Justin Bieber Apologized For Past Racist Comments

Kimberly Truong

Justin Bieber is owning up to his past mistakes.

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When I was young I was uneducated and found myself saying really hurtful things not knowing the power of my words. Racism Is still very prevalent and I want to use my voice to remind we are all human being and all of EQUAL VALUE BEFORE GOD!

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He continued: "Racism Is still very prevalent and I want to use my voice to remind we are all human being and all of EQUAL VALUE BEFORE GOD!"

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When I was young I was uneducated and found myself saying really hurtful things not knowing the power of my words. Racism Is still very prevalent and I want to use my voice to remind we are all human being and all of EQUAL VALUE BEFORE GOD!

A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Dec 3, 2019 at 3:59pm PST

While he didn't cite a particular incident, in 2014, Bieber sparked outrage when unearthed footage from his 2011 documentary Never Say Never showed him repeatedly using the n-word while telling a racist joke. In another clip, he was seen adding the n-word to one of his songs, "One Less Lonely Girl."

Just after the footage was discovered, he apologized, writing in a statement, "As a kid, I didn’t understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt. I thought it was okay 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."

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He continued, "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."