Usher is suing one of his longtime music producers, other associates and their attorney over a loan he says he gave them for a Buckhead restaurant that never opened.
Usher Raymond filed the lawsuit in Fulton County on Friday against Bryan-Michael Cox, Keith Thomas, Charles Hughes and entertainment lawyer Alcide Honoré. Cox has produced some of Usher’s biggest hits, including “Burn” and “U Got It Bad.” Thomas and Hughes also work in the entertainment industry.
Usher says the group came to him last year with the idea to open a restaurant and lounge called Homage ATL. The group looked to purchase property at 3102 Piedmont Road in Buckhead, the former site of Ocean Prime restaurant that closed in 2015.
The singer did not want to be an investor, but agreed to loan the group $1.7 million and wired it to a trust account in January, according to the lawsuit.