The bitter custody battle between Usher and his ex-wife, Tameka Foster, has finally come to an end, and shockingly, it's Usher who's getting primary custody of the couple's two sons, Usher Raymond V, 4; and Naviyd Ely Raymond, 3. The ruling is surprising in that it isn't every day you see the father getting custody over the mother; and the ruling is heartbreaking in that Tameka is still mourning the loss of her 11-year-old son, Kile Glover, who tragically passed away in July from injuries from a jet-skiing accident. Ouch.
The details of the arrangement haven't been released yet, but I will say, I'm kind of shocked that Usher is the one who will be the primary caretaker of the kids. During the acrimonious trial between Foster and Usher, Tameka accused the singer of being too invloved in his career to be a good father, and claimed that he's used drugs in the presence of their kids. Usher was also held in contempt of court at one point for canceling his ex-wife's Saks Fifth Avenue credit card. He was ordered to reinstate the card due to Foster's arguement that she needed it in order to "fulfill her duties as a stylist." Hmm ...
Hopefully, the decision is the right one for the kids -- and hopefully what Tameka said about Usher isn't true. It would be terribly tragic if these young boys wound up in the wrong parent's hands and had their lives screwed up because of it. They're still extremely young and impressionable. Their needs always should come first -- no matter how busy Usher is. He's their father, and that is his most important job.
What do you think of this ruling?
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As for this arrangement, I'm neither shocked or offended. Fathers are just as capable of raising well adjusted and happy children as mothers are.
I'm a single mom. And my ex-husband was given primary custody of our kids, with us having joint legal custody. And you know what? That was totally okay with both of us. I get my kids from the time they get out of school on Friday until I drop them off at school on Monday morning, except for one weekend a month. I also get them all of summer vacation, and we alternate winter/spring break, holidays, and birthdays. And it works for us. More importantly, it works for our kids. And his primary custody guaranteed that my kids would be on his health insurance for as long as is allowed by law, and a stipulation was made that he cannot move out of our county until the kids are all of legal age-
And it works.
I'm so tired of hearing how unfair and wrong things are when dad gets custody. Ever stop to think that maybe it was done in the best interest of the kids?
C'mon ladies. If you want true equality, then suck it up and realize...equality is only true if it runs across the board. You can't pick and choose. This isn't a cafeteria ;)
I can't believe all the comments on here suggesting that a father would be any less capable of loving and caring for his own children than the mother would be. Newsflash people! Usher's ex is CRAZY. She doesn't have custody of ANY of her children, including the son who recently passed away. There are many, many instances where a judge hands custody over to a mother who is CLEARLY unfit to care for another human life JUST because she's the mother. This is a ridiculous problem with the court system in not just our country, but all over the world. This judge did the right thing by giving the children to their father, thereby providing them with a much more stable environment.
Why does she want custody of these kids so bad? she gave away her other three kids. This right here should be the only reason a judge needs to grant custody to the father but there is also the fact every chance she gets with the media she has something ignorant to say about Usher. Her child was in the hospital brain dead and she still tried to make him look like the bad guy because he wouldn't pay to keep someone else's child on life support. It is only about money with her as we have seen time and again. People like this disgust me stop trying to make a living off your children.
The only reason a man takes his kids away from their mother is to gain power and control. I used to have respect for Usher and now its all gone.
Wow @carol99- I'm sure Usher is going to lose sleep over you no longer respecting him. That is ignorant and just wrong. I think most parents want custody of theri children because they love them and feel that they can provide the best for them.
You his ex didnt have custody of her three children when she was married to him, and all the negative stuff you heard came from her side- not his. Even when her son was on life support she talked about Usher like a dog for not paying to keep him on life support- while I feel her pain it wasn't his job to take care of that child. he had a father or she could have paid. I know lots of men that have custody of their children and do a fantastic job raising them- because the mother can't or didn't want to take care of them. For those who still beleive that the mother is always the best choice it is time to step out o the dark ages and realize its not always best for the child.