1. Don't care much about this guy, but at least he's trying to do the right thing about marrying a person you get pregnant. Sean Coombs on the other hand just kick his family to the curb, for his own selfish reasons. I give Usher credit for that!!

Posted at 12:25PM on Jul 29th 2007 by Lenn K

2. Ushers Mother !!!
Don't any of these people have a father !!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:27PM on Jul 29th 2007 by Sebastian

3. Damn that girl is tacky. A backyard barbecue for a wedding reception and he's a celebrity?

Posted at 12:29PM on Jul 29th 2007 by gee

4. mama knows best

Posted at 12:31PM on Jul 29th 2007 by REPOMAN

5. Gotta cut the cord sometime, and she should just realize that she's done "rasing" him.

Posted at 12:31PM on Jul 29th 2007 by B.

6. I was a wedding coordinator at a private beach club and differences between brides and grooms are common and expected. A grooms mother openly opposing the wedding was less common but it happened. Usually the mothers who openly opposed the brides were controlling, domineering, difficult women who raised Momma's boys and didn't want anyone closer to their sons than them.

Posted at 12:32PM on Jul 29th 2007 by JAA

7. Sorry
Don't any of these people have a father ?????????????????

Posted at 12:33PM on Jul 29th 2007 by Sebastian

8. I saw Usher's mother in one of those TV interviews.....what is the word? "CONTROLLING?"
She is a overbearing woman. I could tell. She said things like "things only go right when he listens to me..." "I'm right all the time".....and she wasn't hiding all that righteousness. I guess
she wrote herself into his childhood, his career, and now his adulthood....or so it appears. But he has a life he may not have had without her guidance, etc. Behind every young entertainer is a pushy stage mom peeking through the curtains.

Posted at 12:33PM on Jul 29th 2007 by SuperStarSteve

9. It said they wanted to get married before the baby bump shows and she is due this fall? Hmmmm. 6 months (or so I read) wouldn't she show already????

Posted at 12:36PM on Jul 29th 2007 by Ann

10. Here's my take on all this.

1. If this wedding being canceled had something to do with Usher being pressured by his MOM to call it6 off then it's a good thing for him. When you see what is going on with all these celebrity kids who won't take advise from anyone and even those who are heading downhill fast because they blame their mothers for interfering in their lives that I have to commend someone who would actually listen to their parents. Life is tough; Usher's Mom has worked hard to get her son to where he is and if at this time he turns and listens to her then good for him.
2. I don't fault anyone for getting married to someone who is somewhat older than they are. Sometimes it's a good thing too. However, a woman with 3 kids getting married to a guy 9yrs younger spells disaster. At 28, most men are just getting warmed up to the role of dad. Having to do so with 3 kids (none of them yours) all at once can be a bit overwhelming. This may not be so difficult if the guy is say late 30s or older but 28 is just too young to have that much on your plate. If this lady wants a father figure in her kids' lives maybe she should look for someone a bit closer to her own age. On the other hand, she may not like it when she suddenly gets to feel like she now have an extra kind on her hands. That is not to say that 28yo men are all immature but they tend to play around quite a bit and that may not be what she had bargained for.

All the same, I wish them both the best because I really think the marriage would have been doomed to failure for so may reasons anyway.

Posted at 12:36PM on Jul 29th 2007 by scarlettine

11. told ya he was a mommas' boy,,, HE IS A WIMP!!!!,,,CMB RULES

Posted at 12:38PM on Jul 29th 2007 by costaMesaboy

12. #3 i fully agree. theere is no way in hell i'd have a backyard barbeque either.

Posted at 12:38PM on Jul 29th 2007 by cleveland1

13. I think Usher did the right thing...sounds like they were rushing in the first place, maybe because of the pregnancy, which is no reason just to get married. If that was the only reason, it probably wouldn't have lasted long anyway. Usher's first manager was his mother, and he should expect that she would want to be conserned about his personal decisions about who he plans to marry regardless if it is her business or not. That's just how most parents are anyway. They will always give their opinion whether or not the children want to hear it. And as far as the fact that Usher wants to keep his love life private, get over it. Your a celebrity and people are always gonna be in your business honey. Its a fact of life. Fans and haters alike will have their opinions of what you do and want to comment about it. If you dont want to hear it, try ignoring it.

Posted at 12:40PM on Jul 29th 2007 by ms.idontknowitallbutwantsto

14. If they only decided a couple of weeks ago to have a wedding in the first place, then what's the big deal? Sounds more like they just ran out of time with the planning, so it just didn't happen.
Regarding the backyard BBQ, if it's not YOUR wedding, then who cares? A friendly BBQ actually sounds kind of nice to me.

Posted at 12:47PM on Jul 29th 2007 by historiadora

15. I think the x-bride to be is a dirtbag. I have heard nothing but bad things about her. I mean every boyfriend she has had has been famous. I think she is a gold digger and he was to wrapped up in what she was doing to him behind closed doors and finally saw the light.

Posted at 12:50PM on Jul 29th 2007 by MrsDavidBridges