Usher Apologized to Sabrina Carpenter’s Dad for Feeding Her a Cherry During Met Gala Performance

Usher may have set the Met Gala on fire with his performance, but it’s his bit with Sabrina Carpenter that had the internet collectively gasping, and her dad shaking his head. 

During his sultry performance at the Met, Usher did what he does best: sing, flirt, and feed members of the audience fruit. Naturally, the moment went viral faster than you can say “Yeah!” not just because it involves two of the music industry’s hottest artists, but because Usher apologized to Mr. Carpenter for feeding Sabrina a cherry. 

Carpenter, like all the other celebrities who attended the Met Gala, is now regaling us mere mortals with photos before, during, and after the event. The “Espresso” singer posted a carousel of photos on her Instagram account, including attending afterparties with Jenna Ortega and Chappell Roan. She also posted the moment when Usher fed her cherry. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter also included a screenshot of a text message she received from her father. 

David Carpenter attached a photo of the two and texted “? Weird” to his daughter. Moments after, Usher commented, “Apologies Mr Carpenter” with a cherry emoji. Fans have been commenting about the interaction with one writing, “glad to know parents don’t stop getting disappointed regardless of fame.” Another commented, “not usher apologizing to mr carpenter in the comments.” 

In an appearance with The Jennifer Hudson Show earlier this year, the singer-songwriter revealed that the bit with feeding an audience member “started with strawberries in Vegas.” Usher explained, “So, you know, I just figured we try all the fruits until we figured out which one works the best. But cherries were something that I felt was fun and just kind of active. It was a bit erotic.”