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"Usher celebrated his 35th birthday with a lavish party in Los Angeles this week. The &amp;#039;Climax&amp;#039; singer was joined by his prot\u00C3\u00A9g\u00C3\u00A9 Justin Bieber and Bieber&amp;#039;s manager Scooter Braun for a Cirque du Soleil-themed bash at Bootsy Bellows in Los Angeles, CA.  The Voice&amp;#039;s Blake Shelton, Sean &amp;#039;Diddy&amp;#039; Combs, Ashley Benson, David Arquette, TI and Jermaine Dupri were in attendance as well. The party included hookahs for guests, and female dancers performing in bubbles. Another high-profile celebrity in attendance was Sugar Ray Leonard, who Usher will be playing in the biopic Hands of Stone. Usher has expressed hopes of earning an Oscar nomination for Hands of Stone. The film will open in 2014.  The musician also recently made headlines for a light-hearted performance on the PBS series Sesame Street. Watch Usher&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Climax&amp;#039; music video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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