Now that's a limp excuse: Justin Bieber claims he couldn't complete court-ordered community service in egg-throwing vandalism case because of 'ankle sprain'
An ankle injury has tripped up Justin Bieber's attempts to complete the terms of his sentence in a vandalism case filed after he threw eggs at his neighbor's house last year.
Probation officials wrote in a report filed Tuesday that Bieber cited a severe ankle sprain he suffered during a soccer game as the reason he couldn't complete five days of community labor as planned in early January.
Bieber provided a chiropractor's report stating he was ordered to stay off his feet for a week in early January.
Limp excuse: Justin Bieber - pictured here in February - cited a severe ankle sprain as the reason he couldn't complete five days of community labor as planned in early January
Score: Christie Brinkley shared this photo to Instagram of the group's vacation in Turks and Caicos, where Justin injured his foot
The singer took to Twitter on January 3, posting a collage of photographs of him taking part in a soccer game, captioning it: 'Great times.'
He took part in the game while vacationing at the Parrot Cay resort in Turks and Caicos with a star-studded crew including model Christie Brinkley and pal Hailey Baldwin.
Justin later returned to his social media account to report his injury, sharing: 'Messed up my damn foot. Smh'
The Journals artist also visited his Shots account, posting a picture of his injured appendage, saying: 'Broke my damn foot' followed by three thumbs down and poop emojis.
'Great times' The hitmaker posted this photo on Twitter shortly before returning to announce he had injured his foot
Bieber's attorney Shawn Holley told a judge on Tuesday she expected the singer to complete community labor and anger management counseling — the remaining terms of his sentence — by his next court date on May 11.
The Grammy-nominated singer also cited time in the recording studio and the taping of several television programs as reasons for why he hadn't completed his sentence as planned, the report states.
Superior Court Judge Leland B. Harris said the report was favorable to the singer and followed the recommendation of probation officials to give Bieber more time to comply with the sentence.
Broken foot: Justin took to his Shots account following the injury in January, posting: 'Broke my damn foot'
Bieber, 20, remains on probation after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vandalism in July.
He was ordered to complete five days of community service, attend 12 anger management sessions, and pay $80,900 to repair damage to his neighbor's home. He has paid the restitution and completed nine anger management sessions, according to the probation report.
Bieber 'has displayed a cooperative attitude and has expressed a sincere desire to be more diligent in completing anger management and community labor,' probation officer Darlene Montalvo wrote.
Bieber did not attend Tuesday's hearing.
Too busy: The singer also said he had been prevented from finishing community service by time in the recording studio and the taping of several television programs
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