Usher used a recent Forbes interview to defend Sean 'Diddy' Combs, saying he still sees the jailed music mogul as 'legacy' despite Combs' conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and his current prison sentence. Asked for the first word that came to mind when he thought of Combs, the 47-year-old singer did not hesitate. He said 'legacy'.
The exchange landed because Usher is not some distant industry observer. He has long been linked to Combs, whom he joined as a teenager in a mentor style relationship that has followed him well into adulthood. So when he was asked to square that history with the man Combs has become in public view, the answer was never going to be tidy.
