Taraji P. Henson Spends Her 52nd Birthday Getting Up Close & Personal With Usher In Las Vegas

Usher's residency has been filled with special guests these past few weeks, from Tiffany Haddish to Tevin Campbell.

BYHayley Hynes
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Things are heating up over at Usher's Las Vegas Residency, thanks to Taraji P. Henson.

On Sunday (September 11), the Washington, D.C.-born starlet celebrated her 52nd birthday by attending the "OMG" hitmaker's performance, and while she was supporting him, he didn't hesitate to bring her up on his stage to do the same for her on her big day. 

Taraji P. Henson Spends Her 52nd Birthday Getting Up Close & Personal With Usher In Las Vegas
Taraji P. Henson hosts the 2022 BET Awards -- Leon Bennett/Getty Images

In a video that's since made its way onto @theshaderoom, Usher can be heard announcing, "We got grown and sexy in the house tonight" before he goes on to sing to and dance with Henson to commemorate her birthday.

Throughout the performance the pair took turns rubbing their hands up and down one another, the mother of one even dropping it low at one point to admire the R&B star's thighs.

The Empire actress shared a clip to her own Instagram feed, captioning it "Sooooo about last night!!! Thank you @Usher #wehadatimelastnight #birthdaybehaviour #virgoseason."


Taraji isn't the only guest to have dropped by the Texas native's Las Vegas show in recent weeks. Earlier this month, he brought out Tevin Campbell to perform his 1993 hit "Can We Talk" – a song that previously brought tension between the two as L.A. Reid and Babyface feuded over who to give it to.

Another famous face we saw take the stage with Usher this summer is comedian Tiffany Haddish (before her ongoing child abuse allegations scandal).


The father of four looks to have had a great time with all of his special guests so far. Is there anyone you'd like to see join Usher onstage in Las Vegas? Sound off in the comments below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.