Oh man this is too sad…

Sad if it's true, but even more sad if Bieber's people are just trying to demonize the deceased photographer!

Because it seems that sources close to Justin Bieber claim that Chris Guerra, the man who was killed while crossing Sepulveda Blvd. attempting to snap pictures of Justin's parked Ferrari, was constantly harassing the young pop star!

AND they apparently claim that Chris lied on the phone to his friend when he said he had seen Bieber smoking pot from a pipe in his car, a call he made just moments before crossing the street.

Those behind the Beebz maintain that Justin barely left the Four Seasons on New Years Day except for a trip to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in Hollywood, and that he was NOT smoking weed.

They also allege that even though Chris told his friend that he had spotted Selena Gomez's car at the Four Seasons, that could NOT be the case because Bieber and Selenita had had a MAJOR fight in Mexico on December 30th and the tumultuos couple haven't seen each other since!

Bieber's peeps ALSO insist that Justin was not very fond of Chris, but he held his tongue in the wake of the Paparazzo's death out of respect to his family.

Hmmmmm. What interesting accusations!

Our thoughts are with Chris' family and loved ones during this difficult time.