Usher Reveals He Was Beyoncé’s ‘Babysitter’ When They Were Kids

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Usher and Beyoncé go way back. Appearing recently on “Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp”, the 44-year-old singer revealed that he once “chaperoned” Beyoncé when she was a kid. READ MORE: Beyoncé’s Bodyguard James Plaza Is Going Viral As Fans Swoon Over His Shirtless Selfies “Fun fact, I knew Beyoncé when she was 12 years old, 11 years old,” he recalled. “She used to be in a group by the name of The Dolls.

I don’t know if I could consider myself their babysitter, but I had a time where I had to watch The Dolls.” Usher is only three years older than Beyoncé, and like her, he also got into the music business as a kid, getting himself signed to a label at  14. “I was at Daryl Simmons’ house,” he continued, referring to the famed record producer. “[Simmons] was working with [The Dolls] at the time, and I just happened to be over there and they were working on a session.

I kind of found my way into being their like, I don’t know, chaperone, nanny, or something like that — the oldest person in the room.” READ MORE: Beyoncé Pays $100K To Extend Metro Hours In Washington D.C.

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