The rapper known as Lil Twist has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after being stopped in California while he was behind the wheel of Justin Bieber's luxury sports car.
The 20-year-old, whose real name is Christopher Moore, was pulled over around 3:30 a.m. Thursday on a Calabasas road leading to a gated community where Bieber lives, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore.
Arrested: Christopher Lynn Moore, known by his stage name Lil Twist, at the Lost Hills Police Station in Calabasas, California, on Thursday
He was driving the pop star's 2012 Fisker, which is valued around $100,000.
Authorities say Moore was driving between 60 and 70 mph in an area that has a 30 mph speed limit because of construction.
Investigators think Moore may have been under the influence of marijuana, and according to TMZ he was holding a 'lit blunt' when he was arrested.
Bail was set at $5,000 for the misdemeanor offense, and Moore was released after eight hours in custody.
An email seeking comment was sent to his record label.
Booking sheet: The 20-year-old was released on $5,000 bail
This isn't the first time Lil Twist has been pulled over for speeding in one of the pop star's luxury cars.
The rapper caused between eight to 10 thousand dollars worth of damage to Bieber's white Ferrari when he bottomed it out speeding out of the Four Seasons parking lot on January 1 of this year, without Bieber in the car.
Shortly thereafter, he was pulled over for speeding off the 405 freeway and a paparazzo was killed by oncoming traffic while trying to photograph the car.
Expensive wheels: Lil Twist was driving Justin Bieber's $100k Fisker
The incidents on the first day of the year were just the initial signs of the trouble to come over the next few months for Lil Twist and, by association, Bieber himself.
A couple days later, pictures surfaced of the two BFFs smoking what, according to sources, were cannabis blunts at a Newport Beach hotel room party.
In early March, the Canadian singer-songwriter loaned his mirrored Fisker Karma to his Dallas-born rapper buddy, who promptly crashed it into cement poles in front of a wall at a San Fernando Valley liquor store.
After picking up the pieces of the car, he then promptly fled the scene with some unidentified men who showed up in a BMW, according to TMZ, leaving the damaged six-figure automobile behind, as well as causing property damage without consulting the owner of the property.
Best friend: The rapper with Justin Bieber in June
Just a few weeks later, Lil Twist threw a party at Bieber's Calabasas mansion while the star was in Europe, where more photos surfaced on TMZ of pot, bongs and booze.
However, even thought the party reportedly raged all night long, none of the neighbours complained.
After the raucous first few months, Lil Twist took to Instagram to address his haters and critics alike.
'I’m no influence, and I’m not running round claiming to be this role model…I live life. I’m a young adult who makes mistakes,' the rapper wrote. 'But it makes u more of a bad person to sit home and judge someone u haven’t took the time to learn about.'
He concluded the post with, 'U know what I’m gonna clean up my act. #wildkidz #baddecisions.'
The incidents on the first day of the year were just the initial signs of the trouble to come over the next few months for Lil Twist and, by association, Bieber himself.
A couple days later, pictures surfaced of the two BFFs smoking what, according to sources, were cannabis blunts at a Newport Beach hotel room party.
In early March, the Canadian singer-songwriter loaned his mirrored Fisker Karma to his Dallas-born rapper buddy, who promptly crashed it into cement poles in front of a wall at a San Fernando Valley liquor store.
After picking up the pieces of the car, he then promptly fled the scene with some unidentified men who showed up in a BMW, according to TMZ, leaving the damaged six-figure automobile behind, as well as causing property damage without consulting the owner of the property.
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