We were so upset to hear about the video where 15-year-old Justin Bieber was getting a good laugh out of telling racist jokes that used the n-word, and now people are coming to defend him!
The 20-year-old’s former bodyguard, Kenny Hamilton, is a black man who spent tons of time with Bieber, who he no longer works for because he got a job at Beats Music!
And he says that The Biebs is not racist at all, he just said some ignorant ish. Kenny tweeted:
As a black man I am telling the world that @justinbieber is not a racist. I have known him since he was 12 years old and I know his heart.
— Kenny Hamilton (@KennyHamilton) June 1, 2014
He will always be criticized and judged every day of his life by people who only know him because of blogs or the press. That won't change
— Kenny Hamilton (@KennyHamilton) June 1, 2014
Yes he said some bad jokes and I know if he could he would take back what was said. He's grown a lot in 5 years and as we all grow we learn
— Kenny Hamilton (@KennyHamilton) June 1, 2014
What I do know whole heartedly is @justinbieber is not prejudice nor is he racist. He wasn't raised that way and his family isn't either.
— Kenny Hamilton (@KennyHamilton) June 1, 2014
We all make jokes about people's size, look, or race. That doesn't mean it's right but comedians make millions of dollars profiting off…
— Kenny Hamilton (@KennyHamilton) June 1, 2014
…of these jokes. If someone is racist or prejudice you would know from a persons actions. Not because of a joke a 15 year old says.
— Kenny Hamilton (@KennyHamilton) June 1, 2014
Well said! And you should know that Justin and his manager Scooter Braun did NOT ask Kenny to say this.
While the pop star’s joke was tasteless and ignorant, he was 15 years old! He’s proved since then, just in his everyday life that Bieber is a lover of all people!
That said, we’re still waiting for him to man-up and own his mistake!
[Image via Kenny Hamilton/Instagram and WENN.]