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Justin Bieber apologises for racist joke
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 2 June 2014
Justin Bieber has apologised publicly after a video of him telling a racist joke appeared online. The video, apparently an outtake from Bieber’s 2011 documentary ‘Never Say Never’, was published by The Sun over the weekend.
In a statement issued to TMZ, Bieber 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 realise at the time that it wasn’t funny and that in fact my actions were continuing the ignorance”.
He goes on: “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”.
