Bieber apologises to fans for airport dash
Justin Bieber has apologised for appearing to ignore a group of fans as he made his way through an airport in France, insisting he was simply trying to escape the paparazzi.
The Baby hitmaker, who attended France's NRJ Music Awards at the weekend (28Jan12), arrived at Nice Airport on Monday (30Jan12) to board a plane to the U.S., but he found himself hounded by snappers as he tried to check in for his flight.
Their behaviour prompted Bieber to try and outrun them to get
through the security checkpoints and into the departure lounge, but
his quick dash left some devotees disappointed as he failed to stop
and acknowledge their presence.
Video footage of the alleged snub has since surfaced online, but
Bieber is adamant he would never intentionally do anything to upset
his young following.
In a series of Twitter.com posts on Tuesday (31Jan12), he writes,
"the other day in the airport i got surrounded by 20 paps. I dont
like small spaces and i just wanted to get on the plane. I ran
to... get thru the gate and there is a video of me running by fans
and on the other side you dont see the 20 paps.
"I would never run by my fans... and for those that i did pass that
day I AM SORRY. I know my fans are my everything. I know my
responsibility to them. I LOVE MY BELIEBERS.
"so as i get older i know i will learn to deal with these things
better and better just still learning. still human. just had to get
that out."