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Justin Bieber fans have sent online threats to a young girl who attended the 'Boyfriend' star's recent Italy gig, after she was invited to join the singer on stage.
In an article translated from Italian website Corriere.it, it is claimed that the girl, who was attending the gig with a friend who is a huge fan of Bieber, was chosen from the thousands of fans to meet Bieber on stage at the show. Despite reportedly asking if her friend could take her place, the youngster, named Georgia, met Bieber on stage and was the focus of his attention during a slot in the show known as 'OLLG' or 'one less lonely girl.'
However, following the gig, things turned ugly on Twitter when fans began tweeting offensive threats towards the girl, including threats of 'I wanna push you down the stairs'. Georgia has since been forced to deactivate her Twitter and Facebook - and have her mobile phone taken away by her parents.
"I'd never imagined I'd see a little girl in tears just because she was chosen to go on stage," said her mum. "I don't understand what she did wrong, my daughter's shocked. I just hope this thing doesn't leave scars on her."
Justin Bieber fans turned ugly after his recent gig in Italy
Bieber's fans have a history of persecuting 'rivals', as UK teenager Courtney Barrasford experienced in early March, 2013.
After listening to Bieber's acoustic album, Barrasford tweeted: "Not really a fan of Justin Bieber but his acoustic album is actually good," gaining a retweet from Bieber which meant his millions of followers saw the message.
A barrage of jealous abuse was sent to Barrasford as fans of Bieber were outraged at the fact someone who was 'not even a fan' had been noticed by the 19-year-old singer.
One message to Barrasford read: "I am a Belieber of him since 2009 and he didn’t notice me. And you’re not even a f**king fan. You get noticed. OMG."
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