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Published 13:19 03 Aug 2026 GMT
Chris Brown has raised some eyebrows after his performance at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York, after simulating sex with a fan.
The 'Loyal' artist is currently on tour with Usher as part of the R&B Tour across North America, featuring 33 dates and running from June to December this year.
In fact, Usher made headlines last month after bringing a female audience member up on stage to share a steamy moment, but it quickly turned awkward.
A shirtless Usher sang to the fan, later named as Gabrielle Cheyenne, as she appeared less than impressed, staying stiff and giving him a tight smile.
Despite the 'Yeah!' artist's best attempts to salvage the performance, he waved her off stage following the uncomfortable exchange, where she refused to join him on an onstage bed.
She later claimed that she was only at the show to see Brown.
Over the weekend, it was Brown who made headlines on their tour, though it wasn't for the same reason.
Unlike Usher, Brown sparked conversation online after getting up close and personal with a female fan onstage.
Like his tour buddy, the R&B artist usually invites an audience member up during his shows to share a charged moment during a rendition of his 2007 hit, 'Take You Down'.
And on Saturday night, Brown invited an eager fan up and held her up against a pole, tying her hands to it as he held her up.
The artist took it a step further, moving her up and down the pole as he thrust towards her, before starting to kiss her neck, which prompted cheers from the crowd.
That's not to say that she didn't enjoy it either, as she could be seen with a daring smile while letting out a moan as he laid one on her neck.
A seven-second clip of the exchange has gone viral on X, garnering over 8.3 million views, which has unsurprisingly resulted in thousands of comments being made.
If that wasn't enough, clips from other parts of the segment show Brown licking the sweat off her body while she's tied up.
One shocked X user commented: "Is this normal dancing or f***ing on broad daylight?" as another added: "Concerts have turn into soft p*rn yoo."
A third joked: "I see why that girl at the Usher show was p**sed she didn’t get Chris Brown looool," while someone else also quipped: "That’s how that one girl thought her night was gonna be but got Usher lmaooooooooo."
A different user asked: "So people pay to watch live action p*rnos?"
"People are literally getting f***ed on the f***ing stage bro," one disgruntled viewer wrote in the comments.
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Published 16:14 27 Jul 2026 GMT
New footage has shed light on a viral concert moment involving Usher and a fan who was removed from the stage during a recent performance.
The incident occurred in Nashville during a stop on The R&B Tour, which the 47-year-old singer is co-headlining with Chris Brown. What was supposed to be a steamy, intimate routine quickly transformed into a tense interaction when the fan appeared visibly uncomfortable with the attention.
The newly released video shows the fan being escorted onto the stage for the planned serenade. Once she is seated, a shirtless Usher begins singing to her while sitting by her side.
As the performance heats up and becomes more physical, the woman appears stiff and offers only a tight smile. The R&B superstar tries to salvage the moment by lightly touching her chin and face, but when he attempts to guide her toward an onstage bed, she pulls back.
Recognizing the lack of chemistry, Usher stops the performance and addresses the crowd. The new footage captures the exact moment the singer realizes the interaction is failing, leading him to say: “I don't think she want to be on the stage.” He then tells the crowd, "I don't think she wanna be onstage, y'all," before completely stepping away and signaling for the fan to be removed.
The fan, identified as Gabrielle Cheyenne, quickly became the target of heavy online criticism after the moment went viral. Many internet users roasted her for her reserved reaction, arguing that she should have never agreed to go up if she did not want to participate. The intense feedback prompted Cheyenne to take to social media to defend her actions and clarify exactly what happened behind the scenes.
Cheyenne used her platform to fire back at critics who claimed she should have turned down the opportunity. She made it clear that she was happy to be seen by the crowd, even if she did not want to get overly physical with the singer.
"First off NOBODY is declining to go on stage," she wrote. "I looked good asf, you think I wasn’t going to let THOUSANDS of people see me?"
She explained that she and her mom originally had floor seats for the concert. Before the show began, Usher's team approached them and upgraded them to the VIP section due to what she described as "pretty privileges." However, the staff did not specify what her role would be later in the evening.
"They don’t say who you’re going up there for!" she wrote, pointing out that Chris Brown was also on the bill. She mocked the high expectations of the internet audience, adding, "Y’all wanted me to go up there and fk him atp?"
As the backlash continued into Sunday, Cheyenne posted a selfie with the caption "Unbothered 😘" to show she was not letting the comments ruin her experience. She also used her Instagram Stories to emphasize that her quiet demeanor should not be mistaken for a bad attitude.
"Y’all aren’t gonna get on the internet calling me out my name and disrespecting me and expect me to keep it cool!" she expressed. She added, "Don’t think that yall are gonna bully me about an experience that yall didn’t get!"
Cheyenne argued that her attitude only turns "nasty" when she is provoked by online strangers. While she acknowledges being a quiet person in real life, she made it clear that she has no regrets about how she handled the high-pressure situation. Ultimately, she was glad to take the spotlight, but she simply was not prepared to give Usher the highly sexualized reaction that his fan base expected.
Published 15:41 03 Aug 2022 GMT
Chris Brown has defended the raunchy poses he struck while being photographed with his fans.
The performer went viral recently thanks to a series of snaps of him cozying up to fans while on tour with Lil Baby.
While you'd expect your favorite celebrity to strike a family-friendly pose if you took a photo with them, many people were shocked by just how friendly Brown was in the pictures.
They took to social media to joke that the singer looked like he was in a relationship with each different fan.
"Chris brown doing bf and gf poses in these meet and great photos are EVERYTHING, he really knows how to make their money worth it," one wrote.
"Chris brown is taking M and G pics to another level," another added, while a third joked: "He looks like he's in a happy and healthy relationship in each one of the photos."
Since the snaps went viral, the father-of-three has responded to them on Instagram, explaining that the fans in the photos were those who had purchased a "VIP package" in order to come backstage and meet him.
"PSA!!! When artist (everyone) do concerts, they all have something called a VIP package," the 33-year-old wrote, adding: "I haven't done meet and greets in over 7 years."
"I have the coolest fans on the planet... I appreciate the f*** outta them. These are memories that will last with them forever," he continued, before saying that he would do anything for his fans who had made his career possible.
"Unlike most of the lame a** artist that won't make eye contact with the people who made it possible to even have a career. I only exist because these fans saw something in me I never thought was possible... So Ima go all out for my fans!!!"
Meanwhile, other people pointed out on Twitter that selling VIP passes doesn't just provide an unforgettable experience for fans - it's also a lucrative way for Brown to make money, since passes cost around $1,000.
"For $1k he better do whatever pose they want," one person commented, while another added: "This is more profitable than touring he can literally take a 100 pictures within an hour that’s 100k."
Published 08:48 30 Jul 2026 GMT
Usher made a dig at the fan whom he kicked off stage during a steamy segment of his previous performance on The R&B Tour.
The 'Yeah!' artist had broken his silence following the awkward on-stage interaction that he had with the fan.
What was meant to be a steamy, intimate routine quickly transformed into a tense interaction when the fan appeared uncomfortable with the attention.
The incident occurred in Nashville during a stop on The R&B Tour, which the 47-year-old singer is co-headlining with Chris Brown.
The concertgoer has been identified as Gabrielle Cheyenne, and she attracted attention online following her noticeably awkward response to Usher’s choreography on Saturday (July 24).
While shirtless, Usher tried to get closer to the woman while singing to her, but she remained stiff and uncomfortable during the segment.
“I don’t think she want to be on the stage, huh?” Usher pointed out at the time - but now, he has issued a warning to future volunteers.
Speaking to the audience before inviting a female fan up onstage for another sensual performance of 'Can U Handle It?' on Tuesday night (July 28), he set out some rules.
Usher explained: “Now before we get started, don’t bring your ass up here if you don’t want to be here,” he stated at the Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
“God don’t like ugly. But he most certainly don’t feel too good about pretty privilege either,” he further stated.
Brown could be seen laughing at the request when the camera panned over to him, as many in the crowd likely were too.
But this time, when Usher brought a female concertgoer onstage, she put in a hell of a performance to put a show on for the crowd.
It was a stark contrast to the weekend, where Usher had to walk away mid-performance and wave his hands, signaling his production crew to remove her from the stage.
The viral fan spoke out after the incident on Saturday, claiming that it would have been completely different if Chris Brown had been the one dancing with her.
Gabrielle Cheyenne did not enjoy the intimate interaction, telling TMZ that she didn't mean any disrespect to Usher.
Instead, it was about her personal musical preference, as she revealed that she attended the event specifically to see the other headliner on the ticket.
“Me, solely, I went to the concert for Chris Brown; it’s nothing against Usher,” Cheyenne told the publication.
“So, of course, it would have been a different reaction with Chris Brown,” she continued. “It wouldn’t have been the stiffness or whatever the internet is portraying.”
She made it clear that her energy would have been entirely different if the 37-year-old Brown had been the one performing the steamy routines.
Published 09:36 29 Jul 2026 GMT
Usher has broken his silence after he kicked a fan off stage due to her awkward response to his "sexual" performance.
As previously reported, the 47-year-old musician tried to serenade a fan in Nashville during his The R&B Tour, which he co-headlines with Chris Brown.
A video from the concert shows the Grammy-winning star, who was shirtless, singing to the fan, identified as Gabrielle Cheyenne, as she sat stiffly and had a tight smile on her face.
The 'Yeah!' crooner tried to save the segment by lightly touching her chin and face, but when he tried to guide her toward an onstage bed, she pulled back.
Usher recognized the lack of chemistry, and backed off. He then asked the crowd: "I don't think she want to be on the stage, huh?", before completely stepping away and signaling for her to be removed from the stage.
The moment blew up on the internet, with many users slamming Cheyenne for her reserved reaction, and arguing that she should have never agreed to go up if she did not want to participate.
"Why would she go up there and play in that man face. Like girl," one user said, while a second reacted: "This is really embarrassing moment for her."
A third criticized: "She shouldn't have went. She did that on purpose. Whether you agree with their performances or not, they show you what they do all the time! She knew so she should have passed it on to the next girl. Smh."
Meanwhile, one user understood both sides: "Nothing wrong on either side. If she didn’t want Usher in her face like that, she’s shouldn’t have gotten up there. But also, Usher is a romanticized celebrity putting on a show, so he has the right to give her the boot if she isn’t playing ball."
Another speculated: "I don’t think his ego is hurt just as a dude in his right mind if I see my actions or advances are making a female uncomfortable im out we not chasing or making a woman feel like I’m on some type of mission."
Cheyenne issued a statement after receiving backlash and explained why she reacted the way she did.
She made it clear that she was more than happy to be seen by the crowd, even if she did not want to get overly physical with the singer.
"First off NOBODY is declining to go on stage," she wrote. "I looked good asf, you think I wasn’t going to let THOUSANDS of people see me?"
She explained that she and her mom had floor seats for the concert. Before the show began, the 'Love in This Club' musician's team approached them and upgraded them to the VIP section due to what she described as "pretty privileges".
However, the staff did not explain what her role would be later in the evening. "They don’t say who you’re going up there for!" she penned, pointing out that Chris Brown was also on the bill.
She then slammed the internet for their reaction, saying: "Y’all wanted me to go up there and f**k him atp?"
As backlash continued into Sunday, Cheyenne shared selfies captioned "Unbothered," making it clear she wasn't letting the online criticism spoil her experience.
She also took to her Instagram Stories to insist that her reserved reaction should not be mistaken for having a bad attitude.
"Y’all aren’t gonna get on the internet calling me out my name and disrespecting me and expect me to keep it cool!" she expressed. She added: "Don’t think that yall are gonna bully me about an experience that yall didn’t get!"
A few days later, Cheyenne doubled down during an interview with TMZ, admitting she would have reacted very differently if she had shared the moment with Brown instead.
“Me, solely, I went to the concert for Chris Brown, it’s nothing against Usher,” she said. "So, of course, it would have been a different reaction with Chris Brown...It wouldn’t have been the stiffness or whatever the internet is portraying."
She also took an unintentional dig at Usher by noting their age difference.
“I mean, I’ve been listening to his music since I was a little girl,” she said. “I know his music, but I can prefer one artist over the other.”
While the 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love' singer didn't directly respond to the incident, he did share three videos on his Instagram Story ahead of his concert in Birmingham, Alabama.
The clips showed him inside the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex and were captioned: "Birmingham Night 1" alongside two peace sign emojis and an eyes emoji.
He also paired the videos with his track 'Can U Handle It?'.
This isn't the first time Usher has found himself at the centre of conversation after serenading a fan on stage.
Two years ago, the singer made headlines after actress Keke Palmer attended one of his Las Vegas shows wearing a sheer black dress over a bodysuit.
Usher serenaded her with his hit 'There Goes My Baby' as the pair shared a playful but respectful dance.
After footage of the moment exploded across social media, Palmer's then-boyfriend and the father of her child, Darius Jackson, publicly criticized her outfit, tweeting: "It’s the outfit tho… you a mom."
The 'OMG' singer later addressed the viral moment, saying: "Every night I’m thinking about how the world now is going to react to this moment that I’ll have with whoever I’m choosing to sing to.
"But it was a pop moment, and it was fun to have at least conversation going, and we just keep it light. I don’t see anything negative happening in Las Vegas," he added.
A video of Chris Brown throwing a fan's phone into the crowd during a concert has recently gone viral - and let's just say neither the victim nor the singer were impressed.
The incident occurred during a CB concert in Berlin on Wednesday.
A lucky fan was picked to go up on stage and experience a lap dance by the man himself - a seemingly highly-anticipated segment of his recent shows - when her phone was grabbed out of her hand and flung into a sea of screaming fans.
In the video, you can clearly see the woman pull out her device to film herself on stage, but within seconds of the 33-year-old performer noticing, he walks over and grabs it before taking a leap into the air and literally hurling it away.
Big yikes.
Weirdly enough, the performance continued on, with the background dancers still gyrating their hips to the music as the girl stared helplessly out into the crowd in an attempt to see where her phone has landed before the lights go dark and the video cuts off.
Watch the shocking moment below:Upon seeing the 10-second clip, fans took to the comments to discuss what had happened.
Some agreed with the singer's decision, stating that they would do the "same" thing.
However, others were less than impressed, with some users even branding the 'With You' singer as "rude."
A few even pointed out that he must have been inspired by Bad Bunny, who received backlash in early January for throwing a fan's phone into the sea after she tried to get a video with him.
As per the Daily Mail, despite having her expensive phone thrown away, another fan shared a TikTok showing the woman being able to track down the device at the end of the concert.
The news comes shortly after the 33-year-old hit out at other fans for continually bringing up his 2009 assault against former girlfriend Rihanna.
Taking to his Instagram Stories, Brown claimed that he couldn't get the second chance that he believed so many other celebrities had been given.
"If yall still hate me for a mistake I made as a 17 year old please kiss my whole entire a**!
"I'm f****** 33! I'm so tired of yall running wit this narrative... You weird a** n***** are the same ones that tune in every week to see Blueface and Chrisean beat the f*** out each other in front the world," the singer continued. "But thats OK? It's entertainment? All yall can suck my d*** disrespectfully."
And he didn't stop there.
"Where are the cancel culture with these white artist that date underage women, beat the f*** out their wives, giving b****** AIDS," he added. "Oh. That's right.. they are your buddies. No more fake love from me.. Stay out my way or get ran over simple as that!
"None of you and I mean none of you n***** can f*** witt me," he concluded.
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