Justin Bieber reckons he needs to "step up and own" his actions after a second video of him jovially rabbiting a racist slur emerged. There's been some confusion regarding the timeline of events, with outlets reporting that the latest video was taking more recently. Both videos have been hanging over Justin for approximately five years. Apparently he's been subjected to a number of blackmail attempts to keep them from reaching the light of day.
The 20-year-old pop star has apologised in the aftermath of his N-word shame, admitting he needs to "take responsibility" for new footage of him joking about killing a 'n*****' and joining race-hate group, the Ku Klux Klan.
He told The Sun: "At the end of the day I just need to step up and own what I did. Facing my mistakes from years ago has been one of the hardest things I've ever dealt with. But I feel now that I need to take responsibility for those mistakes and not let them linger."
In the clip, Justin alters the lyrics to his 2009 song One Less Lonely Girl by singing, 'One less lonely n*****'.
The star's latest apology comes just days after he was forced to say sorry when another video of him telling a racist joke was published online.
Justin, who has retreated to a private resort in Mexico's Playa del Carmen as he tries to regroup following the race row - as opposed to going on Jimmy Fallon to right his wrongs - insists he doesn't condone racist language and doesn't wish to be a questionable influence on his millions of young, impressionable 'Beliebers'.
He pleaded: "I just hope that the next 14-year-old kid who doesn't understand the power of these words does not make the same mistakes I made years ago... Once again, I am sorry for all those I have let down and offended."
