Usher REGRETS Smacking Nicki Minaj’s Butt During Their 2014 VMAs Performance
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00:00 I think I was reaching a bit when I smacked her though. I shouldn't have smacked her but I shouldn't do that.
00:04 Usher confessing that he took things too far during his performance with Nicki Minaj at the
00:09 2014 VMAs where the singer bopped his head against Nicki's butt before getting up and spanking her.
00:15 Oh shoot wait a minute.
00:23 Yeah. The 45-year-old joined the Breakfast Club on Monday where Charlamagne Tha God brought up
00:28 the resurfaced clip.
00:30 Have you seen some of your old moments like when you was on stage with Nicki Minaj and you was
00:34 headbutting her ass? Why was you so unhinged in that moment?
00:38 By the way that was Jamaican culture. See you gotta go to Jamaica. You know what I'm saying?
00:43 That was just the moment that was fun and by the way it was me playing my bass so I would have
00:47 probably bumped my shoulder or my hand you know what I'm saying but I had my bass in my hand so
00:51 I was playing so I just kind of bopped off her body a little bit. If you go back and look at
00:55 the video you'll understand because I did it there the first time.
00:58 Eventually Usher admits he regrets the moment.
01:01 I think I was reaching a bit when I smacked her though. I shouldn't have smacked her but
01:04 I shouldn't have did that.
01:05 You gotta keep the family friendly.
01:06 Oh yeah yeah yeah.
01:08 But one thing he doesn't regret his Super Bowl halftime show performance
01:12 which raised eyebrows when he got cuddly on stage with Alicia Keys.
01:17 It was literally about you know having a having fun because of a song that me and Alicia
01:24 made many years ago and we celebrated because of the legacy of it and no disrespect to anybody.
01:30 Even Alicia's husband Swiss Beatz supported the performance
01:33 which was inspired by the music video for their hit song "My Boo."
01:37 I love that everybody's just bringing their best.
01:39 Posting his praise on Instagram writing in part that the performance was quote
01:43 "nothing but amazing with two amazing giants."
01:46 Have you and Swiss and Alicia shared a laugh about it? All the memes?
01:49 Absolutely laughed about it. It's all love.
01:52 Speaking of love, hours after nailing his Super Bowl halftime show,
01:56 Usher got hitched tying the knot with longtime love Jennifer Goycochea.
02:01 The moment was right.
02:02 Usher and Jennifer share two kids, daughter Sovereign whom they welcomed in 2020
02:07 and a son, Sire, born in 2021.
02:10 Usher also has two teenage sons, Cinco and Naveed from a previous marriage.
02:15 E.T.'s told the couple's looking forward to continuing raising their kids together.
02:20 With the success of the Super Bowl halftime show,
02:23 a new album, an upcoming tour and an official wifey.
02:27 You know this this juncture, this portion of my life right is a coming home experience
02:32 when I think about where I started and how this 30 years of an evolution
02:36 has now brought me back home with all of the experiences that I've had.
02:39 Usher's clearly laser focused on all the positives in his life.
02:44 Sometimes we need to be reminded that we you know we deserve to tell the truth.
02:48 You know we deserve to have what we have.
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