Pop star Justin Bieber who flew to Italy to film a cameo in comedy sequel Zoolander 2
has reportedly been quizzed by police in Rome in connection with Argentina's request for him to be arrested over the alleged assault of a photographer, Italian media reported Wednesday.
Two of the country's most respected dailies, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, reported that the Canadian heart throb was under interrogation at his five-star hotel, but had not been arrested.
Police denied the star had been arrested but did not comment on the reports of him being questioned.
New pictures show police outside the Hilton hotel in Rome, where Bieber is staying.
While it has been claimed they were there to question him, TMZ reports they were consulting with his security on crowd control.
However, TMZ added he is on an Interpol list because of the outstanding warrant in Argentina.
Bieber ignored a November court order to appear before the judge in the case, which dates to a November 2013 stop in Buenos Aires on his Believe tour.
Photographer Diego Pesoa accuses Bieber of instructing a bodyguard to forcefully seize his camera and cellphone outside a nightclub in the upscale Palermo neighbourhood.
Under Argentine law, he would face from one month to six years in prison if convicted on a charge of causing injuries.
