Usher Pushes Forward w/ $700K Lawsuit Naming Bryan-Michael Cox Despite Producer Claiming Their 27-Year Friendship Was ‘Fully Intact’

Usher Pushes Forward w/ $700K Lawsuit Naming Bryan-Michael Cox Despite Producer Claiming Their 27-Year Friendship Was ‘Fully Intact’

Despite past claims that their decades-long friendship was still solid, Usher is continuing his legal battle against longtime collaborator Bryan-Michael Cox over a failed Atlanta restaurant venture and an alleged missing $700,000 loan balance.

According to a recent ruling in Fulton County court, the singer successfully convinced a judge to allow the lawsuit to move forward after Cox and his associates attempted to have the case dismissed. The dispute stems from plans for “Homage ATL,” a proposed Atlanta restaurant tied to Cox, songwriter Keith Thomas, and businessman Charles Hughes.

Usher alleges he declined an offer to become a partner in the business but agreed to loan the group $1.7 million toward a Buckhead property purchase. While $1 million was eventually returned, the Grammy winner claims $700,000 remains unaccounted for.

Judge Craig L. Schwall Sr. sided with Usher at this stage, writing, “Plaintiff has plausibly alleged that the moving defendants solicited, directed, benefited from, or retained the funds at issue.”

The ruling keeps Cox involved in the lawsuit despite his previous insistence that he was merely a “passive minority shareholder” with “no involvement in the ongoing legal process.”

At the time, Cox also attempted to reassure fans that “my 27-year friendship with usher remains fully intact.”

Now, however, the legal dispute appears far from over as the case heads toward discovery and a potential trial.

What are your thoughts on this latest update in the case?