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Usher defends Justin Bieber: "He is unequivocally not a racist"

Usher has backed Justin Bieber after videos emerged of the singer using racist language.

As previously reported, the 20-year-old Canadian was forced into apologising twice after two clips from five years ago emerged of Bieber making racist jokes.

Usher acted as a mentor to the young star during his rise to fame and he took to Twitter to defend the 'Boyfriend' act.

He said on Instagram: "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."

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Watch's Bieber's offending videos below: