Usher avoids “emergency” after trying to feed cherry to fan who was allergic

Usher narrowly avoided an “emergency” after trying to feed cherries to a fan who was allergic.

During one of his recent shows at The O2 in London last week, the singer continued his tradition of walking through the audience handing out cherries to women in the audience.

But his cherry-feeding attempts took a turn when an audience member politely turned down the offer of the fruit, seemingly confusing the singer.

When he tried once more to offer her the cherries, she refused again, explaining that she was allergic to the fruit.

“Oh shit, you’re allergic to cherries, damn! Anybody got an epipen in this bitch?” he said before apologising, hugging the fan and continuing the show. “We almost had an emergency in here,” he added.

Usher came close to feeding a fan cherries during his concert in London, until she stopped him and revealed she was allergic. pic.twitter.com/OGq7Ml2v0q

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It comes after a fan recently responded to rumours that she got a divorce after footage of her having a moment with the singer went viral in another cherry eating incident.

As seen in clips shared to TikTok, the ‘Yeah!’ singer went up to a woman in the audience and made eye contact, leaning in towards her and singing. Things then went a step further when he held out two cherries and dangled them over her mouth, where she then began to seductively eat them in front of him.

The fan who was identified as Jimalita Tillman, came to see the singer in London as part of his massive ‘Past Present Future’ tour, after travelling all the way from Chicago, last month.

When asked about the divorce rumours, she replied: “That is completely false. I am single. I am a retired homeschool mom looking to expand the arts here and across the pond. I am single. You got a cherry, give me a jingle. I am embracing the moment. The moment was beautiful. But when it comes to fan fiction or whatever that story is that’s out there, I am single. I am so happy the way Chicago has been supporting me.”

This isn’t the first time that Usher’s shenanigans with the cherries have led to him getting fans talking. Towards the end of last year, when he wrapped up the US dates before heading across the pond, the singer went viral again after looking horrified by one fan’s performance.

For the majority of the clip, he was seen standing frozen in place, before the camera turned around and showed him looking disturbed by what he just witnessed.

Shortly before then, it was the singer’s security guard who went viral for his reaction to the new trend. In a clip circulating across social media, a fan zoomed in on the bodyguard’s face as another crowd member seemingly performed with a cherry for the musician.

The tour comes after Usher took his career to new heights last spring, delivering a huge performance at the 58th annual Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Since then, the singer has shared the official trailer for his new concert film, Rendezvous In Paris, over the summer, ahead of its release in September. He also dropped his latest album ‘Coming Home’, which featured collaborations with Summer Walker, 21 Savage, H.E.R., BTS’s Jungkook, Burna Boy, Latto and more.

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