Buckhead residents don’t want Justin Bieber as a neighbor and have protested against the pop star purchasing a $10.9 million mansion in the wealthy Atlanta neighborhood.
The pop star has been spotted around Atlanta partying with T.I and Diddy while recording a new album. Bieber or “Bizzle” is reportedly renting producer Dallas Austin‘s mansion, but is considering purchasing the Buckhead mansion as a second home.
Residents calling themselves The Buckhead Neighborhood Coalition created a Facebook page and has gained hundreds of supporters. They posted a statement saying: “Justin Bieber’s relocation to Atlanta can be nothing but bad for our children, as well as the community.”
A group of five stood outside the neighborhood at 6:30 a.m. today in protest. The group dressed in suit and ties and carried signs with slogans like, “Keep Buckhead Bieber Free!” They later revealed they were radio station interns and not part of the real Buckhead Neighborhood Coalition, and the protest was all a prank. But others aren’t taking Beiber’s potential home ownership lightly.
“It’s a well established neighborhood that we like to keep quiet, private, and safe,” one resident said.
“Quiet, private, safe” aren’t exactly what Bieber, 19, is known for. The pop star is racking up a number of criminal offenses along with numerous hits. Just last month, he was suspected of smoking weed on a personal jet and was arrested in Miami Beach on charges of driving under the influence. Beiber also allegedly attacked a limo driver. He has since refused a plea deal of community service, an alcohol abuse class, and random drug testing in the DUI case. As a result, Americans circulated and signed a petition calling for Bieber’s deportation, but so far it looks as if he’ll plant roots in Buckhead.
Bieber is taking it all in stride tweeting: “I’m still human. I will continue to meet hate with love.”