In a resurfaced interview from 2016, singer Usher opened up about his experience living with Sean “Diddy” Combs as a teenager, shedding light on the now-controversial “Flavor Camp” environment.
The interview, conducted by Howard Stern while Usher was promoting the film “Hands of Stone,” took an unexpected turn when the conversation shifted to the singer’s time residing with Diddy in the 1990s.
“I moved to New York City and I lived with Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs for a year… in the ’90s. Do you understand what that’s like?!” Usher revealed, hinting at the unconventional living situation.
Describing the experience as “pretty wild” and “crazy,” Usher admitted to witnessing “curious things” that he didn’t fully comprehend at the time.
“There were very curious things taking place and I didn’t necessarily understand it,” the “Confessions” singer confessed, adding that he was unsure if he could “indulge and understand what I was even looking at.”Related stories
During his stay at the infamous “Flavor Camp,” Usher met with some of the biggest names in the industry, including The Notorious B.I.G., Lil Kim, Mary J. Blige, and Jodeci.
When Stern inquired whether Usher, now a father himself, would ever consider sending his own child to a “Puffy camp,” the singer’s response was a resounding “Hell no.”
Diddy’s lawsuit draws in Usher and Meek Mill
Diddy, is facing a $30 million lawsuit from his former producer Rodney Jones a.k.a. Lil Rod, who claims that Diddy drugged, threatened, and sexually assaulted him.
While names in the lawsuit were redacted, DJ Akademiks Akademiks shared parts of it with footnotes that described rapper5 and R&B Singer6. The footnotes said that rapper5 is “a Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj” and that R&B Singer6 is “a singer who performed at the Super Bowl and had a successful Vegas Residency.”
The descriptions got many people pointing to Usher and Meek Mill.
These revelations which have resurfaced in the wake of recent allegations against Diddy, will cast a spotlight on the controversial living situation and the potential implications of the “curious things” Usher witnessed.
