The Baby superstar's capuchin monkey, named Mally, was taken away by border officials when the teenager failed to produce the required papers after landing in Munich while on tour.

He has been given until Friday (17May13) to reclaim his furry friend from the Munich Animal Protection League centre, where the animal is being housed, but, according to shelter spokeswoman Judith Brettmeister, Bieber's aides have already decided to abandon the ...

Justin Bieber's Mother's Day concert in South Africa on Sunday (12May13) ended on a sour note after crooks broke into a safe at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium and made off with over $108,000 (£70,000) in ticket takings.

The gang of thieves reportedly broke into a strongroom and took cash from Bieber's show and a Bon Jovi gig on Saturday (11May13).

South African police spokeswoman Katlego Mogale tells the BBC, "We don't know how many people were involved as we are still gathering evidence.

"The suspect had gained entry through the roof."

During his show earlier on Sunday, Bieber invited his ...

Pop star Justin Bieber marked America's Mother's Day on Sunday (12May13) by bringing his mum onstage during his show in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Baby hitmaker took to the stage at the city's FNB Stadium and thrilled fans when he asked his mother, Pattie Mallette, to join him for his rendition of hit track One Less Lonely Girl.

Bieber shared a picture on Twitter.com of the pair embracing onstage and added, "Happy Mother's Day pattie mallette. Today u r (you are) my OLLG. Love u. I love my momma. Great night tonight."

Mallette added, "So yep... justin bieber surprised me for mother'...

Welcome to this week's Twitter Roundup! Lot's of exciting tweets from this week's Met Gala as well as a bunch of other wild stuff that happened throughout the course of the week.

Starting out with the Met Gala 'PUNK : Chaos to Couture' Tweets :

.@brooklyndecker @rhw #met twitter.com/KateUpton/stat…

— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) May 7, 2013

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— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) May 7, 2013

Thanks! So many amazing looks! “@stepmomoirs: Best dressed @ the Met Gala -- @elizabethbanks twitter.com/Stepmomoirs/st…”

— Elizabeth Ban...

Justin Bieber has thanked the police in Dubai for choosing not to charge a member of his security team over an onstage altercation with a crazed fan.

On Sunday, the 19 year-old pop superstar was performing in the emirates city when an overzealous follower grabbed the teenager, who was in the middle of his hit single Believe and accidentally knocked over a piano.

Security guards for the Baby hit-maker dashed onstage and frog-marched the youngster away, nevertheless reports suggest police officers were later asked to investigate an allegation one of the bouncers had made an insulting rema...

Pop superstar Justin Bieber thanked cops in Dubai for choosing not to charge a member of his security team over an onstage scuffle with a fan.

The Baby hitmaker was performing in the emirates city on Sunday (05May13) when a devoted follower grabbed the teenager and accidentally knocked over a piano.

Security guards dashed onstage and bundled the youngster away, but reports suggest police officers were later asked to investigate an allegation one of the bouncers had made an insulting remark about a local cop.

The man was reportedly let off after apologising for his faux-pas, and Bieber wa...

Selena Gomez says her relationship with Justin Bieber has been "crazy and intense."

The Spring Breakers star opened up about her relationship with the Canadian singer in the June issue of In Style Magazine, revealing that it's tough for the on-again/off-again couple because they're always in the public eye.

"It's uncomfortable that everywhere I go, people know," she tells InStyle. "I don't like that. But Justin and I never really focused on the attention. You can't help who you date. So I wouldn't swear off that or say that's what I want again."

She went on to say that the couple handled...

Justin Bieber's "Believe" world tour has been anything but smooth, and Sunday night was no exception as the singer was confronted by a fan who rushed onstage to get a closer glipse of the star.

The fan got past Bieber's security briefly, but enough to run up and hug him from behind before a pair of guards sudued him, one of them pushing Bieber out of harm's way and knocking over his piano in the process.

Bieber escaped unscathed and kept singing while his crew rushed to re-set his piano. He was in the middle of his hit single "Believe."

"Dubai. Nothing stops the show. 2 more to go. #BELI...

The official E! Online Twitter account was hacked on Saturday afternoon by a group who posted that Justin Bieber exclusively revealed to the site that he's gay and that on-again/off-again girlfriend Selena Gomez "fully supports" him.

The Syrian Electronic Army, which has previously hacked the BBC, Associated Press nad Britain's The Guardian, took credit for the attack on Saturday an hour after posting things like, "Exclusive: Justin Bieber to E!online: I'm a gay," and "Exclusive: Selena Gomez tells E! she will fully supporting Justin in his coming out."

The group also tweeted a fake headl...

Justin Bieber was schooled about fame from Miley Cyrus during the premiere of his 3D film a couple of years ago. When the pop star released his documentary "Never Say Never" in 2011, the former "Hannah Montana" star pulled him aside to give him some tips about life in the spotlight.

She told Elle magazine: "I noticed he was taking all these photos of people and doing a lot of s**t, and I just grabbed him and said, 'Just take a snapshot in your brain of this moment so you don't forget.'"

Cyrus was speaking from the heart after forgetting what happend when her film "Hannah Montana: The Movi...

Justin Bieber and his on/again,off/again girlfriend Selena Gomez won the top prizes at the Radio Disney Awards on Saturday night.  The award show celebrates the most popular recording artists among children and teenagers.
 
The couple, who recently reunited in Norway during Bieber's European tour, won "Best Male Artist" and "Best Female Artist" at the Los Angeles event.
 
Gomez recieved her trophy in person while Bieber was absent due to touring. However, he made his acceptance speech via video.
 
Bieber and Gomez competed against each other in the "Fiercest Fans" category, but neither won....

You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Alex Pettyfer has landed the role of Christian Grey in the big-screen adaptation of "50 Shades Of Grey." False. The actor reportedly shot a steamy test scene with director Gus Van Sant. The footage they shot is believed to be a sex scene, and it's unknown which leading lady played Anastasia Steele for the test tape.

"Vampire Diaries" star Ian Somerhalder is a big fan favorite for the role of Christian....

Back together? Justin Bieber basically proved his on/off romance with Selena Gomez is on again by posting a topless photo of himself in an embrace with the “Spring Breakers” starlet.

Bieber posted the black-and-white image on Instagram on Friday.

The image reveals a shirtless Bieber working on his laptop as Gomez hugs him from behind with a mischevious face. The caption reads: "'You've been makin music for too long babe come cuddle' - her."

Earlier this month the couple sparked reconciliation rumors after flew jetted to Oslo, Norway, to visit Bieber while he’s on tour. They split late la...

Justin Bieber has been given less than a month to collect his pet monkey Mally from German customs officials.

The pop singer's 17-week-old capuchin was seized last month when he failed to provide the authorities with the proper paperwork for the primate, and now he faces losing his pet forever.

Bieber's camp requested the monkey be taken to a local zoo or rescue center, but for now it's being held at a Munich Animal Protection League shelter.

Thomas Meister, a customs spokesman, told the Associated Press, "If by May 17 there is nothing, then he loses ownership of the animal and it become...

Justin Bieber's European tour troubles continue as his tour bus was raided Wednesday night after a police officer smelled marijuana smoke coming from the vehicle.

Police were in the area to control crowds of fans that had gathered near the bus, which was parked outside the Grand Hotel in Stockholm.

A passing officer detected a "strong smell" of marijuana coming from the bus and contacted the city's narcotics unit as the bus headed to the Ericcson Globe Arena, where Bieber was performing a show on his Believe tour, according to TMZ.com.

A warrant was issued and police searched the bus at ...

Rumors that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have rekindled their romance started heating up this weekend after the pair was spotted holding hands and kissing in Norway.

On Saturday, Bieber posted a photo of the two of them cuddling up together on Instagram. A few minutes later, he removed the post. The image was published just hours after it was reported that Gomez traveled to Oslo to visit Bieber while he was on tour.

A witness told People.com: "They were holding hands, hugging and they kissed on the lips. They looked really in love, like no fights ever happened before. It definitely look...

Could Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez be getting back together? Selena Gomez was spotted arriving in Oslo, Norway, Thursday night, sparking rumors that the couple may be heading toward a reconciliation.

Selena was also spotted kissing Justin, according to several reports.

"They were holding hands, hugging and they kissed on the lips," a witness tells People.com. "They looked really in love, like no fights ever happened before. It definitely looked like they were back together."

The young couple split last fall, and just last month made an appearance on David Letterman's late night show, t...

Justin Bieber has gotten a new supporter in the recent controversy over a comment he left in the guest book at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam -- the late Holocaust victim's stepsister.

Eva Schloss has come to the singer's defense, revealing to Britain's The Sun that the girl who hid from the Nazis for two years in the secret rooms of her father's office building would indeed have been a "belieber."

"She probably would have been a fan," Schloss says. "Why not? He's a young man and she was a young girl, and she liked film stars and music. They make a lot of fuss about everything that is ...

Justin Bieber is making headlines...again. This time it's for a semi-racy cartoon he posted on Instagram. The pop star uploaded a cartoon of himself naked in a bed with a female "Belieber." The singer is depicted lying down, shirtless, with his arms around a brown-haired fan with her eyes closed. She is also naked. He didn't write a caption.

One fan joked in the comments: "Wow i luv how he uploads cewt pics of mi and him." Another added, "Omfg, you're the best idol in the world. You made my day with this picture, srsly. Te amo mi amor x."

Bieber, 19, is a single guy after splitting from l...

Justin Bieber has disappointed fans in the Middle-East after canceling his upcoming concert in Muscat, Oman.

Justin was due to bring his Believe Tour to the capital city on May 6, but the date has now been scrapped in favor of adding a second date in Dubai in the neighboring United Arab Emirates. Fans have been offered refunds on their tickets or may exchange them for seats at the second Dubai show on May 5. Unfortunately that means about a five-hour drive and crossing an international border.

Alive Entertainment, which is promoting the upcoming shows, released a statement reading, "(We) ...

Curators at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam have come to the defense of pop star Justin Bieber over a message he left in the museum's guest book on Friday.

Bieber's note left historians and Anne Frank enthusiasts in an uproar, bashing the singer on Twitter and Facebook; but representatives for the historical site have now come to his defense.

"He's a 19-year-old boy taking the effort to come and see the museum, and we'd like to point that out, and I think it's quite innocent what he put down," said museum spokeswoman Annemarie Bekker.

Maatje Mostart, another rep, told Britain's BBC, "H...

Justin Bieber can't seem to catch a break on his European tour. The singer visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam on Friday and added a controversial comment to the guest book at the end of his visit.

Bieber was given a private tour of the historical site, where the Jewish girl hid from the Nazis during the German occupstion of The Netherlands during World War II; and afterwards a staff member posted the note the singer wrote on the Museum's Facebook page.

"Yesterday night Justin Bieber visited the Anne Frank House, together with his friends and guards," the staffer says. "Fans were wa...

The popular 'Side Buzz' seems to be all the rage with the celebrity elite these days. We have seen the 'short on top' side buzz, with celebs like Miley Cyrus, as well as the 'long on top' look that Skrillex and Rihanna have been wearing out.

It seems that Justin Bieber has favored the more 'Cyrusian' iteration of the side buzz, in these latest pictures of him posing with fans. The jury is still out on whether or not it actually looks good.

Some of his posse continued to be quite smitten, one Tweeting "OMB, @justinbieber NEW HAIRCUT, CAN'T BREATH, HE LOOKING SO SFGGADKLJFKLDSJFKL PERFECT...

Selena Gomez has spoken out over her new single "Come & Get It," saying recent rumors that it's about ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber aren't true.

"I love you too much, much to hide you, This love ain't finished yet..." she sings on the new song, saying that it's about her gaining more confidence as she matures. "...This love will be the death of me, but I know I'll die happily."

The single, which leaked online on Saturday, was set to debut on Ryan Seacrest's Los Angeles radio show, and despite the early leak it still crashed the American Idol host's website on Monday after it's on-air release...

Justin Bieber is causing trouble again, and this time it's for reportedly illegally tattooing celebrity tattoo artist Bang Bang last summer with a picture of a muscle-bound mouse and the word "swaggy" next to it.

Bang Bang defended the singer, telling Celebuzz: "I'm like a needy fan, I want a 30-minute autograph. That was his design. It was anything he wanted. It's his cartoon character. It might be the only thing he knows how to draw."

He added, "It's kinda my thing, I'm always asking celebrities to tattoo me." Stars including Chris Brown, Katy Perry and Rihanna have all reportedly tatto...