LOS ANGELES — Justin Bieber requested a decide to dismiss his defamation lawsuit against two ladies who accused him of sexual assault.
Attorneys for Bieber filed a request for dismissal in Los Angeles County Superior Court final week. The courtroom paperwork didn’t reveal whether or not Bieber and the defendants had agreed on a settlement.
“Justin has decided to move on and dismiss the case for defamation filed in 2020,” Evan Spiegel, an lawyer for Bieber, mentioned Tuesday night.
In 2020, Bieber filed a $20 million defamation swimsuit against two Twitter users who accused him of sexual assault. Khadidja Djibrine and a lady recognized solely as Danielle alleged in a collection of tweets in 2020 that Bieber assaulted them on separate events in 2014 and 2015.
Mediation between Bieber and Djibrine was unsuccessful, attorneys for each events mentioned final month, and the case was tentatively set for trial in May, Billboard reported.
Djibrine didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark Tuesday.
The preliminary grievance mentioned the social media users “fraudulently schemed to seek attention and fame by maliciously posting despicable, blatantly false, fabricated, defamatory accusations that Justin Bieber engaged in sexual assault.”
The Twitter person recognized as Danielle alleged that Bieber assaulted her March 9, 2014, after having invited her to his lodge room in Austin, Texas.
Bieber dismissed the allegations as “factually impossible” and posted receipts, e mail screenshots and news articles to his social media accounts that point out he was along with his girlfriend on the time, Selena Gomez, the night time of the alleged assault.
“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,” he mentioned on Twitter after the allegations have been made.
Djibrine accused Bieber of having invited her to his New York City lodge room round 2:30 a.m. May 5, 2015, and assaulting her.
Bieber’s grievance against her mentioned he attended the Met Gala and a celeb after-party that night time, the place he remained till 4 a.m. The grievance notes that he was photographed at a sizzling canine stand after he left the celebration.
Bieber’s attorneys didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.