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Usher coughed up more than one million dollars back in 2012 after infecting a woman with STD, Radar Online has reported. The 38-year-old singer, who was allegedly "exposed to herpes" in 2009 or 2010, had to face a $1.1 million lawsuit after spreading the virus to his then-partner, who reportedly worked as a celebrity stylist.

According to the legal documents obtained by the site, Usher, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, used to have "greenish discharge" emanating from his penis. It was later labeled "asymptomatic carrier" of the STD by doctors. However, the R&B star allegedly convinced the woman that the STD examination result was negative, and continued to engage in unprotected sex with her.

"Believing Raymond's statements that it had been nothing and cleared up, [she] continued her relationship," the victim's lawyer wrote in a legal statement. Three weeks after one of the sexual encounters, the woman felt "very sick" with "fever of 100 degrees, chills, headaches, and aches and pains."

She also suffered from "lesions and blisters in her vagina" and was later diagnosed with herpes. She felt that "her health and body" had been ruined as she "suffered severe emotional distress," knowing that there is no cure for the disease. When confronted, Usher admitted that he carried the virus. He "apologized for infecting [her] and told her he would take care of things."