Usher Fake Money Controversy: Las Vegas Club Clarifies 'Ushbucks' Claims

The Las Vegas strip club where Usher had been accused of using fake money to tip dancers has defended the singer, saying he and his crew left generous tips during their visit.

The "Yeah" singer was slammed on social media after an Instagram user called beel0ove shared snaps of fake money with Usher's name and face on it, which some have dubbed "Ushbucks" or Usher bucks.

"Ladies what would you do if you danced all night for usher and he threw this?" she wrote on her private account. "The money does not have a trade in value what so ever! LMAO don't y'all think he should be blasted on social media for this (expletive)."

Her friend tagged the strip club involved, Sapphire Las Vegas, and Instagram account The Shade Room, eventually leading to beel0ove publicly sharing her post. However, the marketing director of Sapphire Las Vegas has denied the claims that Usher paid dancers with fake money.

"Usher was a true gentleman and a great guest at the club. He and his crew converted thousands of real dollars to tip the girls dancing on the stage," Sapphire's director of marketing George M. Wilson, IV told Page Six in an email, adding that the artist "left a generous tip for the staff."

"Apparently someone in his team left some Usher dollars on the floor to promote his Vegas residency. That is where it seems the confusion came in. But real actual cash was used for tips. We would love to host him again," he continued.

TMZ also reported, citing an unnamed source, that Usher tipped the dancers with real money and that the "Usher bucks" in question were not used as payment at all. The outlet speculated that the Instagram user may have been misinformed or consciously trying to make the singer look bad, but two separate parties said her version was not true.

The woman who accused Usher of paying with fake money drew criticism on social media following the clarification from the club. However, others also defended her.

"Damn she’s probably going to lose her job or get sued by usher," one commented

"She worded it safely. She asked,' what would u do if...' she never said that's how he paid her lol," another user replied.

Others pointed out that the woman has already backtracked on her claim. "I saw on ig she’s backtracking her post now and I feel bad for her," @LJrox added.