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Bieber turns himself in on expected charge

TORONTO

Justin Bieber has turned himself in to Toronto police for an expected assault charge.

Bieber arrived Wednesday evening at a police station to a crush of media and screaming fans.

A police official says the charge has to do with an alleged assault on a limo driver in December. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Toronto police said in late December they were looking into allegations that a member of Bieber’s entourage assaulted a limo driver who was ferrying the Canadian pop star and several others. Police said at the time it was unclear whether Bieber was involved.

A spokesman for Bieber had no comment Wednesday.

Bieber emerged from a black SUV wearing a winter coat and a backwards ball cap.

Lambert, McGraw lead ACM nods

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw are the top nominees for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards.

Lambert and McGraw are up for seven awards apiece at the April 6 awards show. The nominations were announced Wednesday morning in a series of videos via social media.

Keith Urban is up for six awards, and Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Kacey Musgraves and Lee Brice have five apiece. Florida Georgia Line and Lady Antebellum are next with four nods.

Lambert and husband Shelton are nominated for the top honor, the fan-voted entertainer of the year, with Swift, 2013 winner Luke Bryan and George Strait.

The nomination continues something of a victory lap for Strait, who is wrapping up his final tour this year. He’s a former winner in the category who recently won the rival Country Music Association’s entertainer of the year trophy.

Shelton and Bryan will co-host the CBS broadcast from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Associated Press