Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is being sued by a bouncer who has accused him of attacking and choking him at a Florida bar.
Skylar Carden, 21, labelled the star "nothing more than a backstreet thug" after the incident on 13 January.
Carter and a friend were escorted, drunk, out of the Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West by security personnel but he then reportedly became aggressive, according to the lawsuit filed in the Florida Keys.
In his first court appearance, Carter pleaded not guilty and was released on $1,500 (£1,048) bail.
He broke his silence via a message on Twitter over the weekend.
"I am human and at times it can be a struggle to balance a healthy lifestyle. I'm not perfect and for that I am sorry," he wrote.
"When we fall we have to get up and keep on walking. I hope you stay by my side and continue to walk with me."
But Carden's lawyer said that regardless of Carter's celebrity status, the singer should respect other people's rights.
"Nick Carter has shown the world that he is nothing more than a backstreet thug," Mark DiCowden wrote.
"Carter's backhanded apology in the form of a tweet was a crude attempt to control public relations and did nothing to address his remorse for the harm he caused Carden.
"No amount of fame or fortune justifies Carter's shameful and outrageous conduct. To send him that message and deter his misbehaviour in the future, we will seek punitive damages against him as allowed by Florida law."
The Backstreet Boys achieved worldwide success in the 1990s and early 2000s as teen idols, with songs like I Want It That Way and Everybody (Backstreet's Back).
He has also participated in the television game show Dancing With The Stars.
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