Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster finalized their messy divorce yesterday, according to court documents obtained by The Huffington Post. Usher filed for divorce in June citing “irreconcilable differences” and declaring they had lived apart since July 2008 and their marriage was “irretrievably broken.” Read more »
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Usher’s Dirty Divorce is a Done Deal
November 6th, 2009 / Author: Brittany TalaricoPHOTOS: Halle Berry, John Mayer Help Alicia Keys Keep a Child Alive
October 16th, 2009 / Author: Chris Morran
Alicia Keys drew some A-list star power to Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday night when she and Padma Lakshmi co-hosted the 6th Annual Keep a Child Alive Black Ball. In addition to celeb guests like Halle Berry, Adrian Grenier, Usher and many more, Alicia also performed onstage with John Mayer and Chris Martin from Coldplay.
Usher Calls Cops on Future Ex-Wife
October 9th, 2009 / Author: Nicole Eggenberger
Usher Raymond called the cops recently on soon-to-be ex-wife Tameka Raymond, TMZ reports.
Usher accused his baby mama of going onto his property and scratching his car. Sounds like a Carrie Underwood song! Read more »
Usher Delays Signing Divorce Papers
October 7th, 2009 / Author: Luisa Metcalfe
Despite his bitter split from his wife of two years Tameka Raymond, Usher is holding up the divorce by refusing to sign his papers. Read more »
PHOTOS: Michael Jackson Memorial Service
July 7th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Family, friends and fans gathered at the Staples Center in L.A. on July 7 to honor the late, great King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The deeply moving memorial service was a time for loved ones to share touching stories and memories they had of MJ, as the world joined them to express their deep love for the man who revolutionized music.
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Celebrities Arrive for Michael Jackson’s Memorial
July 7th, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth Quirk
Today’s memorial service for Michael Jackson will have no lack of famous faces, as his friends, family and fans all arrive at L.A.’s Staples Center for the 1 p.m. PT tribute.
Thus far, the Jackson family has arrived in a group of SUVs with Rev. Al Sharpton. Others making their way into the Staples Center include Brooke Shields, Usher, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Martin Luther King III, Kim Kardashian (who Tweeted about driving to the ceremony), choreographer Wade Robson, Jesse Jackson, the Wayans family, Tatum O’Neal and Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam.
Stay tuned for more.
Celebs Announced for Michael Jackson Memorial
July 6th, 2009 / Author: Chris Morran
After much speculation over which celebrities would be participating in tomorrow’s memorial service for Michael Jackson, the family has released a preliminary list of famous faces expected to pay tribute to the fallen pop icon.
Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Kobe Bryant, Brooke Shields, Magic Johnson, Berry Gordy, Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and more are included on the press release from the Jackson family’s publicists.
It was previously reported that Mariah is expected to sing “I’ll Be There,” the Jackson 5’s classic hit from 1970 that she recorded in 1992.
Tomorrow’s farewell to Michael had more than 1.6 million people registering to get one of around 10,000 free tickets.
OK! Interview: Usher Finds Balance With His Sons
June 19th, 2009
If anyone could prove that milk does a body good, it’s gotta be Usher: The busy dad of two somehow finds time to stay healthy and tone his sizzling hot physique, while working on new music, branding his image and spending time with his sons.
OK! sat down with the latest Body by Milk star to talk about what’s really important in the life of a world famous musician and entertainer.
What does it mean to have a milk advertisement?
You haven’t made it until you’ve become a part of the milk campaign. There are a few things in life that you hope you can manage to do as an artist: That’s win a Grammy and as an actor, win an Oscar and maybe get a star in Hollywood. But the one thing that seems impossible is to someday have a milk ad. I guess I’ve got almost all of them done. I’m just really happy to be a part of this campaign also because of the encouragement it gives to kids wanting to live healthy, drink milk and be active.
How important is health in your life?
It’s all about eating healthy, eating healthy, drinking healthy. With everything that you put in your body you have to know that you can’t command it to do all these things if you’re not taking care of it. This is just one of the many things I do to keep my body healthy, is drink low-fat milk. I work out, I try to get as much rest as I can and just be healthy.
Do you really dress like you are in the ad in real life?
Sometimes it’s a lazy day and a lounge day and other times I’m in the mode. I was in Las Vegas shooting this picture and we really wanted to do something that was timeless and classic. Back in the days when Sammy Davis Jr. and Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra all did it, they did it Vegas style, so I kind of grabbed on to that. That lifestyle of ultimate elegance and rich quality, not rich in finance but don’t get me wrong, its very rewarding to do what I do, but I think the quality of what that is is all about class.
What’s next on your list to tackle?
I think that doing meaningful projects in the future as an actor is something I’m looking forward to doing. I hope to someday have a few more lifestyle branding opportunities. One thing that’s worked really well for me is my fragrance. I have four fragrances, two Usher He and She and UR for Men and Women. There’s another fragrance that I’m coming out with very soon called VIP and I hope that it’s as successful as the first one was and the second. Being number one isn’t so bad.
Where do you find your inspiration?
Living through my experiences and wherever I go. Wherever you go, what you experience, what you see, what you hear, what you think, what you feel, all those things.
How do you find balance and relaxation?
I find balance in two places, when I’m working out and with my kids. And I could be doing many things, I could be running, doing cardiovascular, all that type of stuff. I really find the balance in what I need to do or what I’m thinking about or what I need to think about in that moment when I’m on the treadmill running. The other place is within the noise of my children. When I hear them my mind is not focused on all of the things that are holding me down. When I’m with my boys its all about them and I just put it all together somehow. They bring me my balance.
What do you like to do with them?
We spend most of our time in Atlanta in the car traveling wherever we’re going to go. That’s when our fun moments are, either at home or in the car.
Will they be singers, mini Ushers?
Hopefully! We got Usher V, and Naviyd he’s not quite at the age where he can talk, sing and catch rhythm, but Usher’s already jumping. He likes to jump, thats his new thing.
Where will we see you next?
I’m in the studio working on the album, it should be out in October. I have another fragrance hitting stores in September called "Usher VIP." There’s a movie I just did with Ashton Kutcher called Five Killers. I have a cameo in it so a small part.
Interview by Laura Lane
Usher Seeking Joint Custody in Divorce
June 16th, 2009
We can feel the divorce storm brewing between Usher and estranged wife Tameka Foster Raymond, and it’s probably about to get ugly: According to divorce documents filed by Usher on Friday and obtained by E! News, the couple has been separated since July 2008, which means they were only together for 11 months of their two-year marriage.
"The marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken," read the documents, filed in Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court. "There is no reasonable hope of reconciliation."
The documents also reveal that Usher wants a copy of every document his wife kept during their marriage, including the usual tax files, paycheck stubs, bank account information and other financial records, insurance policies, real-estate rental agreements, medical records and automobile registrations.
On the eyebrow raising side of things, he also wants copies of "notes, cards, letters, photographs, film, documents, tapes, voice recordings, gift, jewelry, clothes" or other evidence that reflects on Usher’s conduct during their marriage, as well as detective reports, photos or recordings that have resulted from either "surveillance or investigation" of Tameka’s hubby. Which, in short means she might have hired a detective to follow Usher to find out of he was cheating.
And just in case Tameka could hide anything, he also wants copies of "any and all diaries or personal notes kept…during the course of the marriage."
Last but not least, Usher asks for joint legal and physical custody of their two sons, 18-month-old Usher V and 6-month-old Naviyd Ely, saying the boys "are substantially dependent upon each party for support."
