U.S. TV late-night host David Letterman was
forced to apologise to his pop star guest Justin Bieber during his The Late
Show on Thursday night (21Jun12) after grabbing the teenager's newly-tattooed
arm, leaving him in pain.
Letterman was trying to persuade the 18
year old not to have any more skin art after spotting the word 'Believe' - the
title of Bieber's new album - on the singer's left arm.
And he left the young star wincing in pain
as he pretended to wipe the skin art off, stating, "How does that help how
you look?"
Ignoring Bieber's pained expression,
Letterman urged his guest not to turn his body into the Sistine Chapel, which
artist Michelangelo covered with paintings, and then poked fun at the pop star
when he responded, "I'm not going for the Sixteenth Chapel look."
A chuckling Letterman then poked fun at
Bieber's education, quipping, "Canadian high school!" as his studio
audience burst into laughter.
Clearly upset by the mocking, Bieber
continued the interview but said, "If you want me to" when the TV
host asked him if he was going to perform on the show as scheduled.
Later in the show just before Bieber was to
perform, Letterman walked over to him and said, "Are you alright? Is your
tattoo OK? Everybody said, 'It's a brand new tattoo and I hurt your tattoo'.
I'm sorry.
"And then other people said I was
snappish..."
Ever-the-professional, gracious Bieber
said, "You were not snappish... You were fine."
Source: Contactmusic
