Usher concert fan says Chris Brown was the stage moment she wanted
Gabrielle Cheyenne told TMZ Live her viral Usher stage reaction would have changed if Chris Brown had picked her instead.
By Bianca Rossi · Entertainment Editor
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The viral Usher concert fan who looked unimpressed during an onstage serenade says there was a reason for the awkward energy: Gabrielle Cheyenne told TMZ Live on Monday that she had shown up for Chris Brown.
Cheyenne, identified by TMZ as the woman Usher brought onstage and then removed after she did not appear into his steamy performance, said her reaction would have been different if Brown had been the one calling her up.
TMZ reported that Usher and Chris Brown are touring together, putting both stars on the same concert bill. Cheyenne told the outlet she is more loyal to Brown than to Usher, and that preference shaped the way she felt about the whole viral moment.
What did the Usher concert fan say about Chris Brown?
Cheyenne said on TMZ Live that she wanted the Chris Brown version of the fan experience, according to TMZ. If Brown had selected her, she indicated the stage interaction would not have played out the same way.
She also told TMZ she would not have accepted an upgrade to the VIP section if she had known ahead of time that Usher planned to choose her for the stage bit.
That detail gives the clip a different frame. TMZ described the original moment as Usher trying to deliver a sultry serenade while Cheyenne was not feeling it, leading to her being kicked off the stage.
How did Gabrielle Cheyenne answer critics?
Cheyenne also responded to people criticizing her demeanor, TMZ reported. She aimed some of that pushback at women from her Chattanooga hometown, saying they have a “crab in a bucket” mentality.
According to TMZ, Cheyenne said those critics go “ballistic” when someone else gets to experience something they did not. She did not say she had a problem with Usher himself.
Her bottom line, as reported by TMZ, was preference rather than personal beef: Usher was not the artist she was hoping would pick her. Brown was.
TMZ posted video of Cheyenne’s interview, along with an Instagram embed tied to the concert clip. The viral moment has now turned from a quick onstage mismatch into a fan-loyalty confession, with Cheyenne making clear that her dream stage call belonged to Chris Brown.
This story draws on original reporting from TMZ.