2 women and 1 men suing Usher for giving them herpes.

[marylander1940]

The woman who filed a lawsuit against Usher for allegedly exposing her to genital herpes held a press conference Monday, where she aired her accusations against the 38-year-old artist, alongside lawyer Lisa Bloom. The woman, named Quantasia Sharpton, said Usher got her number through a security guard after he noticed her backstage at a concert she was attending for her birthday. She says he then called her from a blocked number to figure out which hotel she was at, and what her room number was.

 

From there, she claims they engaged in "sexual contact," but that he failed to warn her about potential STDs. She also says she tested negative for herpes, but emphasized she would not have had sex with Usher had she heard the current rumors. She also issued a public challenge to Usher to divulge whether or not he has, you got it by now, herpes.

 

Bloom also stepped up to the mic and said she didn't know if Usher would test positive or not, but that he's remained silent amidst media reports that state he has the viral condition.

 

Bloom has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sharpton, an additional woman, and a man, who have all accused Usher of having sex with them after the alleged (but unconfirmed) positive diagnosis. Bloom also said one of these two accusers, who have not yet come forward publicly, has tested positive for herpes. The lawyer stated that she may file additional suits, as she has been contacted by others with similar claims.

 

In addition to the money, Bloom said she wants a court order to result from the case that would require Usher to reveal his alleged STD status to future sexual partners.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawsuit-claim-usher-infected-2-024238463.html

[Mo Mason]

I would gladly take herpes for a night with Usher. Heck, I'd welcome it for five minutes with him...

 

[jonnychgo]

I read that he was required by law to disclose this. Therefore, wouldn't an escort be required by law to disclose if he was HIV+, especially when asked?

[jonnychgo]

Or for that matter, a client needs to disclose also?

[rvwnsd]

I read that he was required by law to disclose this. Therefore, wouldn't an escort be required by law to disclose if he was HIV+, especially when asked?

 

Or for that matter, a client needs to disclose also?

 

 

Here's a state-by-state breakdown, thanks to the folks at ProPublica.

 

And here's the text of California's law around HIV infection:

 

California's "Willful Exposure" Law

The law makes it a felony punishable by up to eight years of imprisonment for an HIV-positive person to "willfully expose" another person to HIV through unprotected sex.

The law is narrowly drafted, however, so that it only applies to individuals who intend to infect others with HIV through sex. It is designed to prosecute cases like one in New York, where one man infected more than a dozen young women, not to police every sexual encounter engaged in by people living with HIV.

 

To be prosecuted under the law, you would have to do all of the following:

 

1. Have anal or vaginal sex. You cannot be prosecuted for oral sex. As to anal and vaginal sex, the law applies equally to men and women; tops and bottoms. The law punishes exposing someone to HIV through these types of sex. Your sexual partner does not have to actually become infected.
    
    
    
   
2. Know that you are HIV-positive. You cannot be prosecuted for sex that you had before you knew that you were HIV-positive.
    
    
    
   
3. Fail to disclose your HIV status. If you disclose before insertion, you cannot be prosecuted.
    
    
    
   
4. Fail to use a condom. Even if you do not disclose, you cannot be prosecuted unless you have "unprotected sex." The law defines "unprotected sex" as failing to use a condom. This means that every inserting penis has to be covered. Even if you are on the receiving end, you have a legal obligation to make sure that your partner wears a condom.
    
    
    
   
5. Have the "specific intent" to infect the other person. Most likely, this element will prevent the statute from being used to harass people living with HIV. To be prosecuted, you have to engage in the sexual activity with the specific intention of infecting the other person with HIV. Just knowing that you had HIV when you had sex will not be enough. The law explicitly states that: "Evidence that the person had knowledge of his or her HIV-positive status, without additional evidence, shall not be sufficient to prove specific intent."
   

[+ sync]

I would gladly take herpes for a night with Usher. Heck, I'd welcome it for five minutes with him...

 

 

My willingness to take the risk is not at your level, but I have certainly experienced many a fantasies about Usher.

[maninsoma]

Am I reading this right? Three people who presumably weren't virgins before they met Usher are suing him for allegedly exposing them to genital herpes, even though they don't know for sure that he has genital herpes and only one of the plaintiffs is infected? Isn't it just as likely that the infected plaintiff was exposed to genital herpes through a different sexual hookup? Seems like a difficult case to prove.

[+ robear]

These people are obviously fishing for a settlement from a celebrity anxious to make them just shut up. Infection with HSV-1 is very common. CDC estimates one in six across the general population; incidence is presumably much higher among adults who have had multiple partners. Most carriers have no idea they carry, and will never have an outbreak. I can't imagine there's any legal case to be made here, it's just trading on embarrassment.

[Gvtire]

The first gal that sued him got a settlement said she saw green ooze coming out of the tip of his penis. He told her the doctor said it was nothing. Why would she still have unprotected sex with them.

[maninsoma]

The first gal that sued him got a settlement said she saw green ooze coming out of the tip of his penis. He told her the doctor said it was nothing. Why would she still have unprotected sex with them.

 

Well, that's what she says. And a woman found a finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili and many people found battered and deep fried rats in their KFC. If anything, her statement would make me less sympathetic if I were a juror hearing her case. I'm supposed to feel sorry for someone who sees green puss coming out of someone's penis and decides to have sex with him anyway?

[+ friendofsheila]

SHOWS HOW LITTLE I KNOW ABOUT POP CULTURE: The thread title made me think "I didn't know that movie theaters still have ushers, and that they escorted."