{"id":35272,"date":"2026-08-09T22:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35272"},"modified":"2026-08-09T22:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:21:39","slug":"usher-reacts-to-rumors-he-hired-clone-to-perform-for-him-at-rb-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35272","title":{"rendered":"Usher reacts to rumors he hired &#8216;clone&#8217; to perform for him at R&#038;B Tour"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F136917471.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>These are his confessions.<\/p>\n<p>Usher denied claims that he had a doppelg\u00e4nger perform some songs for him during night one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/06\/ticket-sales\/usher-and-chris-brown-tickets-for-metlife-concerts-are-under-150\/\">R&amp;B Tour at MetLife Stadium<\/a> in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\ud83d\ude02 Ya\u2019ll are funny\u2026clone? They can\u2019t clone this??\u201d he wrote on Instagram, per photos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db0YOeiOmcL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow y\u2019all come up with this? \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 AI ain\u2019t that advanced,\u201d the \u201cMy Boo\u201d singer added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Usher (seen above on Friday) denied using a \u201cclone\u201d to perform songs for him. <span class=\"credit\">Raymond Alston\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cHow y\u2019all come up with this? \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 AI ain\u2019t that advanced,\u201d the \u201cMy Boo\u201d singer wrote on Instagram. <span class=\"credit\">Instaram\/usher<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Usher\u2019s denial came after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thesultandiaries\/video\/7671648206941359391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fan videos went viral<\/a> of the eight-time Grammy winner, 47, singing and dancing at his and Chris Brown\u2019s tour stop on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Usher \u2014 who was dressed in an all-white outfit, a matching baseball hat and sunglasses \u2014 performed his hits \u201cCaught Up\u201d and \u201cBad Girl,\u201d but fans questioned if it was really him.<\/p>\n<p>Concertgoers were thrown off by the man\u2019s facial features and overall body language onstage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was foulllll\ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude2d usher really sent out his doppelganger,\u201d wrote one TikTok user.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fan videos went viral of Usher\u2019s performance during night one of the R&amp;B Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Raymond Alston\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Concertgoers believed another man was standing in for the pop star for a few songs. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/thesultandiaries<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fan wrote atop the clip: \u201cUsher, why\u2019d you have to play us all like that last night?? that is NOT Usher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m confused. I see Usher, but then I don\u2019t,\u201d wrote a netizen in the comments section of the viral video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLmaoo that\u2019s gusher,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen I usually think yall are overreacting but that ain\u2019t nobodies [sic] damn usher Raymond \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02,\u201d joked a third person.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThat was foulllll\ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude2d usher really sent out his doppelganger,\u201d wrote one TikTok user. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/thesultandiaries<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019m confused. I see Usher, but then I don\u2019t,\u201d wrote a netizen. (Pictured: Usher performing Friday.) <span class=\"credit\">Raymond Alston\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A fourth eagle-eyed user noticed that the man performing did not have Usher\u2019s hand tattoos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\ud83d\udc40 waiiiiit so the real Usher has HAND TATTOOS. A star on each hand between his thumb and index finger in the thenar area,\u201d she claimed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve paused and zoomed in on soooo many frames with this area of his hand exposed and don\u2019t see the tattoos. What\u2019s going onnnnnn???? Wish I could upload more than one photo with a comment!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Usher made headlines when he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/26\/celebrity-news\/usher-boots-fan-off-stage-after-her-painfully-awkward-response-to-his-seductive-dance-moves\/\">kicked a female fan off the stage<\/a> after she appeared to be uninterested in his serenading skills.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Last month, the Grammy winner (seen above) kicked a fan off the stage for being awkward during his steamy performance. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/malaysiarosee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The fan later revealed she wanted to be onstage with Usher\u2019s co-headliner, Chris Brown. (Pictured: Usher performing.) <span class=\"credit\">Brian Prahl \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the pop star tried to get close to the woman during his steamy performance of \u201cCan U Handle It?,\u201d\u00a0she moved away from Usher.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, who was later identified as Gabrielle Cheyenne,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/27\/celebrity-news\/usher-fan-kicked-off-stage-during-steamy-performance-speaks-out\/\">spoke out about the incident<\/a>, slamming women who had something negative to say.<\/p>\n<p>Cheyenne also clarified that she had \u201cno bad blood\u201d toward Usher but would\u2019ve rather been onstage with Brown, 37.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are his confessions. Usher denied claims that he had a doppelg\u00e4nger perform some songs for him during night one of the R&amp;B Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. \u201c\ud83d\ude02 Ya\u2019ll are funny\u2026clone? They can\u2019t clone this??\u201d he wrote on Instagram, per photos shared online. \u201cHow y\u2019all come up with this? \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 AI ain\u2019t&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/136917471.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-hub"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}