Justin Bieber defends Kylie Jenner: 'Saying she's racist is ridiculous'

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Recently, Kylie Jenner came under fire for wearing her hair in “cornrows,” but Justin Bieber apparently has her back.

The controversy started when Jenner posted a picture of herself with the new hairstyle and Disney star Amandla Stenberg blasted her for it, saying Jenner was “appropriat(ing) black features and culture but fail(ing) to use ur position of power to help black Americans by directing attention towards ur wigs instead of police brutality or racism.”

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Bieber rushed to his friend’s defense, saying, “Guys leave her alone, were all trying to figure it out and she happens to be under a microscope! I’m the first to know this.”

“But saying she’s being racist because she wants her hair in braids is ridiculous. lets focus on the bigger picture and instead of fighting over something stupid lets do something about equality, but it doesn’t start here blasting a 17 year old kid for wearing braids smh,” he continued.

Jenner had also responded to Stenberg’s criticism earlier by saying, “Mad if I do…mad if I don’t. Go hang w Jaden or something.”

But Stenberg shot back with an article she wrote about the double standards of beauty for black women versus white women, in which white women are praised for the very things that black women are shamed for.