Justin Bieber may have punched someone...again

Man alleges assault in June in Cleveland; incident is under investigation

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A Las Vegas man, who says Justin Bieber assaulted him in Cleveland eight months ago, has filed a police report about the fracas.

Thirty-four-year-old Rodney Cannon claims in the report filed on Tuesday with Cleveland police that the pop star took Cannon’s sunglasses inside a hotel after a Cleveland Cavaliers playoff game on June 8. He says in the report that Bieber and possibly a bodyguard punched him, and that he wrestled Bieber to the ground to restrain him.

Bieber’s publicist didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment on the accusations.

Cannon referred questions on Wednesday about the encounter — and why he waited to file the report — to an attorney who also didn’t immediately return a message.

A Cleveland police spokesman says the episode is under investigation.

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