Usher

During the Super Bowl halftime show, Usher embraced Alicia Keys during their duet, prompting widespread social media comments suggesting that the gesture was overly intimate given Keys's marriage to Swizz Beatz.

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Much of Usher's speech while receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards was muted during the broadcast, prompting allegations of censorship.

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Quantasia Sharpton and two anonymous claimants sued Usher, alleging that he had exposed them to the herpes virus without informing them of his status. Their claims included negligence, fraud and sexual battery, according to the claimants.

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Laura Helm sued Usher in Georgia, claiming that she contracted herpes after sexual relations with him without having been warned of the risk. A judge declined to dismiss the case immediately in 2018.

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Daniel Marino argued, among other things, that he was entitled to rights in the song 'Bad Girl' recorded by Usher. The court granted summary judgment to the defendants and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling in 2016.

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Songwriters sued Usher and several companies, alleging that 'Caught Up' copied their work. The federal court dismissed the copyright claims and declined jurisdiction over certain state-law contractual claims.

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After one of Usher's sons was seriously injured in a swimming pool accident while supervised by an aunt, Tameka Foster urgently sought temporary custody, alleging that Usher's supervision arrangements were inadequate.

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Usher Raymond and his former wife Tameka Foster were involved in highly publicised custody litigation, with each making allegations about the other's parenting abilities. The court ultimately awarded Usher primary custody of their two sons.

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