News surfaces today that Usher may not have had the best Christmas ever. According to reports, the R&B singer claims he was robbed right before the holiday when someone broke into his car outside an Atlanta shopping mall.The incident occurred on Dec. 14, following a stop Usher and a friend made at an AT&T store across the street from the Lenox Square mall in Atlanta, GA. While the two were shopping someone broke into his GMC Yukon and stole a host of Christmas gifts and personal belongings that included $50,000 in furs and clothing, $16,700 in electronics, two computers and more than a million dollars in jewelry.
In addition to loosing the group of valuables, Usher told authorities that he was also worried about a group of unreleased tracks that were located on his computer.
An AT&T employee said she witnessed a man in his early twenties get out of a burgundy Chevy Impala with tinted windows and pop open the door to Usher's SUV. When contacted by Atlanta news station MyFoxAtlanta the witness declined to comment for fear of retaliation.
Police have no suspects at this time and the incident is still under investigation.
Reader Comments(1 of 2)
Victoriaat 1-13-2010
If Usher was in AT&T and an AT&T employee seen the incident why didn't she grab everyone's attention without startling the burglar and call the police as well and say somebody is burglarizing a car so everybody can see whose car is in danger then hopefully he would still have his belongings?
junelee0319at 1-13-2010
Who writes these articles ? the loss of something is " losing " NOT " loosing"........and anyone dumb enough to leave items of this value in an unattended vehicle - deserves to lose them.
Kyleat 1-13-2010
Ha Ha I saw that also.
ycav4424at 1-13-2010
Somebody had a good christmas thanks to usher. Apparently he can afford to leave it laying around. He probably broke into cars back in the day too. Besides it was only $500.00 total, if that.
Charlotteat 1-13-2010
Ok am I the only one that does not understand that if the Girl at the store seen the man pop open the door of the SUV why Didn't she say something then? Call 911 then? or get the tag number off of the car? Sounds like she might have know the person. Able to tell his aprox age and what type of car he was in and tinted windows.
batchplzat 1-13-2010
Ya the At&t girl should put her life on the line for Ushers ridiculus crap.
SANDY 10842at 1-13-2010
AND HE CARRIES ALL THIS JUNK BECAUSE ..??
TOO BAD, SO SAD..
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS STORY
cookyat 1-14-2010
I feel the same way as Sandy
derekfl008at 1-13-2010
Sounds like another "star" who has no clue as far as handling his money and he's trying to make up for it by filing a big insurance fraud claim....he'll probably find out that he was too dumb and forgot to insure these possessions in the first.
onocm0208at 1-13-2010
Doubt he is hurting for money. He is a dumbass for leaving all that stuff in a car around Christmas. Everyone knows you don't leave gifts in your car around the holidays.
pho217at 1-13-2010
We're supposed to feel sorry for these morons? More money than brains. So many people losing jobs and he spends a half mill on presents? Give me a break. I am sick of over payed morons squandering large amounts of money. It is disgusting what these people are paid.
llgoddenat 1-13-2010
I SMELL INSURANCE FRAUD= STOP and THINK=
About It== Who Leaves $1 MILLION Unattended in a Car? I Guess he Didn't want His""PARTNER" IN CRIME To Trash His Home to MAKE It LOOK REAL so He Had Him Only Damage his Car==INSURANCE FRAUD is a FELONY+++ FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD
Jeroldat 1-13-2010
WOW he had a million dollars worth of jewelry in his car,and I have the MONA LISA stored in my shed out in my back yard,sounds like B.S.to me!!!!!!
cad0420at 1-13-2010
Really? You have got to be kidding me! What a moron. First off, he chose his wife over his mother...and look how that ended up. I do believe he's recently divorced now. Only a grade A loser would ever do that. And now this? And women want to be with a man who is so careless with not only his money/possessions, but, his relationships as well? UGH!
charlcra8at 1-13-2010
Can you say insurance scam. Diagram of a scam. He is not making the money he used to with everyone burning his music for free.