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Thursday, September 18, 2025

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Judge rules in Usher’s favor denying Tameka primary custody

Usher arrives at Atlanta court for hearing (SplashNews)
Usher arrives at Atlanta court for hearing (SplashNews)

After a bitterly contentious hearing and drama surrounding the near-death of their son, Usher showed an unbelievably classy move in court Friday — hugging his ex-wife Tameka after the judge dismissed her request for primary custody.

Pretty shocking … especially considering the painfully awkward silence that preceded the hearing.

Tameka filed an emergency request for primary custody after her and Usher’s 5-year-old son Usher Raymond V nearly drowned in a pool on Monday. Usher currently has primary custody of their two boys.

In court Friday, Tameka used the pool accident as an example of Usher being an inattentive father, who employs incompetent caretakers — in this case his aunt Rena — to look after their children.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/09/usher-tameka-child-custody-pool-accident/#ixzz2bVlogbH1 

Do you think Tameka was right to pursue the matter or was it an attempt to take advantage of a tragic accident?