Justin Bieber says he doesn’t take sexual assault lightly – especially when he’s been accused of being an offender.
Over the weekend, the Pop pin-up found his name at the center of a Twitter storm when an anonymous account published a story on the platform alleging he sexually abused her in 2014.
A fiery inferno erupted – with one corner praising the “bravery” of the alleged victim and another vigorously defending Bieber.
Now, the singer is stepping up to clear his name. And he’s doing so with a stacked-pack of receipts.
His lengthy clap-back below…
“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.
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.
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.
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.
We have also confirmed with the Four Seasons regional manager that I was never on property on the 9th of March 2014 and never a guest on the 9th or the 10th and I welcome all press to inquire with them if needed or wanted.
I won’t be using mike lowery anymore as an alias
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.
Bieber then retweeted the following:
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Wow.