Bieber Apologizes For Racist Joke
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Troubled superstar Justin Bieber apologized for making a “reckless and immature mistake“, after an old video of the singer telling racist jokes leaked to the press.
He faced another scandal over the weekend May 31-June 1, when the clip, obtained by editors at Britain’s The Sun on Sunday was released online.
The clip shows Justin asking friends, “Why are black people afraid of chainsaws?” before answering, “Run, n**ger, n**ger, n**ger, n**ger, run.”
The video is reportedly filmed during the making of his 2011 documentary Never Say Never. The singer spoken out about it and issued an apology for making the racist comments when he was only 15 years old.
His statement, issued to TMZ.com reads, “As a young man, I didn’t understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt. I thought it was OK to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but didn’t realize at the time that it wasn’t funny and that in fact my actions were continuing the ignorance.”
“Thanks to friends and family I learned from my mistakes and grew up and apologized for those wrongs. Now that these mistakes from the past have become public I need to apologize again to all those I have offended.”
He continued, “I’m very sorry. I take my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously and I apologize for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable mistake. I was a kid then and I am a man now who knows my responsibility to the world and to not make that mistake again.”
“Ignorance has no place in our society and I hope the sharing of my faults can prevent others from making the same mistake in the future. I thought long and hard about what I wanted to say but telling the truth is always what’s right.”
“Five years ago I made a reckless and immature mistake and I’m grateful to those close to me who helped me learn those lessons as a young man. Once again… I’m sorry.”
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