Lionel Richie makes remarks about Usher and Chris Brown during a concert rant, appearing to criticize their joint Raymond & Brown tour. In the comments, Richie says, “We didn’t go to jail,” a line that outlets report came as a swipe at the two artists.
According to one outlet, Richie later backtracks on the exchange, clarifying his intent and describing Usher and Chris Brown as “fine Christian men.” The reports characterize the moment as brief and followed by a clarification rather than a sustained dispute. The outlets agree the comments occur while Richie is responding in a live setting to the current joint tour, which pairs the two R&B artists.
Overall, the coverage focuses on the sequence of the initial remark and the subsequent u-turn, with differing emphasis on the tone of the first statement versus the later clarification that the two performers are “fine.”
