Justin Bieber ignoring paternity lawsuit: Singer wants to 'focus on the positives' - New York Daily News

<div readability="99.4245091401"> <p class="DNTEXT"> Justin Bieber has daddy issues.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> Despite the pop star denying claims that he fathered a child with a female fan, the great-grandfather of the alleged love child is speaking out.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> Eddie Markhouse tells Inside Edition that his granddaughter, Mariah Yeater, doesn't lie.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> "I don't know the whole story. But, from what I understood, she met him at a concert and he sent two security guards down off of the stage to bring her backstage to meet him," Markhouse said. "She said they partied, had some drinks and they indulged in sex … She's basically an honest good person. She's got a big heart. She's a good kid and she loves this baby."</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> Yeater, 20, filed a lawsuit claiming she had sex with the 17-year-old singer backstage at one of his L.A. concerts and gave birth to his alleged son three months ago.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> The woman wants Bieber to take a paternity test to "scientifically confirm" he's the dad, according to paperwork obtained by Star.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> A spokesman for Bieber, Matthew Hiltzik, denied the allegation.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> "While we haven't yet seen the lawsuit, it's sad that someone would fabricate malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false claims," he said. "We will vigorously pursue all available legal remedies to defend and protect Justin against these allegations."</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> Following the shocking claim, Bieber took to Twitter to say he's going to "focus on the positives."</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> "Im going to ignore the rumors...and focus on what is real," he wrote Wednesday. "an opportunity to help by doing what i love. Judge me on the music! Love yall!"</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> Another paternity rumor Bieber wants nothing to do with: that he's the adoptive parent of a recently-rescued shelter dog.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> During an interview on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Wednesday, the "Baby" singer denied reports that he and girlfriend Selena Gomez adopted a puppy together during a visit in Canada.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> "It's so funny because people keep talking about this dog and I don't even have a dog! I never got a new dog! I didn't adopt a dog," he said.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> Though the teen sensation has a family dog that resides at his grandparents' house in Canada, he says he's nowhere close to owning a pooch on his own.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> So who ended up taking home the adorable husky mix the Biebs was photographed carrying last month?</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> "A friend of mine did," the 17-year-old said. "I don't have anything to do with the dog. I think he's a cute dog, but he's not my dog. I love dogs and I condone people adopting from the shelter."</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> The only baby in Bieber's life, however, appears to be his newly-released Christmas album, "Under the Mistletoe," in which a portion of its profits will go to charity.</p> <p class="DNTEXT"> "I'm trying to help give back," he tweeted. "Nothing will stop me from that focus. NOTHING."</p> </div>