Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas is letting the news roll after Usher revealed to PEOPLE that she turned down his marriage proposal.
The 2024 Super Bowl halftime host, 45, told PEOPLE in this week’s cover story that he “went through a lot of pain” after she rejected his proposal and began “not trusting women or wanting to open up.”
A source close to the TLC singer, 52, tells PEOPLE that “Chilli isn’t bothered by the recent uproar involving her past relationship.”
She and her boyfriend Matthew Lawrence recently celebrated Valentine’s Day on a tropical vacation at Sandals Dunn’s River in Jamaica. The holiday fell on Lawrence’s 44th birthday on Sunday, which the couple celebrated with a private candlelit dinner.
Matthew Lawrence and Chilli pose for a photo in front of the water at Sandals Dunn’s River on February 10, 2024 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
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Her rep previously confirmed to PEOPLE that the two began dating just before Thanksgiving 2022 after they were spotted together on a beach in Hawaii that August. It’s her first high-profile relationship since she dated Usher from 2001 to 2004.
Of their split, Usher told PEOPLE that the situation “broke my heart,” but that he’s “not hurt by it at all” anymore.
“Since then we’ve become cool with each other, we celebrate each other and it’s always bright when we see each other,” he told PEOPLE. Chilli echoed that thought while speaking to PEOPLE last June, explaining that she has “no hard feelings” toward her ex.
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Chilli and Matthew Lawrence at Sandals Dunn’s River on February 10, 2024 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
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“We definitely had chemistry. But work chemistry doesn’t mean it works in your personal life. If we worked, it was great. But outside of that, we’re so different,” she told PEOPLE.
After performing at the Super Bowl, Usher married his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Goicoechea, in a secret ceremony at The Fast Lane tunnel, Vegas Weddings. A rep for the R&B artist confirmed the news in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE.
“We can confirm that Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea have taken the next step in their relationship and tied the knot on Sunday night in Las Vegas surrounded by close friends and family. They are both looking forward to continuing to raise their children together surrounded by love and thank everyone for their well wishes,” the statement read. press release.
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Chilli and Matthew Lawrence at Sandals Dunn’s River on February 10, 2024 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
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Chilli previously told PEOPLE that what makes her relationship with Lawrence work is that they can “communicate really well with each other.”
“Obviously we’re both like, ‘Man I wish we’d met years ago’ and all that. There’s our time and then there’s God’s time. When you go through more things, you really appreciate that person a lot more. You nurture the relationship in a different way. . I’ve never experienced anything like this,” she told PEOPLE in May 2023.
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