Justin Bieber is looking to leave some legal drama in the past, filing a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against two women who accused him of sexual assault.The 28-year-old singer was accused in 2020 by two anonymous women - who go by 'Danielle' and 'Kadi' or 'Khadidja' on social media - of sexual assault in two separate incidents in 2014 and 2015.The singer responded by calling the claims 'outrageous lies' and 'factually impossible' and by filing a defamation lawsuit seeking $20 million in damages, which he is now moving to dismiss, via TMZ.
Legal drama:Justin Bieber is looking to leave some legal drama in the past, filing a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against two women who accused him of sexual assaultSources close to the singer claim that he chose to dismiss the case, 'because he felt he'd made his point and wanted to move on.'Danielle was the first to come forward against the singer in June 2020, claiming on social media she was inspired by another Twitter user, 'itsgabby,' who accused Ansel Elgort of sexual assault a week earlier.
Danielle claimed Bieber sexually assaulted her at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Music Festival in 2014.
Moving on:Sources close to the singer claim that he chose to dismiss the case, 'because he felt he'd made his point and wanted to move on' Kadi/Khadidja was reportedly inspired by Danielle and came forward with her account from May 2015, where she claimed Bieber sexually assaulted her at the Langham Hotel in New York after the Met Gala, at approximately 2:30 AM.Bieber filed his defamation lawsuit shortly after the allegations, claiming he could prove that neither of these incidents occurred.Bieber said in the defamation lawsuit.
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