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" Usher has defended his prot\u00C3\u00A9g\u00C3\u00A9 Justin Bieber, after the popstar was filmed using a racial slur in two leaked videos.  The &amp;#039;Good Kisser&amp;#039; singer has insisted in a statement that Bieber is &amp;quot;not a racist&amp;quot;, and suggested that his friend was a &amp;quot;naive child&amp;quot; at the time when the videos were filmed.   Posting a picture of himself and Bieber together on Instagram, Usher wrote: &amp;quot;As I have watched Justin Bieber navigate difficult waters as a young man, I can tell you that he hasn&amp;#039;t always chosen the path of his greatest potential, but he is unequivocally not a racist. &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot;  Usher said earlier in the week that he is often troubled by news stories about Bieber. 50 Cent and Russell Brand have also defended the singer over this latest controversy.  Bieber has apologised for the videos, claiming that he takes responsibility for his actions. Watch footage from one of the videos below: Warning: The video below contains offensive language.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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