Usher Fan's Viral Reaction Sparks Debate After Chris Brown Comment
The Usher fan who went viral for getting booted off the stage during his performance in Nashville said her demeanor would have been totally different had it been Chris Brown dancing on her.Usher is currently co-headlining The R&B Tour with Brown, and the concert-goer — identified as Gabrielle Cheyenne — went viral on Saturday for her painfully awkward reaction to Usher’s seductive dance moves. The singer quickly pulled back after noting she wasn’t enjoying herself, before kicking her offstage.Cheyenne admitted she would have shown much more enthusiasm had it been Brown in an interview with TMZ Monday.“Me, solely, I went to the concert for Chris Brown, it’s nothing against Usher,” she said.The Usher concert-goer who went viral for getting kicked offstage due to her painfully awkward reaction to his seductive dance moves Saturday spoke to TMZ Monday. Instagram/malaysiaroseeThe fan — Gabrielle Cheyenne — admitted she was at the show in Nashville to see Usher’s co-headliner on The R&B Tour, Chris Brown, and not the “Yeah!” singer. Instagram/malaysiarosee“So, of course, it would have been a different reaction with Chris Brown,” she continued. “It wouldn’t have been the stiffness or whatever the internet is portraying.”Cheyenne noted that she was approached and upgraded to the VIP section before the show even started, but wasn’t given any instructions. She said she would have declined if she knew it was for Usher, 47, and not for Brown, 37.“It was never my intention to rile all these people up and ruin the moment,” she insisted.She noted, “It would have been a different reaction with Chris Brown.” Instagram/malaysiaroseeThe “Take You Down” singer is also known for pulling fans onstage and giving them steamy lap dances. He’s seen here performing Saturday. Getty ImagesCheyenne stressed she had “nothing against Usher,” noting she’s been listening to his music since she was “a little girl.” He’s seen here performing Saturday. Getty ImagesBut she took another unintentional dig at Usher, noting their age difference.“I mean, I’ve been listening to his music since I was a little girl,” she said. “I know his music, but I can prefer one artist over the other.”Brown, of course, is also known for pulling fans onstage and sharing steamy moments with them. In September 2025, he went viral for giving Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole, 34, a sensual lap dance while singing his 2007 hit, “Take You Down,” during his Breezy Bowl XX tour stop in Los Angeles.Meanwhile, Cheyenne clapped back at Usher fans on social media Sunday, who were upset with her for agreeing to go onstage if she didn’t want to be serenaded by the “Yeah!” singer.Cheyenne posed with Usher’s wife, Jennifer Goicoechea, backstage. FacebookShe also clapped back at Usher fans on social media, writing in a fiery Facebook post, “F–k yall, DISRESPECTFULLY.” Instagram/gabrielle.cheyenne“First off NOBODY is declining to go on stage,” she wrote in a fiery Facebook post. “I looked good asf, you thought I wasn’t gonna let THOUSANDS of people see me?? On the big screen, where you bitches will never be????”She continued, “My mom and I had FLOOR SEATS. Their team approached us and moved us to VIP before the show even started !! PRETTY PRIVILEGES something you hoes will never know about!!”“Y’all wanted me to get up there and f–k him atp ??” …. That’s the most exciting thing that would’ve happened in y’all little ass lives !! F–k yall, DISRESPECTFULLY.”She was also seen posing with Usher’s wife, Jennifer Goicoechea, backstage, proving there was no bad blood.
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