Donald Sterling's girlfriend V. Stiviano has remained adamant that the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers isn't racist despite an audio recording of Sterling's comments hit the web last week, in which the 80-year-old says he doesn't want Stiviano bringing African American friends to his games or posting pictures of them online.

During an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, Stiviano claimed that Sterling's views are mainly due to his upbringing.

“I think Mr. Sterling is from a different generation than I am. I think he was brought up to believe these things … segregation, whites and blacks,” Stiviano said. “But through his actions he’s shown that he’s not a racist. He’s shown to be a very generous and kind man.”

Stiviano also told Walters that while she did record their conversations and shared them with friends, she was not responsible for the leak which lead to Sterling's eventual ban from the NBA, a $2.5 million dollar fine and an impending loss of ownership of the Clippers franchise. Stiviano suspects a friend leaked the audio.

The 31-year-old, who's been seen recently wearing a large visor over her face in public to "mask the pain," alluded to the fact this the conversation was one of many the two had shared over the years.

“There’s been a number of occasions where Mr. Sterling and I had conversations just like this one. This was one of very many,” she said. “Part of what the world heard was only 15 minutes. There’s a number of other hours that the world doesn’t know.”