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Justin Bieber rents out Staples Center for date with Selena Gomez

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez arrive at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. Getty

(CBS) Most couples do dinner and a movie at their favorite restaurant and local cinema. But that wasn't enough for Justin Bieber.

The singer reportedly rented out Los Angeles' Staples Center on Friday night for a romantic date with girlfriend Selena Gomez.

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After catching Demi Lovato's concert at the Nokia Theater, TMZ reports, Bieber brought Gomez to the nearby Staples Center via an underground tunnel. When they walked inside, the 20,000 seat arena was empty except for a candlelit table set for two.

Bieber, 17, and Gomez, 18, dined on steak and pasta, catered by the arena's Lexus Club, and took in a screening of the film "Titanic."

"Romance isnt dead. treat your lady right fellas," he tweeted on Friday.

The teen heartthrob reportedly got the idea for the date from the Adam Sandler film "Mr. Deeds," where Sandler's character surprises Winona Ryder with a date at Madison Square Garden.

According to TMZ, Bieber paid nothing to arrange the big date - the Staples Center comped his use of the arena as a thanks for Bieber selling out recent concerts there.

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