Usher Refutes Alicia Keys Disrespect, Sorry for Smacking Nicki Minaj’s Butt

Usher‘s Tremendous Bowl halftime present had lots of people elevating eyebrows over his Alicia Keys second — one thing he is not sorry about … however he’s apologizing over one thing older.

On Monday, Usher zoomed in to The Breakfast Membership to deal with his PDA with Alicia Keys on the SB but additionally got here clear in regards to the web resurfacing his 2014 VMA efficiency with Nicki Minaj.

Throughout their set on the time, Usher bumped and grinded on Nicki’s booty onstage — after which smacked it along with his hand. It received neglected again then … but it surely’s been resurfacing these days, with many accusing him of being out of pocket and inappropriate, much like how he dealt with AK.

Usher defined to Charlamagne Tha God that dances in Jamaican tradition usually contain folks getting handsy — however does admit he was wildin’ a bit when he put his handprint on Nicki’s Pinkprint, and he appears to really feel considerably about it in 2024.

On the difficulty of hugging Alicia from behind, although — which additionally caught some backlash — Usher is not bending the proverbial knee … saying it was simply a part of their routine for ‘My Boo.’

The R&B powerhouse was additionally quizzed in regards to the time he was referenced in an episode of “The Boondocks” the place a married lady fanned out and was an Usher groupie in entrance of her husband … all based mostly on the real-life expertise of producer Carl Jones and his ex-wife.

Usher blamed the girl’s transgressions on the “Usher Effect” however denied any sorcery of the type contributed to his sexified duet with Alicia as tens of millions watched on in hypothesis.

Alicia’s husband Swizz Beatz instantly laughed it off and Usher tells ‘TBC’ he additionally had a hardy har with the couple over the varied memes. Lengthy story brief, he and Alicia (and Swizz) are all good. However, with that stated, he may additionally be extra conscious going ahead.