L.A. Times - Entertainment — Justin Bieber has issued an apology after years-old video footage surfaced showing the singer telling a joke using a racial slur. more info

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MTV.co.uk News — The superstar released a lengthily statement after a video leaked of him using the N-word.... more info

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TMZ — Soulja Boy is the latest BFOJB (Black Friend of Justin Bieber) to come to the singer's defense in the wake of his racist joke scandal ... saying JB should be forgiven for his transgression.As TMZ first reported, noted BFOJB Floyd Mayweather was… ... more info

The Telegraph — Canadian pop singer issues statement to apologise for using the 'N-word' more info

NME — Singer says he made "a reckless and immature mistake" more info

MTV.co.uk News — Biebs has taken responsibility for his “reckless and immature mistake”… more info

TMZ — Floyd Mayweather is going to bat for his friend Justin Bieber -- saying he still SUPPORTS the pop star despite footage that surfaced this weekend showing a 15-year-old Bieber saying the N-word while telling a racist joke. Floyd -- who's been friends�... more info

TMZ — Justin Bieber is apologizing for telling a racist joke when he was 15 ... blaming it partly on his age.  Justin tells TMZ, "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… more info