Justin Bieber flirts with retirement in Christmas Eve tweets

By Curtis Skinner

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenage pop star Justin Bieber sent out a series of mixed messages over his Twitter feed on Tuesday night, one of which said he was retiring, on the eve of the Christmas Day release of the latest film chronicling the life of the Canadian singer.

The tweet to the 19-year-old's nearly 48 million followers - "My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring" - was quickly followed by another message: "I'm never leaving you, being a belieber is a lifestyle."

And then: "IM HERE FOREVER."

Representatives for Bieber did not immediately respond to a request for clarification.

The Canadian singer has been involved in a series of headline-grabbing incidents over the past year.

In March, the singer scuffled with a photographer outside a London hotel during a European tour. Later that month, police were called to his Los Angeles area home after a neighbour claimed he had been threatened and struck by Bieber.

In June, Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles, though police said the accident was not considered a hit-and-run.

The movie, "Justin Bieber's Believe," which takes the name of Bieber's third studio album, could help repair his image after the difficult year.

"I think people forget that it's a 19-year-old kid, trying to figure it out," Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, told ABC News, adding the film shows Bieber as "a human."

At one point in the film, director Jon Chu suggests Bieber's life could become a "train wreck."

The "retirement" message went out on the night of Christmas Eve and by the following morning had nearly a quarter million retweets and over 185,000 favourites.

Twitter user @theycallmejerry tweeted: "A life without Justin Bieber. A life without my idol, hero, inspiration, my everything. Not the best thing to think about on Christmas Eve."

On the other end of the spectrum, Twitter user CozImAGuy said, "Justin Bieber retiring is the greatest Christmas gift EVER."

(Reporting by Curtis Skinner; Editing by Edith Honan and Jeffrey Benkoe)

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Two men arrested for Hitler gas chamber tweets after football game

Police in london have arrested two men because of tweets they sent following a football game in the city on 6 October.

The offending tweets made reference to Hitler and gas chambers and were described as being of an anti-Semitic nature.

They were sent after West Ham United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on 6 October at White Hart Lane.

Both men, aged 24 and 22, were arrested that their homes in the city yesterday and are being questioned on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.

A third man, aged 48, was detained earlier this month as part of the same investigation.

All suspects have been bailed to a date in late January.

In a separate investigation that also dealt with anti-Semitic tweets relating to the same match, a 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead was arrested and cautioned on 28 November for malicious communications.

Before the game, West Ham’s chairman had sent a letter to fans advising them that a zero-tolerance approach would be taken against any discriminatory behaviour.

Spurs fans have been known to use the word ‘Yid’ which is seen as derogatory towards Jewish people. However, they see it as solidarity with Jewish supporters who are often targeted by travelling fans.

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Three men arrested for anti-Semitic tweets after Premier League match

LONDON (Reuters) - Three men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic comments on Twitter following Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League match against West Ham United in October, police said on Friday.

Two men, aged 22 and 24, were arrested on Thursday in London and in Wiltshire, while a 48-year-old man was arrested at his home in Canning Town in London last week on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.

The investigation following the match on October 6 was triggered by complaints about tweets that referred to Hitler and the gas chambers.

Traditionally Spurs has had a large Jewish following and its supporters have been the target of abuse from opposition fans.

Supporters of the club often chant "Yid Army" and "Yiddo" at matches, using a term deemed offensive by some in the Jewish community, but fan groups say the term is used as a badge of honour rather than a derogatory remark.

However, the governing Football Association and police have warned that using the word "Yid" could lead to prosecution and a ban on attending matches.

All three men have been bailed until January while the police make further enquiries.

In a separate investigation also dealing with anti-Semitic tweets relating to the same match, a 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead north of London was arrested and cautioned on November 28 for malicious communications, police said.

(Reporting By Freya Berry, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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