Usher has jokingly apologized to Sabrina Carpenter's dad following a viral photo from the 2025 Met Gala that showed the R&B star feeding the "Espresso" singer a cherry during his performance. "Apologies Mr Carpenter,

The singer fed Carpenter a cherry during his performance at the 2025 Met Gala Sabrina Carpenter shared a carousel of photos from the 2025 Met Gala One of the images was a screengrab of her father's reaction to seeing Usher feed her a cherry during his performance Usher jokingly apologized for the stunt,

And Usher had his pick of celebrity women to choose from for the bit at the gala, with everybody from Zendaya to Kylie Jenner in attendance. However, it was singer Sabrina Carpenter who landed the iconic moment, which makes sense considering her reputation for proudly embracing her overt sexuality.