{"id":35219,"date":"2026-08-09T21:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35219"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:46:01","slug":"usher-slams-conspiracy-he-used-stand-in-during-concert-with-chris-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35219","title":{"rendered":"Usher Slams Conspiracy He Used\u00a0Stand-In\u00a0During\u00a0Concert With Chris Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Usher Halts Steamy Onstage Routine With Fan After Awkward Moment During Nashville Show<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/usher\"><strong>Usher<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is no stranger to making confessions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s why he had no problem setting the record straight after an online conspiracy theory that he used a clone of himself to perform at his and\u00a0<strong>Chris Brown<\/strong>\u2019s Aug. 7 concert stop in New Jersey went viral.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The theory came across Usher\u2019s desk when radio station\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbyHIf5OxC4\/?igsh=YW9mcnB5aDNtdmxk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">Power 105.1<\/a> shared a video from the concert on Aug. 8, writing, &#8220;Sooooo folks are debating if this was really @USHER or he had a clone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0\u201cConfessions\u201d singer, however, was quick to shut down the rumor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYa\u2019ll are funny\u2026clone? They can\u2019t clone this??\u201d Usher wrote in the comments section of the post. \u201cHow ya\u2019ll come up with this? 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