Pop singer Justin Bieber has been released from custody in Miami, following his arrest on Thursday.
The 19-year-old posted bail of $2,500 (£1,500), after a brief court appearance, where he was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs.
Police said the star had been racing a sports car on a Miami Beach street. He was also charged with resisting arrest and having an expired driving licence.
Bieber waved to fans as he left jail.
Escorted by officials and his personal entourage, he climbed on to the roof of a sports utility vehicle to greet his supporters, many of whom were in tears, before being driven away.
At the bail hearing, the Canadian star stood silently, dressed in an orange prison uniform, as he heard the charges against him.
Hours earlier, according to police reports, he and a friend were drag racing on a residential Miami street, in a yellow Lamborghini and a red Ferrari while a pair of SUVs blocked traffic.
Miami-Dade Police estimated they were driving at 55mph in a 30mph zone – flanked by apartment buildings, a high school, a youth centre and a golf course.
Miami Beach’s police chief, Raymond Martinez, said Bieber initially refused to co-operate with officers and was “a little belligerent, using some choice words”.
During the investigation, the singer “made statements that he had consumed some alcohol, that he had been smoking marijuana and consumed some prescription medication,” Mr Martinez continued.
The arrest report said the singer “had slow deliberate movements” and a look of “stupor” when an officer told him to step out of the Lamborghini.
Bieber currently lives in a gated community in Calabasas, about 30 miles north-west of central Los Angeles.
A Canadian citizen, he lives and works in the US under a 0-1 visa, issued to anyone who displays “extraordinary ability or achievement” in their field.
Experts said the current charges, classified as misdemeanours, were unlikely to jeopardise his immigration status, but would nonetheless be cause for concern.
“In the future, any time he tries to come in the country, or tries to renew his visa, it’s going to slow, because he’s been arrested,” immigration lawyer Paul Herzog told the LA Times. “It’s going to be a flag.”
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