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"&lt;img alt=\"0607-usher-justin-bieber-02\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/06/07/0607-usher-justin-bieber-5.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usher&lt;/strong&gt; is finally speaking out about the videos that surfaced this month showing his protege &lt;strong&gt;Justin Bieber&lt;/strong&gt; using the n-word ... and even though he wasn't happy, Usher says J.B. is no bigot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Usher took to Instagram Saturday posting a pic of he and Biebs with a long caption describing how he feels ... he explains, \"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.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He adds, \"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.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For those of you keeping track ... Usher, &lt;strong&gt;Whoopi Goldberg&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Mike Tyson&lt;/strong&gt;, Young Money, &lt;strong&gt;Floyd Mayweather&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Souljah Boy&lt;/strong&gt; have all voiced support for Justin, who has already apologized.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{{tmz_video_0}}"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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