Last week pop star Usher eloped in Las Vegas with the mother of his two youngest children, Jennifer Goicoechea [click here if you missed that].
In his first interview since tying the knot, the newly wed admits TLC rapper Chili broke his heart when she turned down his marriage proposal...
From People
Usher, 45, digs deep into his ex-files in this week's PEOPLE cover story, opening up about his past and the deep love he once shared with fellow music star Chilli, whom he dated from 2001 to 2004.
To kick off his dream of becoming a star, Usher moved from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Atlanta, where he released his debut LP at 15 and his first hit album, My Way, at 18. The seductive persona he portrayed on that album wasn’t just a marketing creation: “I was always charming the older ladies,” he says.
So it was when he met Chilli, who was seven years his senior, in 2001. “If I am to be honest, I was her No. 1 fan, and she was my superstar,” he says, nodding to the lyrics of “Superstar” on Confessions, his blockbuster 2004 album that was on heavy rotation amid the aftermath of their highly publicized relationship.
“At the age of 8, I put her poster on my wall and said, ‘Man that girl is so beautiful. One day I’m going to meet her.’ ” But their fan-beloved relationship didn’t work out, and he and Chilli, now 53, split in late 2004.
“I was a young man, and she had very specific rules that didn’t work for me,” he says. "We were missing each other. I really did want to have a different type of relationship where she was there with me, and she couldn't be. She didn't believe that I was actually in love with her as much as I was."
Even so, he says, “I wanted to marry her. 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.” He admits, “I hurt her too,” but the situation “broke my heart.”
Fun Fact: Last year Chili admitted she and Usher continued to secretly hook-up for over a decade after the broke up [click here if you missed that].
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