Justin Bieber keeps plane waiting 8 hours while searching for pet monkey

The monkey business continues for Justin Bieber.

The 19-year-old singer kept the pilot on his private plane waiting for eight hours in Miami while he reportedly searched for his pet monkey before returning to Burbank, Calif., on Friday.

Via Instagram 'Too much traffic, Justin Bieber wrote on Instagram. The star reportedly was in search for his pet monkey Friday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

 

According to TMZ, the plane was supposed to take off around 11 a.m., but Bieber called to say he was running late.

The Biebs did not show up until 3 p.m. and then alerted the pilot that he couldn't leave until he retreived his pet monkey from West Palm Beach, Fla.

Via Instagram The 'Beauty and the Beat' singer hangs with his little simian pal.

 

Sources told the gossip site that Bieber even chartered a helicopter to avoid traffic and get his monkey. Meanwhile, four more hours passed while his plane contined to wait.

The pilot, who reportedly only had 30 minutes left before he was off duty, was moments away from leaving when the "Beauty and the Beat" singer finally showed up to board his flight.

Bieber's plane took off at about 7 p.m. but it’s not clear whether or not his monkey joined him.
It also remains unknown if the monkey in question is Mally, who was last reported to be detained in Germany after the pop star failed to sign the right pape work. His little friend was then placed in a new home