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Shamed Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Blasts Magic Johnson For Having AIDS, Goes On Bizarre Tirade About African Americans 'Not Helping Their People' & Tells Anderson Cooper 'You're More Racist Than Me!'

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May 12 2014, Published 9:28 p.m. ET

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In disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling's first televised interview since audio of him making seemingly racist remarks was leaked, he told CNN's Anderson Cooper he's "not racist" and apologized over and over — but the apology then turned into a bizarre attack on Magic Johnson in which he said the legendary baller "should be ashamed" of his AIDS and said "he doesn't do anything" for "the black people."

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The interview took place Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif. and aired Monday evening on Anderson Cooper 360° in what was likely supposed to help repair the embattled NBA owner's reputation, but instead may have made things worse.

Explosive audio was leaked late last month in which Sterling, 80, told his alleged mistress, V. Stiviano, to delete all photos of African-Americans from her Instagram account, including famous faces like Johnson and LA Dodgers star Matt Kemp.

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Sterling didn't defend himself immediately — waiting more than two weeks to do an interview — which didn't bode well for the billionaire in the court of public opinion.

"I'm not a racist. I made a terrible, terrible mistake and I'm here with you today to apologize and ask for forgiveness for all of the people