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While we were in the middle of a global pandemic and locked under quarantine, two women named Danielle and Khadidja came forward to accuse Justin Bieber of sexual assault. They shared their alleged encounters with the Popstar on social media, and immediately, Bieber fired back, denying the allegations. We previously reported on the scandal and at the time, Bieber reportedly stated that he had receipts to prove that he wasn’t near the locations the women claimed he was during their encounters.

Bieber reportedly sued both women for $10 million and on Friday (July 23), Radar Online reported that the 27-year-old singer is calling on a court to award him his money.

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Bieber has filed lawsuits citing defamation, and now, he wants a Los Angeles judge to issue a default judgment against Khadidja Djibrine. She claimed that on May 5, 2015, Bieber assaulted her “around 2:30 a.m. at the Langham Hotel in New York.” Bieber called foul on the allegations, calling Khadidja a “superfan” who has repeatedly been seen waiting “outside of his hotels.”

On the evening in question, Bieber attended the MET Gala and while he did appear at an event at the Langham Hotel that night, he left to attend a private after-party that lasted un 4:00 a.m. His attorney called Khadidja’s story an “impossibility — a poor, but damaging, fabrication” because there is plenty of evidence to prove it could not have occurred.

It appeared that Bieber’s team has stated that Khadidja has yet to respond to the documents filed on the singer’s behalf and they are hoping that the courts will award him a $10 million default judgment.

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A 1998 comedy show has come back to bite the Olympics in the behind. Kentaro Kobayashi acted as the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director and was looking forward to finally kicking off the worldwide sports event today (July 23), but he was reportedly fired this week after it was revealed that back in the late 1990s, Kobayashi made an insensitive joke about the Holocaust.

The Olympics organizing committee stated Kobayashi was let go “after a joke he had made in the past about a painful historical event was brought to light.” The committee’s president Seiko Hashimoto said, “We found out that Mr. Kobayashi, in his own performance, had used a phrase ridiculing a historical tragedy.”

“We deeply apologize for causing such a development the day before the opening ceremony and for causing troubles and concerns to many involved parties as well as the people in Tokyo and the rest of the country,” Hashimoto added. Later, Kobayashi shared that he was regretful for the resurfaced remarks.

“Entertainment should not make people feel uncomfortable. I understand that my stupid choice of words at that time was wrong, and I regret it,” he said. The opening ceremony continued without Kobayashi and the torch was carried by Naomi Osaka who lit the cauldron to mark the beginning of the events.

According to NBC News, Kobayashi wasn’t the only person fired; earlier this week, musician Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada, a key member of the opening ceremony creative team, was let go after accusations of him bullying his disabled classmates circulated on social media. His music was also removed from the ceremony.

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A 1998 comedy show has come back to bite the Olympics in the behind. Kentaro Kobayashi acted as the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director and was looking forward to finally kicking off the worldwide sports event today (July 23), but he was reportedly fired this week after it was revealed that back in the late 1990s, Kobayashi made an insensitive joke about the Holocaust.

The Olympics organizing committee stated Kobayashi was let go “after a joke he had made in the past about a painful historical event was brought to light.” The committee’s president Seiko Hashimoto said, “We found out that Mr. Kobayashi, in his own performance, had used a phrase ridiculing a historical tragedy.”

“We deeply apologize for causing such a development the day before the opening ceremony and for causing troubles and concerns to many involved parties as well as the people in Tokyo and the rest of the country,” Hashimoto added. Later, Kobayashi shared that he was regretful for the resurfaced remarks.

“Entertainment should not make people feel uncomfortable. I understand that my stupid choice of words at that time was wrong, and I regret it,” he said. The opening ceremony continued without Kobayashi and the torch was carried by Naomi Osaka who lit the cauldron to mark the beginning of the events.

According to NBC News, Kobayashi wasn’t the only person fired; earlier this week, musician Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada, a key member of the opening ceremony creative team, was let go after accusations of him bullying his disabled classmates circulated on social media. His music was also removed from the ceremony.

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