Justin Bieber files $20-million lawsuit after 'false' sexual assault claims
Justin Bieber is taking legal action against two Twitter users who he says falsely accused him of sexual assault for "attention and fame".
Two anonymous women who claimed Justin Bieber sexually assaulted them at two different hotels are facing a $20-million defamation lawsuit.
The popstar's lawyers say the women “fraudulently schemed to seek attention and fame by maliciously posting despicable, blatantly false, fabricated, defamatory accusations that Justin Bieber engaged in sexual assault".
The 'Yummy' singer made headlines last week after the women took to Twitter to share details about their alleged encounters.
The first woman, who used the name Danielle, claimed that Justin took advantage of her at a Four Seasons Hotel on March 9, 2014.
"Justin had made me agree to not say anything to anyone, or I can get in serious legal trouble,” the woman wrote on Twitter, according to Vulture. Her account has since been deleted.
Justin hit back at the woman's claims, saying he did not stay at the hotel on the day in question, which multiple witnesses could attest to. The singer added that he had documentary evidence to prove where he was at the time of the alleged rape.
"Danielle fabricated her sexual encounter with Bieber at the Four Seasons Hotel because it was publicly reported that Bieber had dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant on March 10, 2014 and presumed that Bieber was at the hotel because of the public reports of him dining at the restaurant. However, even though Bieber went to the restaurant, he did NOT stay at the Four Seasons Hotel," People quoted the defamation lawsuit.
The second woman, who called herself Kadi on Twitter, made her sexual assault claims on the same day as Danielle.
She claimed that Justin's bodyguard invited her to his New York hotel room in May 2015, where he sexually assaulted her.
Justin's team said the woman's accusations were "factually impossible", and "a complete fabrication".
He took to Twitter shortly after the allegations to share emails, articles, and other documents to refute the women's claims.
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I don’t normally address things as I have dealt with random accusations my entire career but after talking with my wife and team I have decided to speak up on an issue tonight.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) June 22, 2020
Rumors are rumors but sexual abuse is something I don’t take lightly. I wanted to speak out right away but out of respect to so many victims who deal with these issues daily I wanted to make sure I gathered the facts before I made any statement.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) June 22, 2020
In the past 24 hours a new Twitter appeared that told a story of myself involved with sexual abuse on March 9, 2014 in Austin Texas at the Four seasons hotel. I want to be clear. There is no truth to this story. In fact as I will soon show I was never present at that location.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) June 22, 2020
As her story told I did surprise a crowd in Austin at Sxsw where I appeared on stage with my then assistant side stage and sang a few songs. What this person did not know was that I attended that show with my then gf Selena Gomez
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) June 22, 2020
Every claim of sexual abuse should be taken very seriously and this is why my response was needed. However this story is factually impossible and that is why I will be working with twitter and authorities to take legal action.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) June 22, 2020
Justin also retweeted posts shared by the cast of 'Riverdale'. Several actors on the show were falsely accused of sexual assault.
False accusations do tremendous damage to victims of actual assault. Furthermore, I would never seek to silence anybody. I encourage that people look into the accusations themselves, as the events detailed were factually untrue. 2
— Cole M. Sprouse (@colesprouse) June 22, 2020
Brave enough to come forward with the truth. This kind of lie can ruin lives and careers- and I can call it a lie because the person who made the allegations already admitted that the stories were fabricated.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) June 22, 2020