89-Year-Old Laverne Tucker's Backstage Meeting With Usher Goes Viral: She Claims Him as Her Grandson, He Sends Flowers and a Card Saying "We Are Family"
Laverne Tucker, 89, met singer Usher backstage at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on the night of November 10, where Usher and Chris Brown's The R&B Tour was performing. Wearing a cherry-red velvet dress, Tucker shared a long hug with Usher backstage. A video of the meeting that she posted on her own social account has drawn 120,000 likes and more than 6,100 comments.
The meeting began with a video her granddaughter posted online, in which Tucker said she wanted to see Usher and Chris Brown perform together, wanted to hear Usher sing "You Don't Have to Call," and, at almost 90 years old, wanted it as a birthday gift. Musician Jermaine Dupri commented on the post: "I love this!! I'ma make sure she get to them." According to Entertainment Tonight, Tucker's family said the tour manager's team then arranged VIP tickets, car service and backstage access for her.
Backstage, Tucker walked in shouting "YOU MADE IT!" and told Usher, "You're so handsome" and "I love you," adding, "I call y'all my grandson, okay?" Usher replied, "I'll take that." Video from the night also shows Tucker dancing in a circle backstage with the Atlanta Hawks' 404 Crew dancers.
After the show, Tucker received a bouquet of flowers and a handwritten card from Usher in the car. In a video she posted of herself reading the card aloud, it said: "It's really good to know now that we are family," signed "Your grandson, Usher." After reading it, Tucker said: "I've had the best time of my life."
Usher himself posted about the night, writing, "Grannie showed out in her cherry red." According to The Shade Room, Tucker's granddaughter commented on his post that everyone had been very kind and that her grandmother was still over the moon. The R&B Tour is co-headlined by Usher and Chris Brown; GSM previously reported that the tour's five Atlanta shows set a venue record.
Source: The Shade Room
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Photo: 资料图：Usher2015年在华盛顿举行的全球公民地球日演唱会上演出（图源：Wikimedia Commons，Lorie Shaull摄，CC BY-SA 2.0） | File photo: Usher performing at the Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day concert in Washington, D.C. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, photo by Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0)
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