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Justin Bieber booed by crowds during splashy Grey Cup halftime show
TORONTO -- Justin Bieber faced a hostile homecoming at the 100th Grey Cup on Sunday, with the jeering capacity crowd at the raucous Rogers Centre providing the teen idol with a reception as unyieldingly cold as a long Canadian winter.
The 18-year-old grew up roughly 150 kilometres down the road in Stratford, Ont., but that didn’t help his cause with the rowdy crowd on hand, who took aim at the ubiquitous pop star whenever possible.
They booed when his face popped up on the JumboTron. They booed when a host spoke his name at the onset of halftime. And they booed with extra glee as he took the stage and throughout his medley of the finger-snapping, chart-topping hit “Boyfriend” and the disco-inflected club come-on “Beauty and a Beat.”
If Bieber was bothered by the boo-birds, it didn’t show. .....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/justin-bieber-booed-by-crowds-during-splashy-grey-cup-halftime-show/article5661114/
