In a surprising move, Grammy-winning artist Usher has deleted all 7.1k tweets from his Twitter account, following the resurfacing of an old interview where he discussed living with Sean “Diddy” Combs as a teenager. The revelation has sparked renewed interest in the nature of their relationship during that time.
Usher’s Admission
In a 2016 interview with Howard Stern, Usher candidly spoke about his experience living with Diddy in the 1990s when he was around 14 or 15 years old. He described the situation as “wild” and “crazy,” alluding to the lifestyle he witnessed during his time there.
“I got a chance to see some things. I went there to see the lifestyle, and I saw it. I don’t know if I could indulge and understand what I was even looking at,” Usher said in the interview. “It was pretty wild. It was crazy.”
Diddy’s Role as Legal Guardian
According to reports, Usher’s move to live with Diddy was orchestrated by L.A. Reid, the co-founder of LaFace Records, who signed Usher at the age of 13. Reid, in his memoir “Sing to Me,” revealed that he sent Usher to Diddy to help shape his image and give him an “edgier” persona.
“Will you take this kid and teach him your swagger?’ I said. ‘Can you just give him some of your flavor?’ I wanted Usher to be edgier than LaFace was,” Reid wrote. “Usher was 15 years old, but nothing about him ever seemed juvenile. I was turning him over to the wildest party guy in the country at an age when I still needed to get his mother’s permission, but he went to New York for almost a year.”
Usher’s Deleted Tweets
The resurfaced interview and the revelations about Usher’s living arrangement with Diddy have led to speculation and discussions on social media. In response, Usher has taken the drastic step of deleting all 7.1k tweets from his Twitter account, leaving his profile with a clean slate.
The reasons behind Usher’s decision to delete his entire tweet history remain unclear, but it has undoubtedly drawn more attention to the story and the potential implications of a 14-year-old living with an adult in the music industry.
As the story continues to unfold, fans and media outlets alike await any further developments or statements from Usher or Diddy regarding this intriguing chapter in the singer’s early career.
