Usher weighed in on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ image and influence in an interview earlier this week, claiming the hip-hop mogul has been “misrepresented” following the numerous sexual abuse allegations against him, instead focusing on his impact as an entrepreneur.
“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 misrepresented,” Usher said in an interview with Forbes that published last week.
Combs was convicted on prostitution-related charges last year following a sensational, much-covered trial, but he was acquitted on the more serious sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges he’d faced. The criminal trial came after singer Cassie Ventura had sued Combs in late 2023 on claims of sexual abuse, which inspired many more alleged victims to come forward with claims of their own.
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