Justin Bieber’s mentor Usher is siding with the embattled pop star following some videos leaked that show the 20-year-old singer using racial slurs.
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On Saturday, the 35-year-old Voice judge posted an old photo of he and Bieber on Instagram, writing: “At my core, I am a person that supports growth and understands without judgement, that growth often comes as a result of pain and continues effort. As I have watched Justin Bieber navigate difficult waters as a young man, I can tell you that he hasn’t always chosen the path of his greatest potential, but he is unequivocally not a racist. What he was 5 years ago was a naive child who did not understand the negative power and degradation that comes from playing with racial slurs. What he is now is a young man faced with an opportunity to become his best self, an example to the millions of kids that follow him to not make the same mistakes.”
Source: Entertainment Tonight