R&B singer Usher has won primary physical custody of his two sons with ex-wife Tameka Foster, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
FILE - In this May 22, 2012 file photo, hip-hop artist Usher Raymond takes the witness stand in court in a legal battle with his ex-wife in a custody fight involving their two sons, in Atlanta. Fulton County Court Clerk’s office spokeswoman Cherrise Boone says a judge ruled Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 that the 33-year-old singer will have primary physical custody of Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond. Photo: David Goldman / AP
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane ruled that the singer, 33, will have primary custody of 4-year-old Usher Raymond V and 3-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond, according to Cherrise Boone, spokeswoman for the court clerk’s office. His custody will start Sept. 1. Boone said Usher and his ex-wife Tameka would have joint legal custody. The type of visitation for Foster has not been determined.
Usher and Foster wed in 2007 before divorcing two years later.
In May, Usher testified that Tameka spit at and tried to fight with his girlfriend during one visit and that his ex-wife hit him during the dispute. He said he didn’t press charges because: “I didn’t want the boys to know that their father put their mother in jail,” he said.
Tameka’s attorney claimed that Usher provoked her client and that his account is exaggerated.
The custody decision comes after Foster’s 11-year-old son Kyle Glover died last month after he was critically injured in a boating accident.
Foster may need to get a regular job soon, no more child support — at least from one of her baby daddies.
Source: AJC
