Tween idol Justin Bieber's manager was arrested Wednesday for allegedly failing to help thwart a fan frenzy at a Long Island mall last November that sent five to the hospital. Scott "Scooter" Braun faces charges of reckless endangerment and criminal nuisance ... because police say he ignored their plea to send messages on Twitter telling crowds the appearance had been canceled. A record company exec has also been charged, the Associated Press reports.

Akon has put off a Sri Lanka concert after one of his videos -- with bikini dancers in the vicinity of a Buddha statue triggered riots this week. The singer issued an apology Wednesday. But officials from the island nation told the AP he would not get a visa.