Usher, The Diva

Is Usher's tranny wife making him an inconsiderate prick? Read on.I LOVE a good male diva story and Usher has one.

Usher's pre-taped, edited performance on last night's Dancing with the Stars finale was a DISASTER and had everyone on set freakin' out and scrambling to set up for the live show.

First, the 29-year-old singer arrived late, throwing the entire production behind schedule. Then, while appearing to lip-synch two songs�""Yeah!" and "Love in This Club"�"he fell out of step with his choreography, turning the wrong way once and losing his mic a second time. With each mistake he walked offstage.

Next, Usher to a long break to take a drink. A source told People magazine, "he was ridiculous, such a diva."

Following Usher's act, the DWTS cast and crew had only 15 minutes to prepare for the live show (rather than the standard 45-minute post-taping buffer.) "The [dancers] were all at their trailers ten minutes before the show was supposed to go live, like, ‘Don't we have a live show to do?" a source says. "There was a lot of holdup. We almost didn't [make it]."

The judges�"who were dressed in their finale show formalwear for the pre-show taping�"made a quick costume change, while a team of grips frantically wiped away scuff marks on the dance floor left behind by Usher and his dancers.

And just in the nick of time: the live show went off without a hitch. "It's never gotten that close before�"that was scary," Bergeron told PEOPLE about the taping frenzy. Joked the good-natured host: "I don't even know that [judges] Len and Bruno put on pants to come back, they changed outfits so fast!"

Usher's rep did not return phone calls, while Dancing's reps declined to comment.

This story would be better if he took a break to smoke weed and gulp down some 4Os. :)

The diva's video performances - after the jump

Usher sings "Yeah"

Usher sings "In This Club"