T-Pain says he and Usher haven't spoken about the disparaging Auto-Tune comments: 'I just moved on'

• T-Pain said Usher's comments on his use of Auto-Tune was the catalyst for a four-year depression.
• In an interview with Billboard, Usher responded, saying "we've spoken since and we're good."
• But T-Pain recently told Insider Usher said he'd call, but he hasn't heard from him.

T-Pain recently revealed that he and Usher actually never had a conversation after the R&B singer's Auto-Tune comments caused the rapper to become depressed - despite Usher implying otherwise.

"I just moved on. I just got out of my pity party and moved on," T-Pain told Insider earlier this week while promoting his partnership with LG Homestyle Challenge. "We never really had a conversation."

The Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer, and producer recently revealed in a Netflix documentary, "This Is Pop," that Usher's disparaging comments on his use of Auto-Tune was the catalyst for a period of depression in his life.

"He was like, 'Yeah, man, you really f---d up music for real singers,'" T-Pain said in the Netflix series. "I was like, 'What did I do? I came out and I used auto-tune ... I didn't tell everybody else to start using it.'"

Although Usher said the two were "good" after the alleged conversation, T-Pain said he doesn't need an apology from the singer.

"I wasn't looking for the validation or the 'I'm sorry' or anything," T-Pain told Insider over Zoom. "I just moved on [from] it - it wasn't a big deal after all. At the time I was going through so much and that was just the straw that broke the camel's back."

T-Pain revealed Usher said, 'I'll call you,' but then he never from the singer

After T-Pain revealed he had a four-year depression because of a conversation with Usher in an episode of the Netflix documentary, "This Is Pop," which premiered earlier this year that focused on the creation of Auto-Tune, T-Pain's fans were outraged, according to Newsweek.

Usher later addressed the revelation in an interview with Billboard.

"I'm happy that T-Pain said something - I'm not sure if it was before or after our actual conversation, after I heard what was said," the Grammy Award-winner said. "It was very hurtful to know that he had experienced that kind of hardship in life. I wouldn't wish that on any person."

"But we've spoken since and we're good," Usher added.

T-Pain told Insider earlier this week that he told Usher about the Netflix interview coming out before it first streamed back in March, but the two haven't had a conversation after it premiered, trended, and made headlines.

"He was like, 'Cool, I'll call you,'" T-Pain told Insider. "Then I haven't heard from him. But it is what is."

A representative for Usher did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.

T-Pain said that he decided to talk about his mental health because he wanted people to know he's not perfect

T-Pain emphasized that he didn't open up about his depression to disparage Usher. In fact, he just wanted his fans to know that he's a human being.

"I just want to be normal," T-Pain said when Insider asked about his decision to talk about his experience with depression. "I just want to be able to be amongst people and not try to be a God or this infamous celebrity that nothing bad happens to, [like] I'm untouchable, I don't have any emotions, nothing affects me. I don't want to be that kind of person."

He continued: "[I'm] tired of hiding my insecurities and stuff like that. I definitely see a lot of people trying to get into the music industry, trying to be perfect, and it's impossible."

For now, T-Pain is cooking up something else. On Thursday, he used his culinary skills to compete in the LG Homestyle Cooking Challenge, which streamed on Twitch, against Olivia Culpo. The two had to create a full meal while viewers could sabotage them during each round.

"I'm trying to get into cooking and LG is helping me with that, doing their homestyle thing, and I'm trying to get more into it because I'm terrible at it," T-Pain said. "But LG is making so many different products that are making it easier for me to learn how to cook."