Tiffany Haddish Makes a Joke About Usher’s Herpes
Well Known actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish was working on some new stand up material. One of her jokes was about Usher having herpes. Out of respect, Tiffany Haddish did the unexpected. Haddish asked Usher for permission to use the joke. The comedian recently did an interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine and she said, “If I can’t say it to your face, I shouldn’t be able to say it. Period. That’s how I draw the line.” Haddish added, “I got this joke, ‘I curse you out with joy. I hope that you spread it. I hope you spread it like Usher spreads herpes.’ I have said that in front of Usher.”
According to Haddish, Usher response was “Your ass is crazy.’ ” according to Tiffany Haddish. She also added “I said, ‘Yeah, well, there’s a rumor out there saying you got herpes. I don’t know if you do or don’t, but that s— is funny, He’s like, ‘Yeah, it is.'”
Usher was accused of giving a young lady herpes. Laura Helm alleged that Usher knowingly exposed her to the infection. Helm sued for damages. In 2018, Usher asked a Georgia court to dismiss the lawsuit. According to Bossip.com, Helm in 2017 accused the star of transmitting the sexually transmitted disease in 2009 or 2010.
Helm tired to sue Usher in the summer of 2017 for $10 million dollars. Then the amount was raised to $20 million dollars. The case was dismissed because Usher’s insurance company didn’t want to cover the damages. The insurance company claimed the insurance policy didn’t cover sexual transmitted diseases related to legal actions. This was according to Yahoo.com