Justin Bieber's Penis Will Be Censored in Police Videos, Jail Pictures of His Tattoos Get Released

Miami Beach Police Department make 18 photos public as prosecutors prepare to share five redacted videos that censor the singer's genitals

By Zach Johnson Mar 05, 2014 2:18 PMTags
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This is what Justin Bieber looks like from every angle.

On Tuesday, the Miami Beach Police Department released 18 never-before-seen photos of the singer taken after his Jan. 23 arrest. The pictures show the pop star's tattoos from a variety of angles. Bieber's body art includes a praying Jesus, a grinning joker's face accompanied by the word "love," an Indian chief's head and a quote from Psalm 119:105: "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."

Bieber and Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested in January during what police have called an illegal street drag race between a Lamborghini and a Ferrari. Neither star has been charged with drag racing.

The "Confident" singer, who turned 20 on March 1, was subsequently charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. Bieber pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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In the police report, Bieber was described as "excited, talkative, profane, cooperative, insulting and cocky." At the time of his arrest, the singer took a urine test, testing positive for marijuana and Xanax.

Miami-Dade County Judge William Altfield decided that he will release additional police videos of Bieber, but only after they've been redacted to censor the "As Long As You Love Me" singer's genitals.

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Two of the five unreleased video clips show the singer's genitalia during a urine test for drugs at the Miami Beach PD. Altfield agreed with Bieber's legal team, who argued that releasing the video would be an invasion of privacy that outweighed the public's right to know. "Mr. Bieber's right to privacy is paramount," Altfield said. "He has not lost his right to privacy, and that is what is important here."

Prosecutors will release all five clips in a few days, after the court-ordered redactions are completed.