Pop star Justin Bieber is expected to go to a Toronto police station today to be formally charged with assaulting a limousine driver last December.
Canadian public broadcaster CBC said Bieber had been to the city on December 29 and was coming back from watching a hockey game when police were called to intervene in an altercation.
A police official said Bieber was expected to turn himself in to face an assault charge.
The official said the charge has to do with an alleged assault on a limo driver in December.
Toronto police said in December they were looking into allegations that a member of Bieber's entourage assaulted a limo driver who was driving the Canadian pop star and several others. Police said at the time that it was unclear whether Bieber was involved.
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If true, it is the latest problem for the 19-year-old heartthrob after his home in Los Angeles was searched in connection with an alleged egging of his neighbour's house, and his arrest in Miami for drag racing and impaired driving.
Bieber today pleaded not guilty in to charges of Driving Under the Influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license in Florida.
News of the Canadian charges comes as a petition asking the Obama administration to deport Canadian pop star passed the 100,000-signature mark needed to require a White House response.
The petition so far has collected about 118,000 signatures since being added by user "J.A. from Detroit" to the White House website on Jan. 23, the same day Bieber was caught drag racing on a residential street in Miami Beach in a rented Lamborghini.
However, it is highly unlikely that Bieber, 19, would be deported, as federal law dictates that a visa could be revoked or denied for a conviction of a violent crime with a one year, or longer, prison sentence.
Bieber told police after his arrest that he had taken prescription medicine, had been smoking marijuana and had consumed alcohol. If convicted, he could face up to six months in jail, although experts say he will likely get off with a lighter sentence for his first offence.
A spokesman for the singer declined to comment on the petition or say which kind of visa Bieber holds to reside in the United States.
Edited by Bonnie Malkin
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