Video footage of Justin Bieber telling a racist joke was made public after he refused to pay $1million to the person who had obtained it, it was claimed today.The singer was held to ransom over the clip, TMZ.com has said, by a man who had copied it from a computer hard drive belonging to the singer.
Sources told the website that the 20-year-old's reps were contacted two months ago by a lawyer, who represented a client who had worked on the star's videos.
TMZ states that the lawyer said he'd sell the video to the media unless Bieber forked out $1million, which was quickly refused.
The price was allegedly later dropped to $800,000 and then $500,000.
But the seller was 'sent packing' by Bieber's representatives as they felt the video of him telling a racist joke 'was not that harmful' because he was only 15 when it was recorded.
Causing a stir: The news emerged on the same day that the hitmaker was spotted leaving a swanky villa in Mexico
The news emerged on the same day that the hitmaker was spotted boarding a private jet, after a brief stay stay at a swanky villa in Mexico.
Bieber was first plunged into the racism row this week after the clip emerged of him allegedly changing the lyrics of a song to joke about killing a ‘n*****’ and joining the Ku Klux Klan.
The popstar was reportedly caught on camera changing the lyrics of his song One Less Lonely Girl to sing ‘one less lonely n*****’ - and joking about joining the white supremacist group.
He then apologised ‘for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable behaviour’. But on Monday a second clip was revealed of him using the n-word five times.
The Sun claimed the fresh clip showed the Canadian singer, wearing a dog tag and a dark blue shirt, changing the words to his 2009 song.
A source told the newspaper: ‘Unfortunately this is the devastating reality of how Justin has behaved and reveals his attitude toward such a deeply emotive subject.'
On Monday, the Mail reported how Bieber faced a backlash from his fans after he was caught on camera saying the n-word five times as part of a joke in a clip filmed five years ago.
Bieber was first plunged into the racism row this week after the clip emerged of him allegedly changing the lyrics of a song to joke about killing a ‘n*****’ and joining the Ku Klux Klan.
The popstar was reportedly caught on camera changing the lyrics of his song One Less Lonely Girl to sing ‘one less lonely n*****’ - and joking about joining the white supremacist group.
He then apologised ‘for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable behaviour’. But on Monday a second clip was revealed of him using the n-word five times.
The Sun claimed the fresh clip showed the Canadian singer, wearing a dog tag and a dark blue shirt, changing the words to his 2009 song.
A source told the newspaper: ‘Unfortunately this is the devastating reality of how Justin has behaved and reveals his attitude toward such a deeply emotive subject.'
On Monday, the Mail reported how Bieber faced a backlash from his fans after he was caught on camera saying the n-word five times as part of a joke in a clip filmed five years ago.
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