Justin Bieber apologises for racist joke

After an already trouble heavy year for the star, Justin is in the bad books again
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Justin Bieber has apologised after footage of him telling a racist joke was released over the weekend.

The video, which was filmed in 2011, showed a young Bieber grinning with a female friend as he told the joke.

The Boyfriend singer has since apologised to celeb news site TMZ, saying: "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."

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He continued with his apology, saying: “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."

Bieber ended his apology with: "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."

Justin can be seen in the footage, which was obtained by the Sun, grinning as he asks pals: "Why are black people afraid of chainsaws?

Finishing his joke, he grins: "Run, n****r, n****r, n****r, n****r, n****r."

A source told the newspaper: "This video is Justin Bieber and his camp's worse nightmare. Even after the year he's had... this tops the lot."

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