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Justin Bieber Shows Usher Love Following Super Bowl Half Time Rumors
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The Super Bowl cameo that couldâve been!
While speaking with The Breakfast Club Friday, Usher confirmed that he did in fact have a âbriefâ conversation with Justin Bieber about performing alongside him and his bevvy of superstar friends in the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show.
âThings did [not] work out with Justin. I honor and recognize that my brother⊠I think it might have been the fact that he was wanting to tell a different story right now, and I understand that,â the âYeah!â singer explained. âBut we did have a brief conversation and weâre gonna do something else in the future. No love lost or anything like that.â
While talks were had, Bieber, ultimately, did not join Usher on stage, instead watching his longtime friend and mentor perform from the audience.
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But even though fans were disappointed not to see JB up there with Usher, Lil Jon, Alicia Keys and the crew of artists he employed to make his halftime performances one of the best to date, Usherâs confident Bieber will grace the Super Bowl stage in the future.
âItâs a lot of pressure for the Super Bowl, obviously for me to put together a show. So, I reached out to everybody. Justin wasnât the only person that I actually spoke to about doing the Super Bowl. But the moment was maybe for later,â he said. âHeâs gonna play the Super Bowl. Iâll go ahead and give you that for the future. I profess that over his life and over his time, because he has a career that deserves it.â
Usher added, âBut, it just didnât happen. That doesnât mean itâs not going to.â
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Lil Jon also addressed the possibility of Bieber joining them on stage, telling TMZ, âWe wanted to put Justin in the show. So, we had the idea of doing a version of the show with Justin in it. But I think Justin wasnât really ready to â thatâs a lot of rehearsal, a lot of responsibility, a lot of time, and a lot of eyeballs. And I donât know if he was ready to do all that.â
He continued, âBut he was definitely there supporting Usher, and theyâre really good friends and he definitely was supporting him, regardless.â
Bieber showed Usher love following his performance Sunday, taking to Instagram to pay tribute to the Grammy-winner.
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âLOVE YOU MY BROTHER. NOONE CAN SING AND DANCE THE WAY YOU DO,â Bieber wrote, alongside a photo from the star-studded show.
He continued, âLOVE YOU FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY HEART. BROUGHT THE âAâ TO THE WORLD, ONLY YOU BABYYYYYY đ.â
For more from Usherâs epic halftime show, check out the gallery below.
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