Woman Sues Justin Bieber for Hearing Loss She Claims Was Caused by Screams of Frenzied Fans
Stacey Wilson Betts of Oregon filed a lawsuit against teen pop star Justin Bieber alleging she sustained permanent damage to her ears at a concert she attended with her daughter in 2010.
Betts accuses Bieber of negligence for "entic[ing] the crowd into a frenzy of screams by continuously waving his arms in a quick and upward motion." She says the "heart-shaped aluminum/steel gondola" erected on stage acted as a "sound conductor" which generated a "sound blast that permanently damaged both of my ears."
For her pain and tinnitus Betts is demanding the "Boyfriend" singer, his label, the concert promoter, and the arena fork over $9.23 million in damages.
"What would she expect by going to the concert," legal analyst Dana Cole told ABC News, "that everybody would be quiet and polite?"