what was the role of justin bieber in the roosevelt field mall riot?”
Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber owes his entire career to the Internet. When he was the ripe old age of 13, Bieber and his family began posting videos of his performances on YouTube. Someone in a suit liked the tunes and boom — Bieber was signed with Usher’s label. Now his infamy shall be cast in the iron of the Web, as one of Bieber’s team was arrested for not using Twitter. One more time: arrested for not using Twitter. James A. Roppo, 44, senior vice president of Bieber’s label, Island Def Jam Records, was arrested November 20 on felony assault charges. justin bieber Justin Bieber Three thousand crazy screaming girls (and their parents) showed up at Roosevelt Field Mall in Long Island for a Bieber album signing. Soon, the crowd became unhinged with teenybop bloodlust, and Roppo refused to send out a Twitter message saying the signing had been canceled. This “reckless behavior,” as police called it, resulted in escorts to the hospital for five and a “minor injury” on a crowd-contr
Fans of Tween King Justin Bieber Cause Mall Riot In Celebs by Jeffery , on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 4:41 AM (PST) celebrity news Courtesy of INFDaily.com . The malls are no longer safe. If you find yourself at the mall sometime in the near future and hear that 15 year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber is in the area… run. There’s a pretty good chance an unruly mob of teenage girls is in hot pursuit, and they’ll stop at nothing to get to him. In an event Friday afternoon at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y., 10,000 hysterical young ladies nearly stampeded while waiting for autographs from Bieber. According to police, the crowd was broken up after safety concerns were raised, but Bieber’s record exec, James Roppo, Tweeted that the singer was still signing. This caused fans to go berzerk and rush forward, breaking down barriers. Aimee Macchi, 13, was knocked down when the crowd surged forward. “People started screaming ‘Justi
