Justin Bieber is being sued for $9 million by a concert goer who claims one of his screaming fans caused permanent hearing damage.
Rollingstone.com reported that Stacey Wilson Betts is suing Bieber, Island Def Jam, and the concert promoters over a July 14, 2010 show, during which the pop star “climbed into a heart-shaped, aluminum/steel gondola and was pulled out over the crowd” then “enticed the crowd into a frenzy of screams by continuously waving his arms in a quick and upward motion…The gondola that Justin Bieber was suspended in acted as a sound conductor, creating a sound blast that permanently damaged both of my ears.”
The plaintiff is demanding more than $9 million for “hearing loss, severe tinnitus and hyperacusis (an oversensitivity to certain frequency ranges of sound) in both ears,” as well as legal fees.
David Woodson
