Justin Bieber going to space, leaving security guards behind

Justin Bieber and his manager, Scooter Braun, have announced the two are going to space as part of the new space tourism program Virgin Galactic.

Sir Richard Branson announced the news today.

Great to hear @justinbieber & @scooterbraun are latest @virgingalactic future astronauts. Congrats, see you up there!

— richardbranson (@richardbranson) June 5, 2013

Bieber will join other stars in the stars including Ashton Kutcher, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. To join the odyssey, the stars had to make a $250,000 deposit to hold a spot when the project is finalized.

Several disBeliebers hope that Branson will leave the star in space. Unlike the proposed Mars trip, this one will be a two-way adventure.

Branson has tweeted about it several times since the initial announcement.

.@justinbieber @scooterbraun @virgingalactic music video in space? Now that's what I call music! virg.in/bie

— richardbranson (@richardbranson) June 6, 2013

His security guards will be left behind, and may be left altogether after allegedly assaulting a photographer in Miami.

The photographer reportedly told the police that two of Bieber's bodyguards jumped him and began to choke him. Then, one took the memory card from the camera. The battery report was sent to the state attorney for review.