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Usher says he 'understands' why Justin Bieber declined to perform with him at the Super Bowl halftime show... after Lil Jon revealed singer was 'not ready'


The 45-year-old R&B legend said he 'understands' why the Peaches singer, 29, did not want to take the stage with him but did not clarify his reason for opting out.

'I think that it might've been the fact that he's just wanting to tell a different story right now,' Usher said in a preview clip from an upcoming episode of The Breakfast Club to be released on Monday. Usher said there are no hard feelings after Justin Bieber declined to perform with him at the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show last Sunday At the time, he said the remaining dates of his tour were cancelled because he had been suffering from facial paralysis following his June 2022 diagnosis with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

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