Bieber plays down police quizzing ‘rumors’

ROME: Pop star Justin Bieber on Wednesday laughed off media reports that he was quizzed by police in Rome over Argentina’s request for him to be arrested over the alleged assault of a photographer.
Two of the country’s most respected dailies, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, said the Canadian heart throb had been interrogated at his five-star hotel, but had not been arrested.
Police contacted by AFP denied the star had been arrested but did not comment on the reports of him being questioned.
Bieber himself turned to Twitter to play down the incident, dismissing the reports as “rumors, rumors, rumors.” “All good. Comes with the job. Enjoying Italy and appreciate all the kind people here. Thank you. Great food,” he wrote.
Bieber, 21, arrived in Rome earlier this week to film a cameo role in the film Zoolander 2, which is being shot in the Italian capital.
According to the press reports he was being quizzed in relation to an April 8 request from an Argentinian judge for Interpol to issue a Red Notice for the pop star’s arrest.
Bieber ignored a November court order to appear before the judge in the case, which dates back to a November 2013 stop in Buenos Aires on his Believe tour.