Police who pulled over a Bentley-driving DJ and said it was a 'fact' black people commit more crime were not being racist, an independent probe concluded.

Officers stopped DMO Deejay while he was filming a music video in central London and said it was common practice for black men to be stopped when they're wearing 'gangsta-style clothing'.

Scotland Yard apologised after widespread claims of racism following the incident in Leicester Square at around midnight on January 5.

But the police watchdog investigation found there was 'no evidence the officer's comments were intentionally discriminatory or targeted'.

DJ DMO (left) posted footage online of a policeman (right) telling him 'black lads in gangster-style clothing' were more likely to be committing crime. An independent investigation fopund the incident wasn't racist

Although investigators admitted the officer admitted he was 'clumsy' in the language he used and he has received training.

DMO Deejay filmed himself driving around the West End in his Bentley, where he works in a nightclub.

The footage shows the officer, who hasn't been named, saying: 'This isn't racist. Predominantly, the criminal profile of people who do it are black people.

'So naturally, if we see a car full of black lads, they're maybe dressed in gangster-style clothing or whatever, when they're driving down there, they're getting stopped.'

The DJ often performs at the DSTRKT nightclub in Piccadilly and was near the club in a Bentley GTC he had hired for a promotional video.

He told The Evening Standard earlier this year: 'Once I'd showed him it was all fully legal and insured he started saying most crimes in this area are committed by black people so I am likely to get stopped if I drive through here.'

After the incident the Met apologised and said they understood the 'frustration' caused and referred it to professional standards investigators.

But the officer has been cleared by the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

An IPCC investigation report said: 'The car was stopped after being spotted changing lanes randomly without indicating, with the top down in the early hours of a winter morning.

'Checks also revealed that the car was registered to a dealership rather than an individual.

'Body-worn footage examined by the IPCC revealed the man verbally accepted the reasons offered by the officers for the stop and did not express any wish to make a complaint.

'A video clip posted online captured a conversation about 'criminal profiling.'

'Body-worn footage showed that this was a small segment of a larger exchange, which went on for about 16 minutes, and the male and the officer appeared to have conversed in a relaxed, friendly and jovial manner throughout.

'The IPCC investigation also applied tests to determine if the actions of the officer were either direct or indirect discrimination.

DMO left his camera recording in the car while he was questioned by the police officers

The DJ (left), who had picked up the car for a promotional video, performs at a nearby club

'It concluded there was no evidence the officer's comments were intentionally discriminatory or targeted, and he had no history or complaints of discriminatory behaviour in the past.

'The lead investigator concluded that the comments made about 'criminal profiling' could constitute misconduct, however, in the context of the entire 16 minute conversation, they did not appear to be directed at the man maliciously and the routine stop was appropriate and not motivated by discrimination.

'Following the investigation the MPS confirmed that the officer had already received management action over the incident and had accepted that his language had been clumsy.'

After the incident, Birmingham-born DMO Deejay said he did not want to complain, but wanted 'other officers to reflect on the footage'.

The footage was viewed thousands of times after being shared on the DJ's YouTube channel.

IPCC operations manager Neil Orbell said: 'Footage of this exchange attracted a large amount of attention and prompted the IPCC to launch an independent investigation.

'Body worn camera footage captured the entire exchange between the police officer and his colleagues and two members of the public in the Bentley vehicle.

'The officer recorded commenting on 'racial profiling' has accepted his comments were clumsy and could easily be misinterpreted and has admitted he has learned from the episode.'