Justin Bieber has filed a defamation lawsuit against two women who had previously accused him of sexual assault on social media, People reports.

Bieber took to Twitter earlier this week to issue his own response to the accusations. He wrote;

"I don’t normally address things as I have dealt with random accusations my entire career but after talking with my wife and team I have decided to speak up on an issue tonight.

"Rumors are rumors but sexual abuse is something I don’t take lightly. I wanted to speak out right away but out of respect to so many victims who deal with these issues daily I wanted to make sure I gathered the facts before I made any statement."

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The singer then went on to map out the events of the day in question. And now, a defamation lawsuit against the two women who made the accusations has claimed that the accusations against him are "factually impossible, and disproven both by indisputable documentary evidence and the individuals’ own admissions."

Referring to the two claims, part of the complaint - which was obtained by People - reads;

"Danielle claimed she was sexually assaulted at the Four Seasons Hotel on March 9, 2014, however, Bieber did not stay at that hotel in March 2014 and there are multiple witnesses and documentary evidence to dispute Danielle's malicious lie,"

And of the second accusation, the complaint states that it was;

"likewise factually impossible, are contradicted by her own prior written statements, are supported only by falsified or faked texts."

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"Danielle fabricated her sexual encounter with Bieber at the Four Seasons Hotel because it was publicly reported that Bieber had dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant on March 10, 2014 and presumed that Bieber was at the hotel because of the public reports of him dining at the restaurant,"

"The allegations are factually impossible, revealing and evidencing beyond any doubt that her social media post and allegations are a complete fabrication, an elaborate hoax," the filing continues.

For his own part, Justin Bieber had previously tweeted that he would be taking legal action over the claims. He wrote on Twitter;

"Every claim of sexual abuse should be taken very seriously and this is why my response was needed. However this story is factually impossible and that is why I will be working with twitter and authorities to take legal action."

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Justin Bieber files $20m lawsuit over 'outrageous' sexual assault claims