Justin
Bieber is apologising after an old video surfaced online showing the
then-teenager telling an offensive, racist joke with the N-word on camera.
“Why are
black people afraid of chainsaws?” He begins, before delivering the
expletive-filled punchline, “Run n—–, n—–, n—–, n—–, n—–.” he said in
the
leaked visuals.
In a statement Sunday to US Weekly the pop
prodigy said:
“As a kid, 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. 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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