R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final

Associated Press - November 6, 2009 12:26 PM PST

ATLANTA - R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane issued a final decree in the divorce case Wednesday.

Usher, 31, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, filed for divorce from Tameka Raymond on June 12. He said the couple had been separated since July 2008 and claimed there was "no reasonable hope of reconciliation" and the marriage was "irretrievably broken."

Tameka Raymond disputed Usher's claim that the couple had been separated since July 2008. She said in court documents filed June 29 that she "had every reason to believe her marriage was intact" and that the two were "intimately together as husband and wife as recently as June 6."

Usher's lawyer, Ivory Brown, said Friday she couldn't comment on the case. BJ Bernstein, a lawyer for Tameka Raymond, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

The couple have two young sons, Usher Raymond V, who will turn 2 on Nov. 26, and Naviyd Ely Raymond, who will be 1 on Dec. 11. When he filed for divorce, Usher was seeking joint custody of the boys. No custody arrangement was detailed in the divorce decree.

The couple married in August 2007 in a lavish ceremony. About 200 people attended their wedding at resort built in the style of a 16th-century-style French chateau on 3,500 hilly acres outside Atlanta.

Before the two married, Usher had a string of romances, most notably his three-year relationship with Chilli from the R&B group TLC.

The Grammy-winning artist's hits include "Confessions," "Burn," "You Make Me Wanna" and "Yeah!"

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  • Rawand
    OMG LOVEE USHER!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted November 7, 2009 11:13 AM PST
  • Lauren A
    ushers not gay. he got a divorce because it wasnt working out the way they planned. its not healthy for his kids to see them fighting. stop hating
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 9:25 PM PST
  • Lauren A
    ushers not gay. he got a divorce because it wasnt working out the way they planned. its not healthy for his kids to see them fighting. stop hating
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 9:25 PM PST
  • Belizean Beauty
    I keep hearing he is gay..maybe that is why his "marriage" is irretrievable broken..he just needed his "wife" to secure a couple male heirs and now he can go back to the fellows... hollywood is definitely sin city.
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 12:03 PM PST
  • KimBe
    Um exploid772003, Tameka rode on Usher Coat Tail
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 11:51 AM PST
  • Lindsay
    I found a great dating site________ R i c h K i s s i n g. C O M ________. The best dating club for seeking the rich singles, sexy beauties. what's the most important is that you don't have to be a millionaire, but you can meet one. Charlie Sheen found his true love on that site in 2007.
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 11:46 AM PST
  • Lindsay
    I found a great dating site________ R i c h K i s s i n g. C O M ________. The best dating club for seeking the rich singles, sexy beauties. what's the most important is that you don't have to be a millionaire, but you can meet one. Charlie Sheen found his true love on that site in 2007.
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 11:46 AM PST
  • Ms M
    He should have never married her in the first place. Who says you have to be married to have babies.
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 11:44 AM PST
  • Exploid
    No surprise here, isint he like gay? I cant stand no talent so called celebs like him who ride on the coat tail of their choreographers and musicians. Johnny Gill runs circles around around this chump. Ever heard Ursher sing acappela?....and u wont! Janet Jackson is anouther 1, no real talent, all her music is beats thanks Jimmy Jam & terry Lewis.
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 11:38 AM PST
  • YVETTE
    He should have listened to his Mother... Mamma's Boy anyway.
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 11:30 AM PST
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