Which young famous black performer didn’t know the identity of his real father and thus wound up sleeping with his own sister? The young man (who we’ll call Junior) was the product of an affair his mother had in the seventies with a talented married black celebrity (who we’ll call Senior). Although there was the occasional wicked whisper because Junior and Senior resemble each other physically and have similar triple-threat talents, neither Senior nor the woman ever told anyone that Senior was Junior’s father. They really thought they could keep things quiet, live separate lives, and carry the secret of Junior’s true ancestry to their graves. The situation changed when Senior learned that his daughter from his second marriage had begun dating Junior. Very alarmed and needing to intervene without divulging his paternity, Senior quickly inserted himself into the situation, became Junior’s friend and mentor, and forced the young couple to break up. It worked. Junior still doesn’t know that Senior – whom he greatly admires – is his real father, or that his former girlfriend – to whom he lost his virginity – was his own half-sister. bg
Beyonce and Sasha Fierce?
My initial thought was Will Smith and Quincy Jones. But Will grew up in Philadelphia. Not sure how his mom could do the hookup.
usher/ ben vereen
Jamie Foxx was born in the late 60s. This happened in the seventies, he’s out. Same for Will Smith.
I have no other thoughts on it…I can’t think of anyone. It is lame though.
usher duh.
Its Usher and Ben Vereen, Usher dated Keron Vereen when they were both 16/17
Wayne Brady? born in 1972
Usher & Ben Vereen
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/theater/18ushe.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/U/Usher
Scroll about 2/3rds the way down and this article pretty much is the “became a mentor” part of the BI.
after looking at the photo of Ben and Usher together, it has to be them. AND Ben is his Godfather? This is so wrong on so many levels.
Usher IV and V are not really IV and V. How sad.
Frighteningly similar. Strange post from a 2006 blog: http://cocoalounge.blogspot.com/2006/02/picture-is-worth-thousand-words-003.html
I say Bow Wow and Angela Simmons.
Haha, Usher…omgoodness who hasn’t thought they looked identical?!
I’ve heard this one too it is Usher and I love how they use “Junior” Isn’t he usher Junior? or maybe his son is but that is a prominent clue.
wow reading all the comments and going to the links it seems it really is usher. They look so much alike. I feel really bad for him thats so messed up. yikes!!
It can’t be Usher and Ben Vereen. That’s his Godfather, I doubt his mother would have taken that chance.
Usher is a IV, not a Junior. To whoever said that up there.
Hey Anonymous, the fact that Ben is his GODFATHER, is all the more reason to be suspicious.
Hello… Gavin Rossdale and Daisy Lowe. He was her godfather, and found out that he was her biological father years later.
usher and ben vereen. remember, gavin rossdale was the godfather to his now DAUGHTER that he just found out about a few years back…that is wack…people need to be real
Definitely Usher and Ben Vereen I can see a resemblance as well btw thanks to B for the link
He is Usher Raymond the IV, so he’s not the first junior, but he is still *a* junior. If it’s true I don’t feel bad for him, he didn’t know so it’s not his fault.
Anybody who doesn’t think it’s usher needs to take a look at this photo:
http://img2.timeinc.net/instyle/images/2007/parties/061107_usher_400X400.jpg
One word: identical.