TV judge Greg Mathis blames the paparazzi for causing teen idol Justin Bieber to race down a Los Angeles freeway on Friday, RumorFix is reporting exclusively.

The popular TV judge tells RumorFix, “If he [Justin] was driving recklessly that means the paparazzi was also driving recklessly.”

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The 18-year-old was on the 101 Freeway near Studio City, California when he reportedly accelerated to 100 miles and hour in his chrome Fisker Karma because the pesky photographers were tailing him.

But Judge Mathis has some advice for the “Boyfriend” singer: “Have a security car trail you, so that when paparazzi are too aggressive, the security car can stop and deal with the paparazzi and [you] can continue to drive the normal speed.”