Usher recently appeared for an interview with Forbes, where he also mentioned Diddy. During the interview, the U Got It Bad singer defended Sean Combs. Usher took Diddy’s side, who had been imprisoned under the charges of transportation for prostitution. The former said he had a different experience with the latter, which he doesn’t view negatively. Usher said:
“I mean, this might be a bit controversial, but um in the same way I think many people choose to look past the reality of what our country is, the standards that we now stand on, we can’t ignore the reality of the history. But in many ways, um, I think certain people are prosecuted and maybe not recognized for the greatness, you know, uh, that they offer. I don’t have anything negative to say about Sean Combs because my experience was not what the world has seen and how he’s been, you know, misrepresented.”
He even claimed that Diddy has been misrepresented. Usher further underlined the alleged contributions made by Sean Combs for Black entrepreneurs. He said:
“Um, 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 um for us as black entrepreneurs, for us as businessmen, for us as people who transition, you know, culture and ideas into something that’s tangible, uh and becomes business.”
Usher viewed Diddy as a legacy. He suggested that so many people benefited from Combs. He said,
“So many people benefited from what he created. Um and l acknowledge that. Um, and that’s why I see him as legacy.”
Usher’s name was mentioned in Diddy’s trial
The Good Good singer has not been charged with any crimes related to the Sean Combs case. However, his name was mentioned several times during the legal proceedings as a witness or associate.
As of this writing, Sean Combs is currently being held at the Fort Dix FCI facility in New Jersey. The mogul was sentenced to 4 years and 2-month term in October last year. He was convicted of two counts of transportation for prostitution.
Edited by Priscillah Mueni