20-year-old pop star Justin Bieber is in trouble
with his fans, as a tape from 2009 was released featuring him making
a highly inappropriate, racist joke using the n-word. A 15-year-old
Bieber asks “Why are black people scared of chainsaws?” to which he
answers chainsaws make the sound “run nig*er.” This is sad. TMZ has
been in possession of the tape for 5-years, but did not release it.
However, a pay site released the tape this week.
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Bieber has apologized for his words via the
following statement: "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.
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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."
