Singer Usher Raymond's Battle with Herpes Lawsuits

When musician Usher Raymond was sued for exposing Laura Helm to herpes his defense never included a denial and focused entirely on when she was diagnosed and whether or not he gave it to her. Published sources indicate that this is just one of several lawsuits filed against him. He reportedly was diagnosed in 2009 or 2010.

The case was eventually dismissed by Helm probably due to a settlement. Legally Usher was in a bad spot under applicable negligence laws, so since he is rich enough to settle for an amount that anyone would take and rich enough to lose a lot more, that is probably what happened. Usher's defense that she knew of the risks of unprotected sex in general would have been a tough sell in court.

After this whole thing Usher's wife Grace Miguel became his ex-wife. Probably had a hard time dealing with him cheating on her so much.