"He stopped everything for her" - Internet reacts to Usher spotting Free Marie Wright from 106 & Park in the crowd during his show

Usher stopped his Boston concert on August 27 after spotting former host of 106 & Park's Free Marie Wright in the audience. Social media went abuzz after videos of Usher spotting Free made the waves online.

In one of the clips shared online, Usher can be seen pausing his performance to greet Free Marie Wright and said,

"Hold on, hold on, hold on. Is that Free, I see?"

Usher also stepped down to greet her.

After a video of the interaction was posted by The Shade Room, netizens took to the comment section, gushing over Usher's reaction to seeing Free.

A user likes how Usher stopped his performance midway to greet Free (image via @raenajenks on Instagram)

Netizens in the comment praised and complimented Free as their childhood star and an icon among the black community.

Netizens remember Free as an important part of Black history (image via @djwestb on Instagram)

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While other users called Free a "queen" and appreciated Usher for stopping his performance for her (ima ge via @keke_the_great_comedy on Instagram)

Netizens in the comment section reminicsed on the impact Free's show 106 & Park had during their school days and noted their childhood was marked by coming home from school and switching on the tv to watch Free give updates on the latest trends.

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Another user called Free Marie Wright her babysitter after school recollecting Free's host days (image via @ayooo_shortywop on Instagram) Another user shed light on Free's influence during the absence of social media to the "gen z folk" (image via @steveymackey on Instagram)

Some users recollected the "good ole days" of coming back home from school to hear the news from Free (image via @kellykel_83 on Instagram)

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Who is Free Marie Wright?

American media personality, choreographer, rapper, and television producer Free Marie Wright gained recognition after she became the first host alongside A.J. Calloway of Black Entertainment Television's 106 & Park until 2005. 106 & Park was an American hip-hop and R&B show that played the top 10 most requested videos of the day, which were requested by viewers by voting on the telephone or online.

While reminiscing his time as host at the show, Calloway in an Instagram post in 2022 wrote,

"22 years ago today a show was born out of a little studio on the corner of 106 and Park Ave in NYC. We had no idea that it would have the global impact that it did. We were green in the television industry just trying to figure out but at the same time always being fans of the culture!"

During her time at 106 & Park Free Marie Wright interviewed notable stars such as Denzel Washington, Aaliyah, Halle Berry, Mariah Carey, Maxwell, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, Beyonce and Michael Jackson.

In 2003, the host started recording her studio debut album, Pressure Free which was set to release in the spring of 2008 featuring collaborations with key artists such as Faith Stevens, Bink, Scott Storch, Rockwilder, Kanye West, Just Blaze, Rah Digga, Timbaland and Missy Eliott.

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Free later served as a disc jockey at KKBT 100.3 The Beat in L.A, served as a monitoring drive co-host at WPGC-FM in Washington D.C and also co-hosted The Ed Lover Morning Show on Power 105.1 in New York.