Lil Jon has confirmed that Justin Bieber was initially approached to perform alongside Usher at his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.
But the Biebs appeared to have changed his mind at the last minute.
For those who don’t know, Usher played a HUGE role in the success of Bieber’s early career. Usher was 13 when Justin Bieber signed his first record contract with Def Jam. Usher was a mentor to Bieber since he entered the music business. In an interview on TMZ Live, Lil Jon said that Justin was not “really ready” to perform alongside Usher.
Jon also claimed that Bieber told him he had been “thinking” about the idea. But it became apparent he had made his decision when he didn’t show up to rehearsals.
“I don’t know if he was ready to have that undertaking,” the producer said.
“We wanted to put Justin in the show, so we had the idea of doing a version of the show with Justin in it.” He added, “But I think Justin just wasn’t ready. I don’t know if he was ready to do all of that, you know?
Justin Still Showed Support Even Though He Chose Not To Hit The Stage
While Bieber didn’t perform with Usher, he showed his support by attending the game at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
His wife, Hailey Bieber, joined him as they sat alongside the Kardashians in their seating box, per the Daily Mail.
Then, on Monday (February 12), the ‘Peaches‘ hitmaker congratulated Usher, taking to Instagram to shower him with praise for his Super Bowl performance.
