She didn’t believe that I was actually in love with her as much as I was."
Usheris getting candid about his heartbreaking split from his ex-girlfriend Rozonda Chilli Thomas.
The couple called it quits in 2004 after three years of dating.
Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas and Usher.Evan Agostini/ImageDirect
Hot off hisperformance at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, the singer has opened up about their split.
“We were missing each other.
She didn’t believe that I was actually in love with her as much as I was.”
Usher and TLC’s Chilli.Larry Busacca/WireImage
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Bu that didnt deter Usher from popping the question.
I wanted to marry her," he said.
“I proposed and she told me no.
I went through a great deal of pain after that, not trusting women or wanting to open up.
I hurt her too, he admitted, but added that the situation broke my heart.
“I love hard,” said the TLC singer in 2023.
“I was like, ‘God, why can’t I get over this?
He couldn’t either.”
Usher, however, said he made a concerted effort to maintain boundaries.
Like, ‘I can’t give you what I gave you.
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Both stars are now happily committed.
Chilli is datingBoy Meets WorldandMrs.
DoubtfireactorMatthew Lawrence, while Usher recently tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea ina surprise Vegas wedding.
Twenty years after their separation, Usher says his old wounds have healed.
“I’m not hurt over that at all,” he said of their relationship.
