Usher’s first son from a previous marriage with stylist Tameka Foster, Usher Raymond V, was hospitalized in an ICU in Atlanta yesterday (August 5), according to a report by TMZ.
The 5-year-old was reportedly stuck in the pool’s drain after trying to retrieve a toy, according to the story. His aunt and then a maid were unable to free him immediately. Two contractors working at the house rushed to the boy’s aid and were able to get him out of the pool and perform CPR before taking him to the hospital.
Usher, who was not home according to the report, got home in time to ride in the ambulance with his son.
Doctors at the Atlanta hospital have confirmed that Usher Raymond V is recovering and is doing well. Both Usher and Foster were at the hospital today (August 6), according to TMZ.
The incident comes just over a year after Usher’s former stepson, 11-year-old Kile Glover, passed away due to injuries sustained in a water ski accident. The man responsible for Glover’s death pled not guilty to all of the related charge, which included reckless operation of a vessel, unlawful operation of a personal watercraft and serious injury by vessel.
Usher and Foster underwent a public child custody dispute following their 2009 divorce after little more than a year of marriage. The divorce directly preceded and likely influenced Usher’s sixth album, 2010’s Raymond v. Raymond.
Last August, a judge granted Usher full custody of both of the couple’s sons, Usher Raymond V and Naviyd, after his lawyers argued that Foster didn’t possess the “emotional stability” or “capacity” of “being a proper parent.” The decision came after a drawn out proceeding that included Foster admitting to saying “I will fuck you up” to the R&B singer and testimony that she physically assaulted one of Usher’s girlfriends. The trial also included Usher admitting that he slept with one of his wife’s bridesmaids following their wedding.
UPDATE: Yesterday (August 6), Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster filed an emergency motion in Fulton County, Georgia. Foster is requesting custody of their two children, according to a report by CNN. “[Usher] continues to excessively travel, utilizes third-party caregivers to supervise the minor children rather than personally exercising parenting time and providing supervision for the minor children,” Foster said in the motion. “[Usher is] not capable of providing daily caregiving and supervision for the minor children of the parties as petitioner is preparing to film a movie in Panama and has ongoing commitments that require his presence in Los Angeles, New York and various other cities for ‘The Voice’ and his upcoming album.”
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let us pray for him yall wish him the best
Did some voodoo nigga put a curse on Usher or what? I’m just saying…
Hope your boy get’s well soon Usher.
he gotta keep them kids away from water bad shit keeps happening
CRAZY SHIT… CRAZY PEOPLE!!!
Dude got that curse
I was wrong all along, sounds like these two were made for each other.
Usher is a fuckin R&B singer. Get that shit outta here.
wait until they make it to their teens…y’all think yall got problems now? why wont ppl just take care of their children? these poor kids are going to be ruined if something doesn’t change soon.
EVEN CHIEF KEEF IS BETTER DAD THAN THIS NIGGLET
Drake ended usher’s career.
You lost your damn mind. Drake not even in Usher’s league with his simp non singing ass.
1. Perhaps he needs to hire a real fucking nanny or stay home with his kids rather than relaying on his aunt to watch them. If the kids are wondering around the pool, the aunt is obviously doing a shitty job.
2. “trial also included Usher admitting that he slept with one of his wife’s bridesmaids following their wedding” – hahahahaha… that’s some cold ass shit. Why even fucking get married then you dummy.
Damn… Slept with one of his wifes BRIDESMAIDS… Usher you “Cold Blooooooooded” (Rick James Voice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsnAk6tjsts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI-KjVLS6Uk
I HAVE A BETTER IDEA HOW THEY BOTH DON’T KEEP THE KID AND GIVE THEM UP TO A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS HOME!! BOTH HAVE A KID EITHER DYING OR ALMOST DROWNING IN THE SAME ELEMENT WATER!!!! THEY SHOULD FILE A MOTION OF NO WATER AROUND THE RAYMOND KIDS.
666
“The decision came after a drawn out proceeding that included Foster admitting to saying “I will fuck you up” to the R&B singer and testimony that she physically assaulted one of Usher’s girlfriends. The trial also included Usher admitting that he slept with one of his wife’s bridesmaids following their wedding.”
LMAO, fuck both these mentally unstable niggas
Usher’s song you got it bad really takes on new meaning now.
“Drake not even in Usher’s league”
You watch The Voice a lot don’t you?