(Fixes typo in paragraph 5 to "where" from "were")
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin
Bieber was taken off formal probation by a U.S. judge on Monday
after he was found guilty of vandalism last year for throwing
eggs at a neighbor's house.
Bieber, 21, did not attend the hearing in which Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge Andrea Thompson changed the status of his
probation to informal after receiving good reports on his
two-year probation sentence, according to court documents.
The "Boyfriend" singer pleaded no contest to misdemeanor
vandalism in July 2014 after pelting eggs at a neighbor's home
in an upscale Calabasas, California, neighborhood.
As part of his sentence, Bieber performed 40 hours of
community service at a family homeless shelter, doing
maintenance and janitorial work. He had also attended 12 anger
management counseling sessions and was required to pay his
former neighbor $80,900 in restitution.
Bieber has since moved from the gated community where his
yolk-splattering misdeed occurred.
While Bieber remains on probation until next July he will no
longer be supervised directly by a probation officer.