A male model is suing Justin Bieber over an alleged altercation in the Hamptons, New York, in 2013.
Wayne Rennalls, a 23-year-old actor-model, alleges he was assaulted by Bieber's security detail in a parking lot of the South Pointe nightclub in Southampton, N.Y., in the early hours of Aug. 4, 2013, according to The Inquisitr.
Five days later, Rennalls, then sporting a black eye, called a press conference with a lawyer to announce that he was filing a personal injury lawsuit against Bieber, TMZ reported. He alleged he was attacked by the Canadian and his bodyguards over "jealousy" related to a waitress and girls in the club, reports The Inquisitr.
Police investigated the alleged incident. Then the New York Daily News reported that law enforcement sources indicated that Rennalls may not be the victim he claimed to be.
"It will likely turn out that Rennalls instigated the fight," sources told the publication. "One of Justin's bodyguards was also injured in the confrontation, which has not been reported."
Bieber's rep previously said the singer was "not involved in any altercation."
Now TMZ reports Rennalls has filed a new lawsuit that focuses only on the singer's security team.
In the lawsuit, Rennalls takes the position that since the bodyguards are on Bieber's payroll, the singer is liable for their alleged actions. The actor-model is suing the singer and the club for an unspecified amount for alleged pain and distress.
According to court papers, Rennalls also accuses the Southampton club of allegedly serving alcohol to the then 19-year-old singer, MTV reported.
