Justin Bieber Is Going To Space, Because He’s Justin Bieber

Sam Lansky | June 6, 2013 7:59 am

Justin Bieber has already conquered the globe. Next up? The galaxy.

(Sorry: I would have preferred to write, “His antics often lead people to say he’s living on another planet, while his fans say he’s out of this world,” but The Daily Mail already did that.)

Yes, the pop superstar is the latest celebrity to book a flight on likable lunatic/Virgin CEO Richard Branson‘s Virgin Galactic suborbital space flight, alongside his manager Scooter Braun. (Tickets are $250,000 each, which is so whatever.)

As Richard Branson tweeted:

And apparently, it’s the culmination of a lot of dreams for the Biebs:

Then again, it’s hard to fault him for wanting this little indulgence: Space is probably the only place left where there aren’t any paparazzi.

[via E! Online]