Rolling Stone Admits To Misquoting Justin Bieber About Abortion
Posted on Thu Feb 17th, 2011 4:05pm PDT By X17 Staff
Now that we see what he actually meant to say, Justin Bieber's answer on abortion in his Rolling Stone interview makes a lot more sense. After a portion of the "Biebes" Q&A was released Wednesday, an outrage sparked over the tween heartthrob's response to a question about rape and abortion. Unfortunately for Justin, his full answer was not published, and one sentence was conveniently left out.
After a lot of pressure, Rolling Stone finally posted a message on their site which provides the My World singer's exact answer, and RS's apology. The magazine expressed:
- "Due to an editing error, this story originally included an incomplete quote from Justin Bieber. The full quote, his response to whether abortions should be allowed in cases of rape, reads: "Um. Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I don't know how that would be a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that."
The magazine originally published only through the end of the second sentence: "Um. Well, I think that’s really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I guess I haven’t been in that position, so I wouldn’t be able to judge that."
Was it wrong of RS to leave out the context of Bieber saying he doesn't know how there could be any "reason" for rape? Yes.


