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\nUsher tells Forbes that he has nothing negative to say about Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs. https:\/\/t.co\/jyJ8uXMsQ8<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In a recent Forbes interview about his career, Usher reflected on being sent to live in New York with Sean “Diddy” Combs in 1994, calling him a “legend” and speaking positively about his personal experience with the record executive.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged the controversy around Diddy and said: “I don\u2019t have anything negative to say about Sean Combs because my experience was not what the world has seen and how he\u2019s been, you know, misrepresented. I\u2019m not saying that every man is perfect. I\u2019m not saying that all of us don\u2019t have flaws, but I can\u2019t with any sense of humanity not recognize the valuable contributions that this man made for us as Black entrepreneurs, for us as businessmen, for us as people who transition, you know, culture and ideas into something that\u2019s tangible and becomes business. So many people benefited from what he created, and I acknowledge that, and that\u2019s why I see him as legacy.”<\/b><\/p>\n
Diddy is currently in federal custody awaiting trial on charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution, all of which he has denied. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber reportedly had a heated exchange with Usher at Beyonc\u00e9’s Oscars after-party.<\/a> Some fans believe the argument could’ve somehow been linked to Diddy or, even darker, alleged abuse Justin suffered under Usher, though there is currently no confirmed link or credible evidence explaining what the argument was about.<\/p>\n