Justin Bieber apologized for praising Morgan Wallen's album and said he 'had no idea' the country singer made 'racist comments'

• Justin Bieber has apologized after praising Morgan Wallen's album "Dangerous" on Wednesday.
• "I had no idea that the guy's music I posted was recently found saying racist comments," he wrote.
• Wallen was caught hurling the N-word in February, which Bieber was also filmed using as a teenager.

Justin Bieber apologized for praising Morgan Wallen's music, claiming he wasn't previously aware of the country singer's "racist comments."

On Wednesday, Bieber shared a screenshot of himself listening to the song "Sand in My Boots" from Wallen's "Dangerous: The Double Album." The pop star captioned his post, "Love this album."

Wallen was caught on video hurling the N-word in February. The footage, published by TMZ, prompted radio stations, award shows, and record labels to publicly disavow the controversial chart-topper.

"I'm embarrassed and sorry," Wallen told TMZ in a statement. He has since said he felt it was "playful" at the time.

Bieber deleted his post less than 24 hours later after receiving a flurry of criticism online.

After a fan page on Instagram reposted a screenshot, one fan commented, "i'm so upset that justin is supporting morgan's music everything was going well and he ruined it with that."

The 27-year-old "Peaches" singer replied, "honestly I had no idea he was saying those racist things, I deleted it, I'm sorry :(."

Bieber followed that with a public apology on his Instagram story on Thursday.

"I had no idea that the guy's music I posted was recently found saying racist comments," he wrote. "As you know I don't support or tolerate any sort of racism or discrimination. I had no idea, I sincerely apologize to anyone I offended."

Bieber went on to acknowledge his own history with the slur, which he was filmed using twice when he was 14 years old.

In one of the videos, the singer was heard saying, "Why are black people afraid of chainsaws? Run n-----, n-----." In another, Bieber changed the lyrics of his hit song "One Less Lonely Girl" to "One less lonely n-----," and said, "If I kill you, I'll be part of the KKK."

"When I was a kid, I was incredibly ignorant and said some very hurtful racist jokes that clearly were not funny," he wrote. "I hurt a lot of people especially the Black people in my life but was fortunate enough to have had them educate me on the horrifying origin of the N-word."

"This brings those painful memories back up, I will always take ownership for my ignorance and my past because I know I am not that person," he continued.

Bieber apologized when the videos began circulating in 2014, when he was 19. He recently apologized again for saying "really hurtful things" in the past and later said he is "committed" to fighting "racial injustice."

"I know that I have apologized for this before but knowing that this is such a sensitive issue I believe it's important to bring this up to hopefully educate people who may be ignorant to the topic of racism and how hurtful it is," he wrote.

Bieber concluded: "I have so much more to learn and I'm grateful for my Black brothers and sisters for being patient with me as I have a long way to go."