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EXCLUSIVE: Pop Star Smackdown! How Usher and Justin Bieber Went Toe-to-Toe at Oscars Bash · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Long-simmering tension between usher and former protege Justin Bieber reached a boiling point when usher confronted Bieber about feeling sideline as the younger artist famed sword, radaronline.com reports.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sources close to Bieber, 32, suggest he has valid reasons to distance himself from usher, 47, with one insider stating, he just didn't protect him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Exchange erupts between stars.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The two stars reportedly had a heated exchange at Jay-Z and Beyoncé's Academy Awards after party at Shatto Marmond in LA, although Usher later denied any physical confrontation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: An insider noted Usher feels Justin's behavior of late, particularly that night, has been out of line.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It was said that usher felt brushed off during their encounter, and a source added, from his perspective, there's a level of loyalty and gratitude that hasn't been reciprocated, and the distance between them has come off as dismissive and disrespectful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In Sis No Disrespect
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A confidant argued that Justin was not disrespectful but simply enjoying the party with friends and his wife, Haley Bieber.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This source suggested that usher's perception of disrespect might stem from his own feelings of guilt or shame.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Those close to Bieber claimed usher approached him with energy and anger, but the argument did not escalate out of respect for the hosts.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: says feud reports.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Days later, Debrat confirmed on a morning radio show that Usher described the reports of conflict as exaggerated and taken out of context.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Usher has been nothing but supportive of plenty of issues that Justin Bieber has had throughout the years, she stated, adding that everything is okay between them.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Justin was discovered by Scooter Braun and signed to Raymond Braun Media Group, RBMG, a partnership with Usher.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Usher significantly influenced Bieber's career, facilitating a meeting with L.A. Reed for a distribution deal with island-deft jam, blanked Bieber to- Additionally, Usher introduced Bieber to Sean Diddy Combs, who was recently sentenced to 50 months in prison on prostitution-related charges and faces civil-sexual assault lawsuits, which he denies.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Justin, open about his mental health struggles, asserted through a representative that he is not among Sean Combs victims.
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