Justin Bieber showed a different side of himself in a new, emotional video addressed to his fans. The 20-year-old singer poured his heart and soul in a recorded message where he admits being "conceited" and "arrogant."
TMZ reports that the video was uploaded following an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Jan. 28. "Here we go," was all Bieber captioned the video with.said in the caption.
Below is a transcript of the "Baby" singer's apology posted on Facebook.
"So, I just wanted to make a video because I wanted to express how I feel right now. Uh, so today, I was on Ellen and uh it was a lot of fun. She's amazing. It was her birthday. Happy Birthday, Ellen! Uhm, but I was really nervous and I think I was nervous because I'm just, I was afraid of what people are thinking about me right now. It's been a minute since I've done a public appearance and uh I didn't want to come off arrogant or conceited or basically how I've been acting the past year, year and a half. And I was, I'm not who I was pretending to be. Why I say pretending is often, we pretend to be something we're not as a cover up of what we're truly feeling inside. And there were a lot of feelings going on in there. Um, just being young and growing up in this business is hard. Growing up in general is hard, but um, yeah, I just felt awkward up there. I felt people were judging me and I really want people to know how much I care, how much I care about people, and how I'm not that person to say 'I don't give a f***,' you know? I'm not that kid. I'm a person who genuinely cares and although what's happened in the past has happened, I just want to make the best impression on people and be kind and loving and gentle and soft and although people can call me a 'softy,' that's how my mom raised me."
Justin has been involved in a number of controversies over the past year and a half which include cases of assault, racist remarks, drug use and an on/off relationship with long-time girlfriend Selena Gomez.
A mere six hours from posting, a number of Justin' loyal fans have left more than 14,000 twitter comments, most of which are words of encouragement, for their troubled idol. Many claim to be proud of Bieber for having the strength to bare his feelings and apologize for mistakes made in the past.
