Usher’s first marriage blew up in his face, all thanks to his affair. Now, years after this happened, it’s still haunting him. Especially because the woman who he had the affair with has finally decided to speak up.
What she’s had to say is pretty crazy. So, wasting any time, let’s dive straight into it.
According to The Sun, Usher married his first wife Tameka Foster in 2007. However, not everyone was happy about this. Mostly because of the seven-year age gap between Usher and Tameka.
Usher was the younger of the two. His fans never thought twice about speaking up about how unhappy they were with the relationship, especially because they thought that the marriage affected the type of music he was putting out while they were together.
Although many people weren’t happy with Usher and Tameka’s marriage, what nobody predicted was that it would end almost as quickly as it began. Barely two years in with two kids, Usher and Tameka got into a messy divorce battle.
Usher Had an Affair
It was all because Usher cheated on her. According to Tameka, she caught her husband in bed with another woman.
But, this wasn’t just some random woman. It was Maya Fox-Davis, someone who Tameka considered her close friend. She trusted her well enough to invite her to stand by her side as a bridesmaid during her wedding with Usher.
After she caught the two of them together, Tameka revealed that she’d suspected Usher was cheating on her long before she caught him in the act.
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After confirming her suspicions, she apparently felt pity for Maya rather than anger. In her words, Maya fell for Usher’s trap and he used her to his advantage.
Although Usher admitted that he’d made a mistake to Tameka, Maya was suspiciously quiet during all of this. I guess you could say that she didn’t want to get involved in Usher and Tameka’s messy divorce and even messier custody battle.
But after all of this was settled, Maya decided to finally speak up about what really happened, and she had a lot to say.
Usher Gave Maya an STD
Maya not only admitted to getting together with Usher when he was still together with Tameka, but she also revealed that Usher had given her herpes back when they were still together. The craziest part is that she claimed he gave it to her on purpose.
Because of this, she sued him for $1 million. According to Maya, Usher knew very well that he had the disease when they were having an affair.
Instead of letting her know what was going on with him, he kept this a secret and got in bed with her without any protection. This didn’t just happen once but on multiple occasions.
It became clear that Maya wanted revenge for what happened. She filed her suit in California, where it is very much illegal to knowingly transmit an STD to your partner.
Now, you might be wondering – how did Maya know that Usher did what he did to her on purpose? I mean, chances are he probably didn’t know he had what he had and it was all a mistake.
If you thought this, you’d be wrong. Maya came in with more than enough evidence that he did know.
Usher Quickly Settled the Lawsuit
Her lawsuit claimed that Usher had a greenish discharge from his privates when they were together. When she noticed this, he told her that it was nothing. He took it a step further by telling her that he had tested himself and was clean.
This was all he needed to say to convince Maya to trust him, and that was exactly what she did. But then, not too long after they got together, Maya fell ill and noticed the appearance of blisters and lesions on her privates.
After going to urgent care, she was told that she had herpes. Now, get this – when Maya told Usher about this, he didn’t really argue with her or have anything to say.
This is weird because he was very much still a married man when he was having an affair with Maya. You’d think he’d be mad about her catching something like this simply because of the fear of his wife finding out about what he did in his spare time.
But he wasn’t. He didn’t question Maya. Instead, he paid for her treatment and medical bill in full.
Maybe this is why he eventually also decided to settle her for $1.1 million. He actually gave her $100,000 more than she had initially asked for in her lawsuit against him.
Maya Wasn’t Usher’s Only Victim
Even though Usher was able to get Maya to back off, unfortunately for him, this wasn’t the last time he faced an issue like this. Not too long after this, he found himself in the middle of yet another scandal.
This time, he wasn’t being sued by just one person, but three: two women and one man. They accused Usher of not informing them of his alleged infection before getting intimate with them.
The lawsuits didn’t stop there. Laura Helm also claimed that she got the disease from Usher in a lawsuit she filed against him in 2019. However, she was quick to drop her £15 million suit against Usher after they reached an amicable agreement in private.
But Usher wasn’t completely off the hook. He was soon facing another suit from a woman named Quantasia Sharpton.
According to her, she went to an Usher concert for her 19th birthday. In her suit, she claimed that Usher exposed her to the disease.
However, Usher’s legal team was quick to sweep in with a response. According to them, Quantasia’s allegations were completely false. Usher himself claimed that he never got intimate with her because she wasn’t his type.
It didn’t take long for Quantasia to drop her lawsuit after this. However, it’s not clear whether an agreement was reached between her and Usher before this actually happened.
Usher’s Life Moved Forward
Despite all of the accusations that have come out against him, Usher was able to find love again with Jennifer Goicoechea. They currently have two children together, Sovereign Bo and Sire Castrello.
But Usher isn’t just winning in love. His career has also picked up a lot recently.
Earlier this year, he headlined the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime show. A day after that, he and Jennifer tied the knot.
This news was revealed by Usher’s reps. According to them, Usher and Jennifer got married in a small intimate ceremony with close friends and family.
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The wedding took place at the intimate outdoor wedding chapel Terrace Gazebo in Las Vegas. Usher’s mom was the person who witnessed their vows. This was all planned out by Usher and Jennifer as they had already gotten a marriage license in Vegas days before his performance at the Super Bowl.
Before all of this went down, Usher had previously said that when you find someone who’s a great partner, it’s an honor to be able to share life with them, especially if they want to share life with you, too.
So, in a way, this was Usher hinting at what was to come between him and Jennifer. Although Usher and Jennifer seem really happy together, there’s still the fear that Usher might do the same thing he did to Tameka to her.
