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Justin Bieber’s Ill-Fated Overseas Tour Ends With Bizarre, Movie-Style Heist

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Justin Bieber’s world tour has generated its share of unexpected headlines, but the strangest was saved for last. A massive Ocean’s 11-type heist took place during Bieber’s show in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to local news reports. TMZ estimates the alleged thieves made off with roughly $330,000 in cash.

According to South Africa’s Eyewitness News, the suspects used ropes and chisels to break into a safe room. Stadium officials believe the break-in was an inside job, according to another local publication, the Independent Online. FNB Stadium, the concert venue, has a capacity of 94,000 people, and any thieves would’ve had to get past as many as 900 security guards.

TMZ reports that Bieber tweeted at the gossip site, “It wasn’t me,” though any such tweet is no longer online. 

The Believe singer has taken an astonishing amount of flak, some of it deserved, on his recent overseas trek. In Dubai, his security guard deflected a teenager who rushed the stage. In Sweden, police said they found drugs on Bieber’s tour bus. In Amsterdam, Bieber started a firestorm with his comments in the Anne Frank House guestbook. In Los Angeles, police have been investigating Bieber for allegedly spitting on a neighbor. In London, Bieber showed up late for a show and was later hospitalized after collapsing backstage, prompting him to deny ridiculous talk he might benefit from rehab.

In the coming months, he’ll be performing back in the good ol’ U.S. of A., where people of all political stripes can agree one one thing: He sucks. Aww. His next show is at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, and then his North American tour kicks off June 22 in San Diego, California, crisscrossing the continent through an August 10 gig in Atlanta.

We’re gonna go out on a limb here: No way this guy organized an Ocean’s 11-style heist.