BBM & RED
Thank you. That's what I said.
Well, here's the thing. He may have a hard time proving a defamation claim because it will be hard to show damages. However, he could at least sue for attorney's fees and I'm with most on this one. I think he should.
I think some of you are missing a small point here....
Let"s lay JB DOES sue this nutty woman, and let's say he wins, what exactly is going to get from her?! She lives on welfare; welfare cannot be garnished. Yes, he could sue, but what would he gain??? It would be throwing good money after bad.
Yes, he is the victim here, no question about it. Sometimes the courts are NOT the answer. A demand for a public apology, a restraining order perhaps, but other than that there really isn't anything to gain.
She already brought it into court. Bieber did not. So he should answer with a demand for attorney's fees and costs and/or sanctions. If he can prove defamation, I would not be opposed, no matter how crazy she seems to be. She may have something off but no one has taken her child from her and she's smart enough to hire an attorney and file a claim. And since she has no money, how are these attorneys getting paid? Either she's sane enough to convince them that her story may be true and they are taking the risk that it is, with a future promised cut of a settlement, or they think this kind of representation would be good for them (wow). But I think a statement needs to be made here.
And yes, Bieber is filthy rich. He doesn't need the money. But extortion should be dealt with swiftly. If he won an award from the court, he could donate it. And yes, she's on welfare. But maybe one day she won't be. (Or maybe she should get a job instead of extorting people). A judgment against her could be paid from future earnings. She would learn what happens when a person makes false claims. She would remember for a long time.
I remember Bob Barker of the Price is Right. He dated a lot of his young, hot co-workers, for decades. He was known for that but never for harassment. But one day, one of them chose to accuse him of sexual harassment. He immediately scheduled a press conference and in a stern, sincere manner stated that her attempt to extort him was going to be met with a massive law suit. That she was absolutely lying and he would not put up with it, settle to make her go away or any other such nonsense. She chose to go after him and he was going to fight fire with fire.
It wasn't very long after that that she slunk into oblivion and gave up her suit citing "stress". Yeah right. I remember feeling that he really handled it the right way.
There are too many people, crazy or otherwise, who feel they can get something for nothing and make outrageous claims via lawsuits. A monetary penalty in such a famous case may make others thinks twice. And that is the reason I am for it.
Would such an award hurt her baby? I doubt it. The state will continue to take care of him.
In any event, Justin Bieber (whose music I am not fond of (he's for little girls, IMO) but who has a nice voice), is a very young man who has developed in the public eye, not a 70 year old Bob Barker who has been around the block. This must be very shamefully embarrassing for him - the thought that some think he may have had a nasty sex encounter with a girl he didn't know, lasting seconds, the fact that anyone is talking about his sexuality at all. I mean, he's a kid, a young man trying to determine what it is to be a man. This would be humiliating for any person that age.
But Bieber also is a Christian kid who presents a wholesome image and that is part of his marketing. So such an allegation could be really wounding to him if some believed it and it would be really wounding to him even if it didn't cause him to lose fans because he would always think that some people believed such a thing of him. So if this young woman is lying, (which I am 99.99999% sure she is - he has handlers and bodyguards who actually follow him around and they used to monitor his behavior, like his manners, etc., btw), such a lie could feel doubly shameful to him.
And that could be a facet of his defamation suit. No, IMO, if she is lying about this, she should pay in some manner. It will prevent some of the others who will one day think about pulling such a stunt.