Usher has had a long history with Justin Bieber going back to 2009 when Usher took Bieber under his sing and started working with the soon to be historical pop star.
Usher finally broke his silence regarding Justin Bieber's recent racist comments. Usher took to his Instagram account to explain that everyone makes bad decision and that now Bieber must make the best of the situation and become the best version of himself possible, Billboard reported.
The post reads; “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,” he continued. “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.”
Entertainment Tonight News added that this post is in response to recent videos that have leaked that showed the 20-year-old singer using racial slurs.