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Chilli Talked About How Her Split From Usher Impacts Her Relationship With Matthew Lawrence
Chilli Talked About How Her Split From Usher Impacts Her Relationship With Matthew Lawrence,"I was like, 'God, why can't I get over this...’ He couldn't either."

Chilli Talked About How Her Split From Usher Impacts Her Relationship With Matthew Lawrence

This week, Chilli did an interview with People where she opened up about her past relationship with Usher.

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Chilli said that while they may have looked “great” to fans, “in real life,” the relationship was not sustainable. “He knew he had to be a certain way with me and he couldn’t.”

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Usher’s 2004 album Confessions — which features songs about heartbreak and infidelity — has long been speculated to be inspired by his breakup with Chilli, which Chilli denied. Instead, she says the split came down to their “differing values and trust issues.”

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Still, she dated Usher off and on for years after their initial split. “I love hard,” Chilli admitted. “I was like, ‘God, why can’t I get over this?’ He couldn’t either.”

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Their contact finally ceased in 2019, when Chilli decided to “focus” on herself. “I even stopped dating,” she said. “Because before that I thought if I met the right guy during that time that I wasn’t over [Usher] it wouldn’t work. I would never want to straddle the fence.”

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Today, Chilli seems to have fully moved on. She said she has “no hard feelings” toward Usher — and even credits the romance for laying the groundwork for her current relationship with Matthew Lawrence.

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“I have never experienced anything like this,” she told People of the relationship. “He wants to be the best guy he can be and who God wants him to be. God willing, one day we’ll get married.”

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You can read Chilli’s People interview here.