Justin Bieber apologizes for sharing Morgan Wallen album on Instagram... after disgraced country crooner faced racial slur scandal
Justin Bieber apologized to his fans for sharing a Morgan Wallen album in a since-deleted story on Instagram.
The 27-year-old musician played the part of fan when sharing Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album to his 187million followers on Wednesday afternoon with 'love this album' written across the top.
He seemed to quickly catch on to the controversy surrounding Wallen when he deleted the post and issued an apology, months after Morgan was caught on video calling a friend the N-word after a drunken night out.
Doing his best: Justin Bieber apologized to his fans for sharing a Morgan Wallen album in a since-deleted story on Instagram
'I had no idea that the guy's music I posted was recently found saying racist comments, as you know I don't support or tolerate any sort of racism or discrimination,' Bieber wrote. 'I had no idea, I sincerely apologize to anyone I offended.'
He added some insight into his own 'incredibly ignorant' history of saying 'hurtful racist jokes' which brought up painful memories.
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'I hurt a lot of people especially the black people in my life but was fortunate enough to have had them educate me on the horrifying origin of the n word,' he said. 'This brings those painful memories back up, I will always take ownership for my ignorance and my past because I know I am not that person.
'I know that I have apologized for this before but knowing that this is such a sensitive issue I believe its important to bring this up to hopefully educate people who may be ignorant to the topic of racism and how hurtful it is.'
Sharing his thoughts: The 27-year-old musician played the part of fan when sharing Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album to his 187million followers on Wednesday afternoon with 'love this album' written across the top
Yikes! He seemed to quickly catch on to the controversy surrounding Wallen when he deleted the post and issued an apology, months after Morgan was caught on video calling a friend the N-word after a drunken night out
TMZ posted a video in February of the Heartless singer uttering a racial slur at one of his friends after returning home from what he described as a '72-hour bender' in Nashville.
After the video was shared, Morgan apologized for his actions and shared a lengthy Instagram clip talking about his remorse for letting so many people down, including his parents and son.
'Our actions matter. Our words matter. And I want to encourage anyone that is watching to please learn from my mistake. There’s no reason to downplay what I did,' he said.
His recording contract through Big Loud was suspended 'indefinitely' and he was disqualified from awards shows.
Feels: He added some insight into his own 'incredibly ignorant' history of saying 'hurtful racist jokes' which brought up painful memories
Not great: TMZ posted a video in February of the Heartless singer uttering a racial slur at one of his friends after returning home from what he described as a '72-hour bender' in Nashville
Apology: After the video was shared, Morgan apologized for his actions and shared a lengthy Instagram clip talking about his remorse for letting so many people down, including his parents and son
The singer was barred from competing in as well as performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards, and was noticeably absent from the roster as CMT Music Awards nominations rolled out, in addition to being banned from attending the Billboard Music Awards.
Shortly after the video surfaced, Morgan admitted he had met with Black organizations to apologize and understand the severity of his actions, but has still yet to sit down with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.)
Justin recently faced his own controversy from the Black community for sampling the MLK Interlude on his new Justice album.
Critics were not pleased with Justin's paraphrased version of Dr. King's sermon he gave at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia in November 1967.
Bieber rejected the notion he was a 'white savior' as he chatted with one of the co-founders of Bieber Nation about how his music could play a role in social advocacy despite having little prior knowledge about 'Black history' due to his Canadian upbringing.
Bieber added that he's aware he has 'a long way to go' when it comes to education and he's grateful people are providing growth opportunities.
Tough luck: His recording contract through Big Loud was suspended 'indefinitely' and he was disqualified from awards shows; seen in 2019
