Petition To Deport Justin Bieber Gets White House Attention – As if US President Barack Obama didn’t have enough problems to deal with already, his administration now is being asked to weigh in on the grave matter of Justin Bieber’s bad behaviour. [smh]

Justin Bieber Charged With Assault – Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been charged with assault in connection with an incident involving a Toronto limousine driver in late December. [cbc]

Facebook Surges on New Earnings – Facebook said Wednesday that it generated $2.59 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013, easily beating analyst estimates and sending shares surging almost 12 percent in after-hours trading. [time]

Russia’s Only Independent News Channel Faces Closure Under Kremlin Pressure – Several cable networks abruptly dropped Dozhd TV under apparent orders from powerful figures. “There’s only one way things happen that quickly in this country,” the channel’s owner says. [buzzf]

SABC Unaware Of CEO Resignation – The SABC has been unable to confirm or deny rumours that its chief executive officer Lulama Mokhobo has resigned. [m&g]

Local Startup Sports Bevy Of Beauties – Not sure if you’ve spotted 7Days’ Facebook page, but damn the main guy Graham has quite a crew of angels surrounding him. Good work, gang! You get our Facebook like! [7days]

Google Keeps ‘Vast Majority’ Of Motorola Mobility Patents In Sale To Lenovo – Motorola Mobility is being sold to Lenovo, in a deal worth $2.91B. Google is divesting itself of the handset division it purchased for $12.5B in 2011, but it will keep some of the assets — including patents. [tcrunch]

Snowden Gets Nobel Nomination As U.S. Pursues Trial – President Barack Obama wants to see Edward Snowden clapped in irons and bound to the U.S. for a criminal trial. Two Norwegian politicians have a different fate in mind for Snowden: the Nobel Peace Prize. [bloomberg]

Rebels in Syria Claim Control Of Oil / Gas Resources – Islamist rebels and extremist groups have seized control of most of Syria’s oil and gas resources, a rare generator of cash in the country’s war-battered economy, and are now using the proceeds to underwrite their fights against one another as well as President Bashar al-Assad, American officials say. [nyt]

Orlando Bloom Is Tapping This French Actress – Miranda Kerr’s ex Orlando Bloom arrived at The Roger Room on his Ducati on Tuesday night for a date with a new girl. [dailymail]

Jo-Ann Strauss Has Been Appointed As A Director Of Media24 – Media24 on Wednesday announced that Jo-Ann Strauss has been appointed as a director of the company. [ch24]

Indian Politician Says Women Can Invite Rape With Clothes And Behaviour – A female Indian politician and activist has said rape victims may have invited attacks by their clothes and behaviour, fuelling a national debate over a series of incidents of sexual violence against women. [guardian]

Academy Disqualifies Oscar-Nominated Song ‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ – In a move with few precedents in the 86-year history of the Academy Awards, the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to disqualify an Oscar nominee prior to the Oscars ceremony itself. [hollyrep]

Hugh Grant’s Three Babies In 15 Months – The 53-year-old actor has gone from being childless to a father of three in the space of just 15 months. His third love-child was revealed yesterday – a son born to Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein. [daimai]

Rob Ford Accused of Paying to Have a Man Beaten in Jail – The embattled Toronto mayor is accused of trying to keep his sister’s ex-boyfriend quiet about his drug use by having the man attacked in jail. [time]

Hong Kong Tycoon’s Daughter Defends Sexuality In Letter – The daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon has urged her father in an open letter to accept she is a lesbian, after he offered millions to find her a husband. [bbc]

Kanye West Confronted Anna Wintour Over Lena Dunham’s Vogue Cover -It’s no secret that Kanye West believes Kim Kardashian deserves to be on the cover of Vogue, but would another star’s good fortune really cause him to confront the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour? [huff]

 

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