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Jermaine Durpi is shutting down rumors about Usher’s latest “CONFESSIONS” songs.
A snippet of the song went viral recently and many felt that Usher was “confessing” about contracting a life altering STD (click HERE if you missed that).
“Don’t let that ‘sickness’ lyric fool you,” JD tweeted on Wednesday.
The music mogul goes on to explain exactly what the song is about.
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As you know, the superstar singer has been plagued with legal issues arising about of claims that he’d exposed several of his intimate partners to herpes.
[READ: CASE CLOSED! Usher Quietly Settles Last of Herpes Lawsuits… ]
Well it seems the soulful crooner has turned his pain into profit as he’s singing about his “sickness” in his latest version of Confessions.
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The superstar singer and his new lady love were captured in a loving moment backstage and the image soon went viral.
Many were caught off guard with Usher’s public display of affectioin, as it’s only been a few months since he filed them “papers” to divorce his 2nd wife, Grace Miguel after only 3 years of marriage.
It didn’t take long for the tea to spill about Usher’s new boo and she’s in the music industry also.
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Tyler Perry Studios welcomed guests to celebrate on the 330-acre lot, where sound stage dedications were made in honor of Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Sidney Poitier, Halle Berry, Will Smith, Harry Belafonte, Cicely Tyson, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, and the late John Singleton, Diahann Carroll, and Della Reese.
Celebrities came out in droves to honor Perry’s accomplishment as nearly 800 people walked the red carpet prior to the event.
Guests included Beyonce and Jay-Z, President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Diddy, Ava DuVernay, Samuel L. Jackson, Viola Davis, John Lewis, Bernice King, Stacey Abrams, Maxine Waters, Tiffany Haddish, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Jeezy, Ludacris, Usher, Tyrese, 2 Chainz, TI, Terrance Howard, Gladys Knight, Gayle King, Jenifer Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Patti LaBelle, Tina Knowles, Tamron Hall, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Storm Reid, and BeBe Winans, among several hundred others.
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Guests also celebrated the upcoming 3rd season of Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta.
The event was held at The London Hotel in Los Angeles and JD was joined by his father Michael Mauldin, mother Tina Mauldin, daughter Shaniah Mauldin, and celebrity friends Usher, Bow Wow, Da Brat, Larenz Tate, Mona Scott-Young, Jackie Long, Datari Turner, Angel Brinks, Drea Kelly, Buku Abi, ReeMarkable, Eddie George, Miss Lawrence and Antoine Harris as they celebrated the premiere along with guests, media and influencers.
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If you thought Usher Raymond was over and done with STD lawsuits… think again.
Back in May, the legendary crooner reached an “amicable agreement” with at least one of the plaintiff’s who was suing him for allegedly infecting them with the herpes virus (click HERE if you missed that).
But he still has several cases pending and wants to keep those medical records sealed.
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