An assault charge against pop star Justin Bieber was withdrawn* in a Toronto court on Monday after the prosecutor said there was no reasonable prospect of conviction*, clearing up one Canadian legal battle for the superstar just as another begins.

    Bieber was charged in January with the assault of a limousine* driver in Toronto in December. The driver told police that he had picked up six people, including Bieber, outside a nightclub and that the singer struck him on the back of the head several times during an altercation* on the way to a hotel.

    “After completing a thorough review and, in consultation with the police, the Crown determined that there was no reasonable prospect of conviction. Accordingly, the charge against Mr. Bieber was withdrawn,” Brendan Crawley, a spokesman for the Ontario Attorney General’s office, said in an email.

    While the December incident may now be behind him, 20-year-old Bieber is still not out of legal trouble in Canada. He was arrested and charged with assault and dangerous driving just over a week ago near the town of Stratford, Ontario, where he grew up.

    Police said two drivers got into a “physical altercation” on August 29 after a minivan and an all-terrain vehicle collided near Stratford. (SD-Agencies)