Usher made his return to the pink carpet on Thursday when he attended the Black Music Motion Coalition’s Fourth Annual Gala on the Beverly Hilton Resort.
The outing, the place he was to obtain the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award, marked the primary time the 45-year-old singer–songwriter has been pictured for the reason that hip hop mogul Diddy was indicted and arrested on intercourse trafficking, racketeering and prostitution expenses.
Usher’s years-old connection to Diddy resurfaced shortly after the 54-year-old rapper’s properties in Miami and Los Angeles have been raided in March of this 12 months.
Round that point, a 2016 interview Usher did with Howard Stern resurfaced, wherein he described his time living with Diddy for a year — despite the fact that he was solely 13.
The Good & Gradual singer described observing ‘very curious issues going down’ in Diddy’s circle.
Usher made his return to the pink carpet on Thursday when he attended the Black Music Motion Coalition’s Fourth Annual Gala on the Beverly Hilton Resort
The outing marked the primary time Usher, 45, has been pictured for the reason that hip hop mogul Diddy was indicted and arrested on intercourse trafficking, racketeering and prostitution expenses; pictured collectively in 2004 in Los Angeles
Usher lower a putting determine on the BMAC gala pink carpet in an all-black ensemble constructed round a velvet tuxedo.
He wore a double-breasted jacket with broad, shiny peaked lapels, and he modified up the tux’s look with a black shirt and a black necktie, as an alternative of a conventional bow tie.
He wore a fragile pink flower pinned to his lapel, and he matched the tuxedo with shiny black snakeskin sneakers.
Usher — full title: Usher Raymond IV — added an additional contact of sophistication with a slim rectangular-faced wristwatch with a black leather-based band, and he stood out because of small rectangular sapphire earrings.
He arrived on the occasion sporting a well-kept goatee and close-cropped hair.
In keeping with BMAC’s web site, the group was created in 2020 to ‘create a unified power of motion for racial fairness and justice inside the music business and to make use of the facility of our collective voice to enhance communities and drive systemic change.’
It was introduced in August that Usher could be honored with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award on the ceremony.
Different honorees included LL Cool J, BET and Reside Nation, whereas Kenny Burns was set to host.
Usher lower a putting determine on the BMAC gala pink carpet in an all-black ensemble constructed round a velvet tuxedo
He wore a double-breasted jacket with broad, shiny peaked lapels, and he modified up the tux’s look with a black shirt and a black necktie, as an alternative of a conventional bow tie
He wore a fragile pink flower pinned to his lapel, and he matched the tuxedo with shiny black snakeskin sneakers
Usher — full title: Usher Raymond IV — added an additional contact of sophistication with a slim rectangular-faced wristwatch with a black leather-based band, and he stood out because of small rectangular sapphire earrings
LL Cool J was to be honored with the eClarence Avant Trailblazer Award.
Along with honoring stars, BMAC additionally points a report card grading music organizations — which embrace document labels, publishers and streaming providers, in addition to stay leisure and touring corporations and the Recording Academy — on how they assist Black workers ascend the ranks.
It additionally notes whether or not these organizations have donated to charities geared toward bettering racial justice.
Usher was receiving his award within the wake of his former mentor Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment and arrest earlier this week on intercourse trafficking, racketeering and prostitution expenses.
The rapper-turned-mogul has pleaded not responsible to the fees. He suffered a set again previous to his trial when a choose denied his request for bail, regardless of his supply to place up his residence and his mom’s residence as a $50 million surety.
Disturbing particulars of the rapper’s marathon intercourse events have been uncovered within the three-count indictment, together with that Combs would fly intercourse employees from around the globe for what would typically develop into drug-fueled days-long orgies.
He allegedly organized and directed the intercourse events, whereas masturbating all through the efficiency and provided ladies medication resembling ecstasy, ketamine and BHB to maintain them energized, federal prosecutors mentioned.
The doc added: ‘After freak offs, Combs and the victims sometimes acquired IV fluids to get well from the bodily exertion and drug use’.
In keeping with BMAC’s web site, the group was created in 2020 to ‘create a unified power of motion for racial fairness and justice inside the music business and to make use of the facility of our collective voice to enhance communities and drive systemic change.’
It was introduced in August that Usher could be honored with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award on the ceremony
His outing got here after a 2016 Howard Stern interview (pictured) resurfaced displaying his speaking about seeing ‘very curious issues’ whereas dwelling with Diddy for a 12 months at simply 13
Prosecutors mentioned that the music mogul’s workers covertly booked lodge rooms for the ‘freak offs,’ whereas stocking them with child oil, lubricant and additional mattress sheets.
Authorities allegedly found over 1,000 bottles of child oil and lubricant in his properties whereas looking them earlier this 12 months.
Usher beforehand spoke about his time dwelling with Diddy for a 12 months when he was solely 13 years previous throughout a 2016 Howard Stern interview.
It acquired renewed consideration earlier this 12 months when Diddy’s Miami and Los Angeles properties have been raided by Homeland Security agents.
On the time, Usher claimed he was uncovered to some ‘fairly wild’ stuff whereas dwelling at Diddy’s New York mansion.
The Yeah! hitmaker alleged that it was LA Reid’s thought to have him stay with the R&B singer in Scarsdale to ‘see the approach to life.’
When requested if Diddy’s ‘place was crammed with chicks and orgying nonstop’ by Stern, Usher replied: ‘Probably not… I bought an opportunity to see some issues … I do not know if I might indulge and even perceive what I used to be .’
‘It was fairly wild. It was loopy. There have been very curious issues going down and I did not essentially perceive it,’ he mentioned cryptically.
When requested if Diddy’s ‘place was crammed with chicks and orgying nonstop’ by Stern, Usher replied: ‘Probably not… I bought an opportunity to see some issues … I do not know if I might indulge and even perceive what I used to be .’; pictured in 2002
Whereas showing on The Howard Stern Present, the Yeah! hitmaker alleged that it was LA Reid’s thought to have him stay the R&B singer in Scarsdale to ‘see the approach to life’ (seen in 2013)
‘It was fairly wild. It was loopy. There have been very curious issues going down and I did not essentially perceive it,’ he mentioned cryptically.
He was extra definitive when he was requested if he would ever ship his kids to ‘Puffy Taste Camp.’ Usher responded with an emphatic: ‘Hell no!’; pictured in 2002
He was extra definitive when he was requested if he would ever ship his kids to ‘Puffy Taste Camp.’
Usher responded with an emphatic: ‘Hell no!’
Again in 2004, Usher informed Rolling Stone that Diddy launched him to ‘a very completely different set of s*** — intercourse, particularly.’
‘Intercourse is so sizzling within the business, man,’ he continued. ‘There was at all times ladies round. You’d open a door and see any person doing it, or a number of folks in a room having an orgy. You by no means knew what was going to occur.’