Usher is taking legal action after claiming he lost millions in a failed restaurant venture he says never made it past the planning stages.

According to WSBTV , the singer—born Usher Raymond—filed a lawsuit in Fulton County on Friday (Nov. 14), alleging that several individuals he trusted, including longtime collaborator Bryan-Michael Cox , were involved in a business deal that collapsed before the restaurant ever opened its doors.

Cox, who helped craft some of Usher’s biggest hits such as “U Got It Bad,” “Burn,” and “Confessions Part II,” is among the names listed in the suit, along with Keith Thomas, Charles Hughes, and entertainment lawyer Alcide Honoré.

Usher claims he fronted the group $700,000 as an advance to get an Atlanta-based restaurant up and running, only for the

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