Justin Bieber Paternity Scandal: Second Woman Claims Singer Fathered Baby
Justin Bieber has been hit with a new paternity scandal more than one year after the singer finally put an end to previous initial paternity rumors.
A 25-year-old unidentified woman reportedly claims Bieber, 19, is the father of her daughter. The single mom alleges that she and the pop star were intimate in 2010 after meeting in Miami after his concert.
"She gave birth to a baby girl later that year, and Justin didn't know anything about it. She just wanted to protect her baby. She wanted to keep her and her family away from any spotlight," a source told Us magazine. "In my opinion, she does look a lot like Justin did at that same age."
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The tabloid also printed a series of text messages allegedly sent by Bieber to the unidentified woman thanking her for their night. The singer appears to describe their tryst as "our little secret?" although the text messages have not yet been verified.
In 2012, Bieber openly ridiculed 20-year-old Mariah Yeater, who is a single mom from California, after she claimed in court papers that he was the father of her 1-year-old son. From the beginning, Bieber maintained that Yeater's claims were false and eventually the case was reportedly dropped.
"Dear mariah yeeter [sic]...we have never met...so from the heart i just wanted to say," Bieber tweeted in April 2012. He then posted a link to an audio clip from comedy movie "Borat" in which the title character repeats "you will never get this!"
Bieber was forced to publicly address the scandal involving Yeater during a previous appearance on the "Today" show.
"None of it is true," Bieber told "Today" show host Matt Lauer. "I know I'm going to be a target, but I'm never going to be a victim. It's crazy, every night after the show I've gone right from the stage right to my car, so it's crazy some people want to make up such false allegations."
Yeater reportedly dropped her paternity lawsuit in November, although representatives for Bieber suggested that they would sue her for false claims.
"It's sad that someone would fabricate such a malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false claim. We'll continue to consider all of our options to protect Justin," a representative for Bieber told The Insider.
