American singer, Usher, has shut down claims that he got into an intense argument with Justin Bieber at Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Oscars afterparty.
Last week, TMZ reported the “Baby” singer, 32, and his former mentor, 47, got into a “heated exchange” after Usher went up to Bieber at the star-studded bash angrily.
But Usher’s friend Da Brat said the “Yeah!” singer told her the report was “exaggerated,” during an episode of “The Rickey Smiley Show.”
“I spoke to Usher, and he said, ‘This is an exaggeration of the conversation,’” Da Brat said. “He’s been nothing but supportive of plenty of issues that Justin Bieber has had throughout the years and y’all can actually check the records for all that, he has been.”
“Justin is on his own journey, dealing with his own reality that he’s created,” she continued. “Usher wishes him nothing but the best, and they have no hostility towards each other.”
The rapper noted that the two singers “definitely love each other.”
“People just take stuff out of context when they see something, and they run with it, and I’m just here to say that is not the issue,” she said. “They are definitely cool with each other, and they have love and they support each other.”
According to TMZ’s sources, while Bieber and Usher’s alleged altercation did not turn physical, it was “intense.”
A source claimed to the outlet that Bieber has “always been rude” to Usher, and he’s trying to “erase everyone in his past.”
Usher and Bieber’s former manager, Scooter Braun, were key figures in the early stages of Bieber’s career, with Usher serving as a longtime mentor.
Sources told Page Six in February 2024 that Usher asked his former protégé to take part in his Super Bowl halftime show, but Bieber “wasn’t feeling it.”
A music industry source told us a the time.“There’s no bad blood between Usher and Justin. Justin just wasn’t up for it — he just wasn’t feeling it.”
Usher and Bieber share a long-standing history in the music industry, with Usher playing a key role in mentoring Bieber during the early stages of his career alongside music manager Scooter Braun. The pair were last seen together publicly in 2022.