Justin Bieber recently shot for the upcoming episode of Comedy Central roast where the celebrities also mentioned late Hollywood actor Paul Walker in their jokes. The network has however decided that it will not include the jokes that mentioned late actor in the final telecast of the roast. The jokes made on the set reportedly offended one of the celebrity guests--rapper Ludacris, who was friends with the late actor and also worked with him in “The Fast and the Furious” series.

“'Move, b-tch, get out of the way!’ is what Paul Walker should have told that tree,” Roastmaster General Jeff Ross said during the recent taping of Comedy Central’s roast of Justin Bieber. Ludacris disliked the jokes and even gestured a “cut” motion with his hand after one joke, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Saturday Night Live” star and roaster Pete Davidson made another joke about Paul Walker when he compared Justin's drag racing arrest to the car racing of Walker, according to Variety. He said Justin got arrested for drag racing in 2014 but Walker is “doing great” and even “got a movie coming out!” The website also added that Bieber too “did not particularly like” the Paul Walker references in the jokes.

The network has acknowledged its mistake and said that they will edit the portions that had jokes related to the late actor. “Roasts often push the limits of good taste and we give the participants full rein to try things knowing we have the edit to shape the show,” said the show's spokesperson, according to the website. The spokesperson also added that they sometimes discover the line “by crossing it.”

Walker died in a tragic car crash in 2013. His film, “The Fast And Furious 7,″ will hit theaters April 3 and also premiered Tuesday night at South by Southwest or SXSW. Comedy Central’s Roast of Justin Bieber saw many celebrities including Martha Stewart, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Shaquille O'Neal and John Legend, among others. Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner were present as audience in the show, which airs on March 30.

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