Justin Bieber Breaks Silence on Sexual Assault Accusations With Lengthy Twitter Explanation
Justin Bieber is speaking up after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2014 over the weekend. In attempts to dispel the story, the singer methodically laid out a timetable of events in a series of tweets that he says should prove him unequivocally innocent.
As reported by E! News, a woman calling herself Danielle alleged that Bieber sexually assaulted her on March 9, 2014 at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas. Even though it appears the account has since been deleted, she wrote, "I'm posting this anonymously because I'm not ready to come forward and reveal myself. If he comes across this, you know who I am. I know you remember me. I hope your life is hell after this and you drown in guilt."
A day later, the "Intentions" singer created a thread on Twitter to prove that the accusations could not be factual, providing receipts from an Airbnb and a Westin Hotel, showing that he was not staying at the Four Seasons on the night in question. One of his tweets reads, "As [Danielle's] 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."
You can check out all of his tweets on his account here.
Bieber provided emails, fan tweets, paparazzi photos, receipts, and news articles as alleged proof that he was never at the Four Seasons on March 9. While he was seen at the hotel on March 10, tweets confirmed that he was actually seen at the hotel's restaurant and did not stay at the hotel.
It looks like Bieber and his management team wanted to really build a case and demonstrate that the allegations could not possibly be true. "Rumors are rumors but sexual abuse is something I don't take lightly," he tweeted, noting that he would be working with Twitter and authorities to take legal action and denounce the "factually untrue" story.