Justin Bieber has spoken for the first time about allegations he fathered a fan's four-month-old child. Mariah Yeater, 20, claims in court filings that the star fathered her son Tristyn during a 30-second sex session in a bathroom backstage after one of his shows. She now wants to force the 17-year-old to take a DNA test and pay up to $260,000 in monthly child support.
'I would just like to say basically that none of those allegations are true,' he told the Today Show. 'I know that I'm going to be a target but I'm never going to be a victim.' He continued: 'I think it's crazy because very night after the show I'm gone, right from the stage to my car so it's crazy that some people want to make up such false allegations but to set the record straight, none of it is true.' When host Matt Lauer asked if he had met Mariah, he said: 'Never met the woman.'
It has been claimed that the Yeater told her ex-boyfriend he was the father last year, but he denied he got her pregnant. According to Frances Lippe who told TMZ that Mariah had been dating her grandson John Terranova in Las Vegas toward the end of high school. According to the gossip website Mariah told John that he was the father and the pair got into a fight after he denied her allegations.
Yeater was arrested and charged with battery, according to TMZ because she had hit John in the face. The family have said they haven't heard from Ms Yeater since. Meanwhile despite Yeater's allegations about Bieber, the Today set was swamped with excited fans, some who had lined up the night before to get a glimpse of the star. Justin, who is dating popstar Selena Gomez, smiled happily and signed autographs for the crowd.
And he was obviously please with how his side of the story came across. The star tweeted soon after his appearance saying: 'Thanks for letting me set the record straight. what is real are my fans...this album...and this charity work. see u guys the 23rd.' Still, Yeater now faces a possible investigation for 'statutory rape' because singer was under age at the time she claimed they had sex.
Yesterday, a Los Angeles police commander said that his department may look into the allegations. The law states any person 'who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is not more than three years older or three years younger than the perpetrator, is guilty of a misdemeanor.' At the time of the alleged encounter, Yeater had only just turned 19. (Dailymail)
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