In light of gender-based violence month, Justin Bieber slammed sexual assault allegations against him, saying it’s “factually impossible”.
The Sorry hitmaker was subjected to two claims on Saturday, dating back to 2014 and 2015, and the 26-year-old singer - who is married to Hailey Bieber - has issued a lengthy denial in a series of tweets, in which he provided an alibi at the time of the first allegation.
He tweeted: “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.
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.
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.
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.(sic)”
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
Justin went on to share links to several news articles at the time backing up his claim he was with Selena on the night of the alleged assault.
ALIBI: Bieber’s ex Selena Gomez
And the Believe hitmaker told how he and Selena had been forced to stay at an AirBnB apartment after running into difficulties with his hotel reservation and posted receipts to back up his explanation.
Justin confirmed he plans to take legal action against the accuser.
He has yet to publicly address the allegations related to an incident in 2015, however, an insider insisted that is also not true.