This week pop star Usher was quoted in a new interview admitted TLC rapper Chili broke his heart after turning down his marriage proposal [click here if you missed that].
In another quote from the same article, Usher admits outside pressure put a strain on his marriage to Tameka Foster...
From People Magazine
Back in the late '00s Usher had fallen for stylist Tameka Foster, a few years after his fan-beloved relationship with TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas has ended. But upon marrying Foster in 2007 he started to face backlash from fans who didn't approve of the relationship.
"I think I became very closed and then felt attacked in many ways," he says of that period. "It was a bit unconventional in a time when I felt like my female fans were judgmental of the woman that I chose."
He still isn't sure what all of the public scrutiny over Foster, who's seven years his senior, stemmed from, though he has his speculations.
"She was a dark-skinned woman, and maybe they didn't want to love her in a way because of maybe some reason that had to do with themselves," he hypothesizes, "I don't know. Or maybe she was not the best reference because of how she handled herself. That's not for me to be concerned about. I did my part and what I thought was right."
Around that time the couple sat for an in-depth interview with Essence where Usher reflected on how the backlash impacted their relationship. “Ours is not a typical love story, but it is a true one," he told the publication at the time. "Tameka and I have been fortunate enough to go through the thick of it in the beginning. We’ve had that opportunity to huddle up as a team, to make sure that we’re clear and speak as one voice.”
The star followed his heart but in the end things didn't work out between the pair, who divorced in 2009.
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