Bieber: Paternity claims 'absolute bull'
Justin Bieber has branded claims he fathered a love child with a fan "absolute bulls**t".
The 'Baby' hitmaker was devastated when he had legal papers filed against him by 20-year-old Mariah Yeater last week claiming he is the dad of her four-month-old son and told his close pal Max George from British boy band The Wanted that the story is a complete fabrication.
Max – who toured South America with the 17-year-old singer earlier this year – told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "He is really cut up by being accused of being a father.
"He said it's absolute bulls**t lies and that it didn't go down like that at all. I told him to keep his head up, we're right behind him.
"He's had the worst time of his life and handled it so well. Doing the paternity test shows how grown-up he's being about it."
Meanwhile, lawyers for Mariah, 20, have claimed they tried to settle out of court with Justin before filing the paternity claim and claimed he is now worried the outcome of the case could be affected because it has become so "high-profile".
Attorney Jeffrey Leaving said: "It could have been done painlessly, with the media never knowing about it. Access to justice should not be a luxury only the rich can afford, especially in a society where people are so enamoured by celebrity status and wealth.
"There has to be a sufficient chain of custody. Now it’s a high-profile case, and there’s motive to corrupt this. People are so enamoured with Justin Bieber, you could have someone change samples in a lab because of love for this guy."
Leaving also claimed his client has been "bullied" saying, "she’s an unemployed single mother struggling to make a future while being intimidated and bullied. She has a right to make her case without threats of being sued or jail time. This is outrageous".
