Selena Gomez denies she has split with Justin Bieber in light of love child allegations

By Jade Watkins

Last updated at 1:25 AM on 5th November 2011

Selena Gomez has denied that she has dumped Justin Bieber in light of allegations he fathered a fan's four-month-old child.

Mariah Yeater, 20, claims in court filings that the star father her son Tristyn during a 30-second sex session in a bathroom backstage after one of his shows.

The 19-year-old Disney star's representation has confirmed to Us Weekly that rumours that the pair split are false.

It was reported earlier today that Selena had called it quits with her boyfriend of eight months.

Not over: Selena Gomez has denied that she dumped Justin Bieber in light of allegations he fathered a fan's four-month-old child

'Selena ended it abruptly. She broke the news to Justin just in the past 24 hour,' a source told website Radaronline.com.

It was also reported that Justin allegedly vowed to Selena that the accusations were categorically not true.

'Justin has insisted to Selena that the woman’s allegations are simply not true,' the source added.

Mobbed: Selena was ushered through a sea of people at LAX yesterday

The source said that Bieber's representatives also reportedly tried to convince Selena to stand by her man.

'His camp is in damage control mode and attempting to convince her to stick around in the relationship for a few more weeks, because they fear it will be seen as an admission that something indeed took place between Justin and the woman who is alleging that he’s the father of her baby,' the source told Radaronline.com.

Selena's denial of the split comes as Bieber spoke out about the allegations today.

Claims: Mariah Yeater claims in court filings that Bieber fathered her son Tristyn after a 30-second sex session in a bathroom backstage at one of his shows

The star went on The Today Show this morning to insist that there is no truth in the fan's claims.

'I'd just like to say basically that none of those allegations are true,' he said.

'I know that I'm gonna be a target - but I'm never gonna be a victim.

Not shy: Yeater showed off her tattoos in a series of pictures posted on a social networking site

'I think that it's just crazy because every night I've gone right from the stage to my car.

'It's crazy that some people want to make up false allegations.

'But to set the record straight - none of this is true.'

Asked if he knew Yeater, he insisted 'Never met the woman.'

And when asked that such claims are 'what comes along with last in the fast lane,' Bieber said: 'Exactly.'

Not true: Addressing the allegations for the first time, Justin told the Today Show, he did not sleep with a fan and is not the father of her child

Meanwhile it emerged today that Yeater almost gave up the baby boy for adoption before instead going public with her Bieber bombshell.

She never told her family who the father of her unborn child was - and had planned to give him up for adoption.

But now instead, she now wants to force Bieber to take a DNA test and pay up to $260,000 in monthly child support.

'She didn't know if she was going to keep him,' said Samra Fae Stepper, a relative who looked after Yeater for several months during her pregnancy.

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'We kept asking about the father, but I didn't press it.'

Stepper's mom, Frances Wilson, said: 'I did ask her if she was going to keep the baby. She said she didn't know.

'I don't think she knew until almost when the baby was born.'

Wilson said Yeater had told her, 'I'm pretty sure I know who he is,' referring to the father. 'But she said she wasn't going to tell him.'

Showing the strain: Selena looked downcast when she stepped out on Wednesday, one day after the allegations emerged

Yeater's stepfather, Anthony Simeonoff, only found out the news of the baby's supposed dad this Thursday, after friends at his local club read the headlines.

'I'm still in shock,' Simeonoff said, adding that he believes Yeater.

'I love my grandson. If it's real or not, I love my grandson.'

The New York Post also reported today that Yeater was busted in Las Vegas less than two months after getting pregnant.

Young love: Justin and Selena have been dating since the end of last year

Records state that on December 21, 2010, Yeater committed battery by 'slapping' a man in the face and later pleaded not guilty.

On June 16, Yeater's lawyer asked for a continuance, noting she lived out of state and was 'under doctor's orders not to travel due to high-risk pregnancy.'

Justin and Selena have been dating since the end of last year, but the couple waited until the Oscars in March to make their first public debut together.

Last month the couple were both in Winnipeg and spent an amorous evening watching the basketball together.

They were seen smooching from a private box.