Twitter Now Ruled by King, Not Queen

Justin Bieber overtakes Lady Gaga to claim most followers
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 22, 2013 9:08 AM CST
Twitter Now Ruled by King, Not Queen
In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Dispensing such words of wisdom as, "Haha good morning hair. I look like a peacock," "if u grow up to be a good man, the rest will all make sense," and of course, "Time for a workout," it's no wonder Justin Bieber just became Twitter's most-followed user. Yes, the Biebs overtook Lady Gaga in the wee hours today, according to Mediabistro. He currently has 33,331,363 followers to Gaga's 33,327,381. Mediabistro predicts that—lucky for us!—Justin will be in the top spot for quite some time. (In other Bieber news, a former bodyguard claims Bieber roughed him up.)

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