Video Shows Young Justin Bieber Telling Racist Joke

It’s TMZ’s world, the rest of us just live here and retweet stuff.

The site posted video on Sunday that shows a reportedly fifteen-year-old Justin Bieber telling a racist joke about why black people are afraid of chainsaws. “Don’t even say it,” one off-camera friend advised, smartly, as Biebs’ own videographer was clearly rolling tape in the room.

TMZ said it obtained the clip four years ago but declined to release it, citing Bieber’s youth at the time; the site also said Bieber immediately called the joke “stupid.” However, a British site released the video this morning, so TMZ went with theirs.

A source close to Bieber said the singer is “frustrated and sad” by the clip, and will address it shortly.

[h/t TMZ]

[Image via screengrab]

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