Multiple Grammy awards winner, Usher is said to have paid a woman $1.1 million who sued him for giving her herpes in settlement of the lawsuit.
Usher himself received a herpes diagnosis in 2009 or 2010, around the same time that he filed from divorce from ex-wife Tameka Foster. Radar Online published the bombshell court documents Wednesday.
The lawsuit claims that Usher “consciously and purposefully” hid his diagnosis from a celebrity stylist before having “unprotected sex” with her. He allegedly had “greenish discharge” from his genitals but no other visible signs. He told the woman he’d tested negative for the virus.
“Believing (his) statements that it had been nothing and cleared up, (she) continued her relationship,” the documents read.
But three weeks after their initial hookup, the woman woke up feeling ill with a fever, chills and aches. She had also “developed lesions and blisters in her vagina.” A doctor quickly diagnosed her with herpes and confirmed that it was a first-time infection.
California law requires a person who knows he or she is infected with genital herpes to warn partners of the diagnosis before sexual contact occurs.
Usher settled with the woman in December 2012.
Usher, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV is 8-time Grammy winner is reported to worth a cool $180 million. He is now married to Grace Miguel, former executive chef on The Cosby Show.
Herpes is a common virus that causes sores on your genitals and/or mouth. Herpes can be annoying and painful, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.
Herpes is caused by two different but similar viruses: herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2(HSV-2). Both kinds can make sores pop up on and around your vulva, vagina, cervix, anus, penis, scrotum, butt, inner thighs, lips, mouth, throat, and rarely, your eyes.
Herpes is spread from skin-to-skin contact with infected areas, often during vaginal sex, oral sex, anal sex, and kissing. Herpes causes outbreaks of itchy, painful blisters or sores that come and go. Many people with herpes don’t notice the sores or mistake them for something else, so they might not know they’re infected. You can spread herpes even when you don’t have any sores or symptoms.
