Sixteen-year old international pop star Justin Bieber was called a “faggot” Friday night, during a public game of laser tag.
“Justin Bieber was on the receiving end of the kind of hate-filled bullying that has made headlines recently — during a laser tag match Friday night, he defended himself from an aggressive kid who referred to Bieber as a “faggot” … sources close to the investigation tell TMZ.
“We’re told that during the game of laser tag, one kid went out of his way to target Justin repeatedly (a violation of the code of honor of laser tag, if there is such a thing).
“Sources say that Bieber became frustrated when the kid cornered him and wouldn’t stop shooting and when Bieber told him, “That’s enough” … the kid responded, “What are you gonna do about it, faggot?”
“We’re told a shocked Bieber replied, “Excuse me?” Sources say the other kid responded, “You’re a faggot” and then put his hand out toward Bieber and Bieber pushed it away as he left.
“Contrary to several news reports, we’re told Bieber never struck the other boy.”
But now, Bieber is fighting back —
“Bieber is telling friends he had no idea how hurtful these comments could be — but even though he’s a straight teenager, he now wants to take a stand against bullying and homophobia.
“We’re told Bieber will be going public — probably within the next week — to lend his support to the anti-bullying campaign.”
Of course, contrary to Perez Hilton’s pledge to stop bullying celebrities, without all the facts, Perez felt it appropriate to literally label Bieber “not cool.”
Via Perez Hilton
Last week, Perez Hilton said, “I’m going to do things differently on my website than I have in the past. I’m not going to call people nasty nicknames. I’m not going to go the mean route. I’m going to force myself to be funnier or smarter.”
So much for that…