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Justin Bieber's Coachella experience ended on a sour note Sunday night and he missed the opportunity to see the awkward Drake/Madonna kiss.Bieber walked over to the artist's entrance to watch Drake perform. The singer claims he was invited and had the proper wristbands, but Coachella security weren't having it and asked him to leave. Bieber stood his ground and refused to leave—he didn't want to stand in the crowd with everyone else, lest he be mobbed by Beliebers.
That's when things got ugly, TMZ reports. A Coachella staffer offered to escort Bieber in and even took him by the arm to lead him in. But Coachella security didn't like that, so they came up from behind and put the singer in a headlock. Bieber's team got into it with security. But eventually they got the message and Bieber left of his own accord, but he's not happy about it.
Source close to Bieber told TMZ he's considering taking legal action against the security guards.
Bieber was recently roasted on Comedy Central, and the aging teen heartthrob promised that he would try to grow up a little bit.
Here's grainy video of Bieber finally leaving the fest:
