Owning up to the tough stuff.

Makeup vlogger Jeffree Star is known to love a little online controversy, but a series of videos from 12 years ago have surfaced, and now he's apologizing for the racist comments he made in them. He shared the emotional clip on Tuesday, and it has garnered almost two million views since.

"This video is something I feel like I owe to my entire audience. Every time that I get into an online conflict or confrontation or some crazy feud, whether it is with my ex-best friend or a celebrity or other YouTubers, a lot of stuff from my past constantly gets dragged up," he began.

"Those videos were 12 years ago and I look at them and it just makes me sick to my stomach because I don’t know who that person was. In these videos I say some really disgusting, vile, nasty and embarrassing things. The past can never be erased. It is always going to be there. The person who said those horrible, vile things, that person was depressed, that person was just angry at the world, that person felt like they were not accepted, that person was seeking attention. But does that make it okay? Absolutely not," he continued.

He blames his mistakes on his troubled childhood and struggle to fit in.

"I started wearing makeup in 10th grade. The world was not what it is today. 10 years ago, when I left the house people would spit on me, they would scream f—–t at me, they would scream freak and what did I do? I fought back with rage. I come from a family of chaos, alcoholism and abuse. When I discovered makeup, that was my happy place. I got to escape the horrible reality that was my life," he explained.

"I want to go on the record and let you know that is not okay. But sometimes that is how we handle things. We are human beings. I am nowhere near perfect. The intent behind my words back then, it was not about race. Racism does not live inside of me. I said really horrible vicious things back to people to hurt them, to harm them, to shock them and to let them know, ‘You’re gonna call me something? I am gonna cut you back because you made me feel low.’ And that is not okay," he concluded.

At least he's taking responsibility!