Image Group LA/ABCJustin Bieber is being sued by a guy who claims the singer punched him in 2016.
The Wrap reports that in the suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the guy, Rodney Tobias Cannon, says the alleged incident took place at the Westin Hotel in Cleveland in June of 2016. Cannon claims Justin “suddenly became irate” when he took a picture of the star, and then used “racial epithets” to “aggressively threat harm” to Cannon “if the photograph was not deleted.”
Cannon claims when he tried to walk away from Justin, the singer grabbed his shirt and then punched him, “making harmful contact with Plaintiff’s face, head and body.” He also claims that a member of Justin’s security detail “struck him in the back of the head,” rendering him unconscious.
As a result of the incident, the lawsuit claims Cannon “sustained injuries to his face, head and back” which have caused “great mental, physical and nervous pain and suffering.”
The Wrap doesn’t explain why Cannon took so long to file the suit. There’s been no response yet from Justin’s camp, reports the website.
Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
