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Media seeks release of Justin Bieber arrest videos

WATCH: A judge heard legal arguments on whether or not Justin Bieber’s arrest video should be released

MIAMI – A South Florida judge is holding a hearing on a motion by The Associated Press and other media outlets seeking the release of police videos made shortly after Justin Bieber’s recent arrest.

Bieber’s lawyers want a Miami-Dade County judge to prevent the release of the videos until his lawyers can review them for potentially inappropriate material.

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The AP and other media say there is no legal basis to withhold videos of the 19-year-old Canadian pop singer taken at a Miami Beach police station after his Jan. 23 arrest.

One video reportedly shows Bieber urinating.

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Both sides will argue their cases at a hearing today.

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Bieber has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired licence.

Police say he and singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were involved in an illegal street drag race.

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