First he was accused of being the cause of a paparazzi's death, then there were rumors of a blow out relationship ending fight between him and Selena Gomez -- and now TMZ has published photos of Justin smoking what appears to be marijuana. Justin apologized to his young fans through Twitter, however, his team isn't happy about the photos and are reportedly grilling security about who could have taken them. Bieber was reportedly partying with his friend, Lil Twist when the photos were taken. The pictures were reportedly taken on January 2 inside a hotel room in California, just a day after the paparazzo was killed trying to take a photo of Justin in his Ferrari -- the pap reportedly got a tip that Justin was smoking pot in it. It's pretty ironic -- considering sources close to Bieber were insistent ... the photog who was killed lied when he said Justin was smoking weed hours before the fatal accident.And there's this -- we're told Bieber had security present ... but no one seemed to mind that people were snapping photos.As for talking points -- sources tell us Bieber was chatting it up about how tired he was because he'd been staying up late recently. Shockingly, we're told the conversation eventually turned to late night fast food ... and where they could get it.We're told a girl also crashed in the hotel room with Justin -- NOT Selena. It's unclear if they hooked up.
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