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29 July, 2026

Usher warns fans against participating in his show following stage incident

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On Tuesday's staging of Usher and Chris Brown's joint tour, the RnB sensation warned fans to not attempt stage participation if they "don't want to be here".
The warning came after a July 25 incident during the show where the singer's usual sensual performance of his hit Can You Handle It saw a fan, Gabrielle Cheyenne's interaction interrupted by her discomfort. Noticing that Cheyenne's vibe was off, Usher paused the show and sent her back to her seat, sparking social media discourse and the fan herself making a video response.
The fan spoke about not being given proper information by concert officials about where to go and what to do and wanting mostly to interact with Chris Brown over Usher.
On yesterday's show, Usher prefaced the Can You Handle It segment by saying “Now before we get started, don’t [come] up here if you don’t want to be here...God don’t like ugly, but he most certainly don’t feel too good about pretty privilege either", the pretty privilege comment referring to Cheyenne claiming that pretty privilege got her into the VIP section and eventually on stage.
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