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Usher brushes off comparisons to Justin Timberlake... though he once tried to make a record with him: 'I think he's an amazing performer'


Just days after his Super Bowl halftime show , Usher is brushing off longtime comparisons to Justin Timberlake.

They both rose to fame at roughly the same time on the strength of their smooth voices though Usher revealed to People he doesn't think they're necessarily 'rivals.' They both rose to fame at roughly the same time on the strength of their smooth voices though Usher revealed to People he doesn't think they're necessarily 'rivals.' 'I can remember as a kid going to their foundation events and just supporting *NSYNC and trying to get as close as I possibly could to them, because I just respected what Johnny Wright was doing,' Usher said.

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