LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Justin Bieber is apologizing after a video from five years ago showed him telling a racist joke using the N-word.
The video, published by British tabloid "The Sun," shows a 15-year-old Bieber using a racial slur as the punchline.
"I'm very sorry," Bieber said in a statement. "I take all my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously and I apologize for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable behavior."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.