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USHER

RAYMOND

Background information
Birth name:	Usher Terry Raymond IV^[1]
Born:	October 14, 1978 (age 33) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Origin:	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Genres:	R&B, soul, pop, dance
Occupations:	Singer-songwriter, actor, dancer
Years active:	1992–present
Labels:	LaFace, Arista, Jive, RCA
Associated acts:	Jermaine Dupri, Justin Bieber,Jay-Z, R. Kelly, Rico Love,Johntá Austin, Lil Wayne,will.i.am, Ludacris
Website:	ushernow.com

Personal life

In 2001, Usher began dating former TLC member Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, who had a child with producer Dallas Austin. Their relationship lasted for two years: they broke up in December 2003, followed by a media frenzy surrounding the personal nature of Usher's fourth album, Confessions. His fans inferred the reason he and Thomas split is due to infidelity on his part, giving allusions to the lyrics of the songs.^[18] In an interview on The Bert Show on the Atlanta radio channel Q100 in February 2004, Thomas claimed that Usher cheated on her: "Usher did the ultimate no-no to me....I will never be with him again, and that is that".^[98] Usher defended: "...it just didn't work out. But cheating is not what caused the relationship to collide and crash. That ain't what broke it up".^[18] Following their break-up, Usher briefly dated English supermodel Naomi Campbell in September 2004.^[99]

In January 2007, he proposed to his girlfriend Tameka Foster, a stylist. She has a son from when she was a teenager, as well as two sons with Atlanta clothier Ryan Glover. In February 2007, Usher announced their engagement. After the sudden cancellation of a planned July wedding due to medical concerns, the two were wed on August 3, 2007 in a private ceremony.^[100] Their son Usher Raymond V was born on November 26 of the same year.^[101] On December 10, 2008, Tameka gave birth to their second child, Naviyd Ely Raymond.^[102]

In February 2009, in São Paulo, Brazil, Tameka Foster suffered a cardiac arrest prior to having cosmetic surgery (reportedly liposuction)^[103] which was not performed. She was induced into a coma to aid her recovery and was transferred to a larger hospital.^[104]^[105] Usher canceled his performance at the Recording Academy and Clive Davis's pre-Grammy Gala. Davis told party-goers the singer had to bow out due to a "serious injury in the family".^[106] After a week of recovery, Tameka Raymond's surgeon issued a statement saying that she "is doing very well".^[107]^[108] In June 2009, Usher filed for divorce from Foster after claiming they lived separately for nearly a year.^[109]^[110] The couple's divorce was finalized in Fulton County Court November 4, 2009.^[111]

The couple is currently going through a very public child custody dispute.^[112] Raymond is seeking full custody of his two sons from Foster, accusing her of being unstable, while Foster's attorneys have attempted to reveal Usher's philandering ways as the cause of her depression. It was also revealed in open court that Usher had bedded one of the bridesmaids from the couple's 2007 wedding.^[113]

On July 7, 2012, Usher's 11-year-old former stepson, Kile Glover, was hospitalized after he was struck in the head by someone riding a jet ski while sitting in an inner tube on Lake Lanier.^[114]^[115]On the following day, Glover was declared brain dead by doctors.^[116]