Bleepin' hell, has teen phenom Justin Bieber reached the inevitable "diva" phase of his career?
Roger on that, so says one Aussie TV co-host who claims the singer chucked a tanty and hurled an F-bomb at a floor manager last month.
The word according to Sunrise co-host David "Kochie" Koch is that Biebs purportedly got testy with a floor manager during an appearance on the breakfast show.
Bieber's appearance on the show last month caused chaos when police had to control 4000 hysterical fans.
Koch claimed on a Sydney radio show this week that the dulcet-toned 16-year-old warbler swore at the crew member when he showed him where to perform on the set.
Koch told radio station Mix FM: "We had him on and he was a thoroughly nice bloke, really decent guy.
"Our floor manager was directing him to where he was about to perform and he turned around to (floor manager) Nick and said 'don't ever f***ing touch me again'. Nick went 'What?'
"And then (Bieber's) sound guy...said 'don't take offence mate he tells us that all the time'. So I was a little disappointed in that ... I thought maybe someone needs to drag you aside and give you a bit of a slap."
Now now, violence solves nothing. Better off sending him to bed with no supper.
Anyway, Biebs has vehemently denied having a diva strop on the show. He took to Twitter this week and trashed the host's claim, saying: "Family time with my mom couldn't come at a better time....I was raised to respect others and not gossip...nor answer gossip with anger," he said.
"I know my friends family and fans know the person I am. Hearing adults spread lies and rumours is part of the job I guess."
Yup, welcome to the neighbourhood, Biebs.
Bolstering the diva talk is this other yarn we clapped eyes on earlier this week.
Asked by a radio presenter about his new ink during an interview at a music festival in Wales recently (yes, he was on my home turf. Bangor of all places, no less), he reportedly flipped her the birdie and stormed off in a backstage buggy.
Yeah right.
His "people" had supposedly vetoed any probing questions about his new tat.
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