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Usher has sparked strong reactions after stating that Diddy has been “misrepresented” and he doesn’t “have anything negative to say” about him.
Last week, Forbes released a sit-down interview with Usher titled, “Inside The Business of Usher Raymond.” Furthermore, the interview was released via YouTube. And about 23 minutes into the interview, correspondent Jabari Young asked Usher about a 2015 interview. This, in which he spoke about staying focused amid distractions while on tour. Young mentioned that Usher avoided the things we’ve seen happen recently with Diddy.
“I think certain people are prosecuted and maybe not recognized for the greatness that they offer. I dont have anything negative to say about Sean Combs because my experience was not what the world has seen and how hes been misrepresented I’m not saying that every man is perfect. I’m not saying that all of us don’t have flaws. But I can’t, with any sense of humanity, not recognize the valuable contributions that this man made for us as Black entrepreneurs… so many people benefited from what he created, and I acknowledge that,” he said.
Additionally, Usher explained that he learned a lot from Diddy as a “mentor” in business.
Social media users slid in TSR’s comment section with strong reactions to Usher’s words about Diddy.
While Instagram user @bj_rep1 added, “Something is telling me DIDDY COMING HOME SOON cuz the way everyone finding there voice all of a sudden is telling!”
Instagram user @damethatdude wrote, “The MISrepresented was the dead give away. We dont believe you bro ”
Instagram user @marcychinofficial wrote, “Stockholm?”
While Instagram user @aprnbeauty added, “Yall want people to dog people if it wasnt their experience with them it wasnt their experience with them. It seems like that was his personal life. People can have a brain of their own. Everybody dont have to jump on the bandwagon just because.”
Before Usher stated that Diddy has been “misrepresented” and he doesn’t have anything negative to say about Diddy, Yung Miami made headlines by speaking about him. As The Shade Room previously reported, earlier this week, Charlamagne Tha God released an interview with Miami. During their conversation, they spoke about Diddy. Ultimately, Miami explained that she and Diddy’s relationship wasn’t a “crime.” Additionally, she said she supported him amid the abuse allegations because the man she met was “changed.”
