Justin Bieber has accepted a plea deal to avoid jail time in his egg throwing case, according to a new report.
The 20-year-old has agreed to undergo anger management classes along with two years of supervised probation after pleading no contest to charges of misdemeanor vandalism, TMZ reports.
He will also have to perform five days of community service in addition to paying $80,900 in damages to his former neighbour, whose Calabasas home the teen idol allegedly threw eggs at.
Reps for Bieber released a statement to Mail Online following the sentencing on Wednesday: 'Justin is glad to get this matter resolved and behind him. He will continue to move forward focusing on his career and his music.'
While Sheriff's detectives initially estimated the damage to the home at up to $20,000, the presiding judge said 'The house is a dream house', explaining why he was fining Bieber in excess of $80K according to TMZ.
The anger management courses are expected to go for 12 weeks, with a minimum of one meeting per week.
In addition, the gossip website claims that the Baby singer is required to stay at least 100 yards away from his former neighbour and his family.
Bieber was not present for the 1:30 p.m. arraignment at the Superior Court in Van Nuys, California.
Bieber was not arrested during the search of his home, but his friend and personal manager Xavier Domonique Smith was charged with felony drug possession. Smith, an aspiring rapper who goes by the name Lil Za, pleaded no contest to felony possession of ecstasy and was sentenced to probation and a drug treatment program.
Bieber faces two other cases in Florida and Toronto. A Miami court has set a trial date this month for his DUI case, which also includes charges that he resisted arrest without violence and was driving with an expired license.
A preliminary toxicology report showed that the singer tested positive for marijuana and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax after his arrest, but no other illicit drugs were found in his system.
The singer turned himself in to Toronto authorities on Jan. 29 on a charge that he assaulted a limo driver in late December. Weitzman has said that Bieber is innocent in that case, which he described as being the equivalent of a misdemeanor case in the United States.
Bieber gained stardom with his debut album at age 15 and his career has been guided by a pair of music industry heavyweights, singer Usher and manager Scooter Braun. He has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for his 2010 full-length album debut My World 2.0, but his popularity has waned.
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