Celebrity | Justin Bieber Punk'd Returning to MTV —With Host Justin Bieber New York Magazine says Ashton Kutcher will be executive producer By John Johnson Posted Oct 5, 2010 6:08 PM CDT Copied Justin Bieber arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) MTV is ready to bring back Punk'd to the air with Justin Bieber as host, multiple sources tell the Vulture blog at New York magazine. (He's been "all but officially tapped," says the report.) The prank-a-celebrity show created by Ashton Kutcher in 2003 has been off the air for a few years after a growing a wee bit stale. Kutcher is expected to be an executive producer in the new incarnation. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Turns out life on the California coast isn't always breezy. Report an error