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Pop superstar [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Bieber[/lastfm], who turned 17 on Tuesday, wants you to know that he’s really sorry that he flipped off the paparazzi on his birthday.

[photogallerylink id=15522 align=left] On March 1st, Bieber let his hands do the talkin’ as he and his gal pal [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Selena Gomez[/lastfm] were leaving his birthday celebration at Maggiano’s. Photographers surrounded the car and as a result the Biebz admits he lost his temper. He took to his  Twitter account to officially apologize to his fans for his flippant behavior…

had a great bday and at the end of the night we got surrounded by paps and i reacted in a way i know better. im sorry #killthemwithkindness—
Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) March 02, 2011

No worries Justin! It didn’t bother me none, except for that weird hashtag – who are you killing with kindness?  That’s a little creepy, just sayin’… perhaps we should avoid using “kill” in all future Tweets.