Of course we said yes. Bieber hung out with the group for a bit and invited them to accompany him back to his room at the Four Seasons. In another set of tweets, another woman named Kadi accused Bieber of sexual assault in Bieber issued a lengthy response to the accusations on Twitter. Bieber also mentioned that the second allegation was a fabrication and an elaborate hoax.
Spiegel told Green that the accusers did not to their "due diligence" in "fabricating" their allegations because both claims can be disproven by eyewitnesses who knew where Bieber was on those days and by photo images obtained by the paparazzi. Skip to content. Justin Bieber. Local Local news from across Southern California. UCLA 2 hours ago. Aside from the first names they go by on social media, Danielle and Kadi have remained anonymous. They have no personal details publicly available.
Neither woman has been interviewed by mainstream media outlets, or attempted to make her identity widely known, which totally invalidates the argument that Bieber's accusers are motivated by fame.
There's simply no reason a rich pop star needs to demand millions of dollars from anyone, let alone two powerless, nameless women — unless he wants to discourage future victims from coming forward. Suing for defamation is a silencing tactic that's arisen in response to the MeToo and Time's Up movements. Assuming the defendant doesn't have millions of dollars to go after, all it really does is demonstrate the reach and financial strength of the accused, discouraging any other potential victims from coming forward.
As Madison Pauly reported for Mother Jones earlier this year , defamation lawsuits have been rapidly increasing in frequency. Few are publicized, and very few go to trial, "but their impact extends well beyond the courtroom. Pamela Lopez, one of five women who accused California politician Matt Dababneh of sexual misconduct, was sued for defamation in She told Mother Jones that the lawsuit "scares the s out of me all the time. That's an everyday thing, and it's a lonely thing," Lopez said, adding that she sometimes panics in the middle of the night: "What if he tries to take everything?
According to Buzzfeed, many men who sue for defamation do so because they lost job prospects or income due to an allegation. It seems highly unlikely that Danielle and Kadi's stories will impact Bieber's sales or streaming numbers — especially given the continued success of artists like Chris Brown, who was convicted of assaulting Rihanna more than a decade ago, and XXXTentacion, whose popularity actually surged at the same time he was charged on allegations of domestic violence.
Moreover, Bieber was quick to deny these allegations, quick to offer apparent evidence of his innocence, and quick to garner sympathy. Bieber's media coverage this week has overwhelmingly focused on his vehement denials. It's hardly fair to argue that he's been dramatically, irreversibly defamed. When Taylor Swift accused a radio DJ of sexual assault and he sued her, citing loss of wages, she sued back.
Swift certainly had more money and influence to wield than her opponent, but the point wasn't to bury him financially.
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