Justin Bieber Sued for $9 Million Over Hearing Loss: What's the Loudest Part of a Concert?

by Fergie Posted 2012/07/13 19:00:00

Related Topics: Music, Justin Bieber, Concerts, Lawsuit, Loud Music

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	The screaming fans	177 votes	40%
	Nothing's too loud, I wear earplugs	73 votes	16%

Justin Bieber is being sued by a woman for $9 million after getting hearing damage from his screaming fans at a concert. The disgruntled concert-goer claims that when Bieber flew over the crowd in a heart-shaped metal gondola (uh, really?), he was egging on the prepubescent shriekers.

The woman took it even further by saying "the gondola that Justin Bieber was suspended in acted as a sound conductor, creating a sound blast that permanently damaged both of my ears." Time will tell who is at fault here -- although we have a strong hunch we know who will win -- but in the meantime: What do you think is the loudest part of a concert?

ROLLINGSTONE.COM reports:
Justin Bieber has been hit with a 9 million lawsuit by an Oregon woman who says a screaming fan permanently damaged her hearing at one of the pop star's shows.

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Bulbasaurus Rex. 2012/07/14 15:07:59

The music

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Wow.. You go to a concert KNOWING there's going to be loud music and screaming, why in the hell would you not bring earplugs? -.-
It's her own fault.

And now I'm mad at myself for standing up for Bieber..
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Alli 2012/07/14 13:33:21

The music

It's the best part! When you yell for an hour after :)

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mrs.heart attack 2012/07/14 12:48:04

The screaming fans

Wow that's f'd up lmao

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Valerie© 2012/07/14 12:47:31

Nothing's too loud, I wear earplugs

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In my opinion, it's stupid to go to a concert without earplugs. If it's too loud, pop 'em in, and problem solved.

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Johnny to Valerie© 2012/07/14 13:01:05

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In my opinion it's stupid to go to a concert with earplugs >.<

You wanna listen to your fav band or what? O.o

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Valerie© to Johnny 2012/07/14 13:18:15

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The speakers are so loud of course you can hear everything through the plugs. And if there ever was a soft concert (?) then you take them out.
I said "it's stupid to go to a concert without earplugs". I didn't say you *had* to wear them. Use common sense and protect your ears.

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Johnny to Valerie© 2012/07/15 01:35:34

of course you can hear even if you're wearing earplugs, but the quality isn't the same! earplugs leads to muffle sound.

p.e:
with earplugs -> mono
without earplugs-> Stereo

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KB 2012/07/14 12:37:25

The music

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It's a concert. Of course it's gonna be loud. I've been to battle of the bands before and they were pretty damn loud but I don't care. My hearing is largely bad.

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BritPunk 2012/07/14 12:32:49

Nothing's too loud, I wear earplugs

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The news reports say she took her daughter with her, but no mention of her getting hearing damage too. Something not quit right here.

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Katherine 2012/07/14 11:56:54

Nothing's too loud, I wear earplugs

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Is this woman petty, desperate, or stupid???

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Emily to Katherine 2012/07/14 16:31:09

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Or all of the above?

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OnyxRaven 2012/07/14 09:09:38

The screaming fans

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Anyone who goes to a Justin Bieber concert deserves to have their hearing damaged...

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BritPunk to OnyxRaven 2012/07/14 12:23:37

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No, you have to have damaged hearing to go to one of his gigs !!

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OnyxRaven to BritPunk 2012/07/15 13:22:59

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Yes, and if you don't and still go then obviously you don't deserve the privilege of being able to hear anything, therefore you deserve to lose your waste sense!

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strawberry 2012/07/14 09:05:41

The screaming fans

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Major reason I dislike live concerts is the screaming fans. You want to hear the music not them. I won't buy CD recordings from live concerts either because of so much screaming.

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wcpjams 2012/07/14 08:30:10

The music

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The entire concert is LOUD, what the hell did she expect? They need to take that lawsuit and throw it and her right out of the courtroom. She was at a CONCERT not a LIBRARY. Again I ask, what the hell did she expect. And don't ms-understand me, I am NOT a Justin Beiber fan at all, but I have always loved going to concerts and they have always been loud. Come on lady, we all would love to get rich quick, but you'll have to come up with a better way then that.

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Brad 2012/07/14 07:24:01

Nothing's too loud, I wear earplugs

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I don't wear earplugs, but if it's too loud, you don't belong at a show.

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Party Boy [A7X Bat] 2012/07/14 06:45:48
volley15 2012/07/14 06:28:48

The music

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The noise level and music volume; being load is pretty much the point. Stupid law suit is stupid.

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wcpjams to volley15 2012/07/14 08:33:27

Exactly!

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Krystle 2012/07/14 06:24:44

The music

I swear it was his voice and not the acoustics that messed up her hearing.

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realist 2012/07/14 06:10:10 (edited)

The screaming fans

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Screaming fans are ignorant, selfish and moronic. Don't SCREAM, clap... Don't sing along to the words, I want to hear the performer NOT YOUR TERRIBLE VOICE.

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strawberry to realist 2012/07/14 09:07:00

I agree, far too much screaming at concerts, very annoying.

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Dylan 2012/07/14 06:05:06

The screaming fans

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Shut the hell up!!! Now you'll scream ur heart out at a concert (and that thing of all ppl). Save ur breath and go scream at YouTube when it's uploaded.

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strawberry to Dylan 2012/07/14 09:08:00

Loud screaming fans ruin a concert.

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Dylan to strawberry 2012/07/14 12:30:04

Ikr! I still go tho. :P

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Don Leuty 2012/07/14 05:49:33

Nothing's too loud, I wear earplugs

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Is this the dummy that tried to sue her fork for making her fat. Teenage heart-throb in concert and no ear protection? Put me on the jury. I might even vote for the plaintiff and award $1. That way, everyone wins.

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Jacker The Capper 2012/07/14 05:40:09

The screaming fans

+1
Bitches yelling too loud :)

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strawberry to Jacker ... 2012/07/14 09:09:30

+1
They stand up shriek, yell, an overkill.! They interrupt with screams throughout the whole concert.

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Jacker ... to strawberry 2012/07/15 03:16:37

+1
IKR!!!

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Sophie 2012/07/14 05:38:29

The music

+2
Justin Bieber. Shut up.

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Eddie_says_OrlyTaitez_is_nutz 2012/07/14 05:35:50

The screaming fans

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Someone is suing Justin Bieber? For loud music?

I'm no JB fan, but the suit is STUPID.... and I hope the judge says a big ole "F/U GET OUT OF MY COURT ROOM"

The suit... STUPID
The attorney - just another "ambulance chaser"
And the fan... another dumbass

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Tella6 2012/07/14 05:35:45

The screaming fans

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Not a fan of Biebs, but that is so dumb

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~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2012/07/14 04:56:27

The music

Usually the music is louder than the fans....simply so that you can hear it over the screaming fans...

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Goducks5 2012/07/14 04:55:46

The music

Concerts are loud, it's common logic. Justin Bieber has the money though and he doesn't have any talent so he can give the lady $9 million.

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↓←↑♣→NVL←♣↑→↓ 2012/07/14 04:42:21

The music

It's a concert, people are not going to be quite just for you, get over it.

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✿Britt ❤'s Steven Tyler✿ 2012/07/14 04:35:13

The music

concerts aren't supposed to be quiet, theie supposed to be loud. if you don't like loud music don't go to the show. and if you really like the singer that much don't sue them over some bull crap like "oh you damaged my hearing cause i decided to go to your show" people will sue over anything these days, people are greedy and obsessed with money to the point of no return.

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Black Mohawk Man 2012/07/14 03:59:51

The screaming fans

Nothing really!!

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MyPaperBleedsInk 2012/07/14 03:18:36

The music

I don't get the screaming fans. If I go to a concert, I'm there to see and listen to the performer(s). I don't want to hear them yelling, screaming, or singing along to the songs. I'm not there for them.

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Tia to MyPaper... 2012/07/14 03:36:02

Agreed.

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Z-Wolf 2012/07/14 03:14:20 (edited)

The screaming fans

Concerts are loud. It's more than common knowledge. It's pretty much advertised. She needs to know that, unless the speakers did the damage, he isn't exactly at fault. He can't control the actions of the people around him. That's quite obvious to everyone there. There is nowhere that you can place blame on someone for people being crazed over them.

Unless she can find other people who the same thing happened to, she has no case. There is no way that both her ears were damaged by the "sound conductor" a screaming fan, when there were plenty of other people around the "sound conductor" and screaming fans. Since it says that he flew over the crowd, there must have been plenty of opportunities.

She could try to sue the fan, if it's that important to her, but I doubt it is since she is so obviously in this for the money only.

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