If you're gonna make a paternity claim against Justin Bieber, it's probably be a good idea not to have alleged texts lying around that seem to disprove your case.
It would appear that was the fate of Mariah Yeater: She's the San Diego woman who filed a paternity suit two weeks ago against the "Baby" singer before abruptly withdrawing it yesterday.
Here's what's been happening—and what Bieber has to say about it...
As if that weren't enough, Bieber also said he would take a DNA test to disprove his paternity as soon as he returned to the U.S. from his performance schedule abroad—all of which seemed to strongly indicate that he was 100 percent certain of his lack of culpability, despite Yeater's public insistence to the contrary.
But it wasn't until Yeater's past came to light that her story really began to unravel. Turns out, this wasn't her first time trying to pin paternity on someone who wasn't the father. An her history, coupled with Bieber's serious legal threats, caused her lawyers to abandon ship.
"I do not currently represent Mariah Yeater," her former San Diego-based attorney, Matt Pare, told E! News Wednesday. (There is new speculation this morning that Yeater might try again with a new set of attorneys, but so far that report has not been confirmed.)
We'd say better late than never, but we think never would have been better in this case—especially considering the fact that, by the sounds of it, Bieber's team hasn't ruled out pursuing actions of their own against Yeater (however, despite reports to the contrary, they have never expressly stated that they would sue the accuser).
"As we've said from the beginning, it's sad that someone would fabricate such a malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false claim," spokesman Matthew Hiltzik said. "We'll continue to consider all of our options to protect Justin."
Today 1:30 PM PST by Josh Grossberg
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