--- description: Allegedly got into a fight after car crash title: Justin Bieber Charged With Assault, Dangerous Driving in Canada image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff54bdd2ed6fa5bf/6986a1abf983e7672b04f747/454054216.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Justin Bieber Charged With Assault, Dangerous Driving in Canada  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 2, 2014 4:39 PM CUT  Justin Bieber attends a VMA Pre-Party on August 23, 2014 in Los Angeles. Justin Bieber attends a VMA Pre-Party on August 23, 2014 in Los Angeles.Araya Diaz—Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 2, 2014 4:39 PM CUT Now Canada can join the [list of countries](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/justin-bieber-a-timeline-of-trouble-leading-up-to-his-arrest-2014241 "undefined") where Justin Bieber has gotten into trouble with the law. The 20-year-old pop sensation was arrested Friday in his native country after he allegedly got into a fight after a car crash. Bieber got into a “physical altercation” with an occupant of the other car after a collision near Perth, Ontario, according to the police report, which resulted in charges for assault and dangerous driving. He’s scheduled to appear in court on Sept 29. The 20-year-old’s brushes with the law have become more frequent in recent months. He was accused of attempted robbery of a [cell phone ](http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/14/showbiz/justin-bieber-attempted-robbery-complaint/ "undefined")in May, and pled no contest to [vandalism charges](http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/09/showbiz/justin-bieber-vandalism/ "undefined") in July after egging a neighbor’s home. He made a large donation to charity in August as part of a settlement for his [DUI charge in Miami.](http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/13/showbiz/justin-bieber-miami-plea/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3256870/justin-bieber-assault-dangerous-driving-canada/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3256870/justin-bieber-assault-dangerous-driving-canada/"},"headline":"Justin Bieber Charged With Assault, Dangerous Driving in Canada","datePublished":"2014-09-02T16:39:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:57:57.251Z","description":"Allegedly got into a fight after car crash","url":"https://time.com/3256870/justin-bieber-assault-dangerous-driving-canada/","keywords":["Crime","Justin Bieber","assault","Canada","driving"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff54bdd2ed6fa5bf/6986a1abf983e7672b04f747/454054216.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff54bdd2ed6fa5bf/6986a1abf983e7672b04f747/454054216.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Brown Hosts VMA Pre-Party","caption":"Chris Brown Hosts VMA Pre-Party","creditText":"Araya Diaz—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3256870/justin-bieber-assault-dangerous-driving-canada/","name":"Justin Bieber Charged With Assault, Dangerous Driving in Canada"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Justin Bieber Agrees To Take Anger Management Course","description":"Justin Bieber has agreed to attend a 12-week anger management course. 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