Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster are officially single and no longer “man and wife.” Supreme Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane issued a final decree in the divorce case last Wednesday (Nov 4), according to the Associated Press.

Usher filed for divorce stating that he and Tameka have been separated since July of 2008.  He said there was no way to have reconcilation after being apart that long and the marriage was “irretrievably broken.” On the other hand Tameka says that she believed her relationship was “intact ” as of June 6th and that the divorce came as a surpirse.

Together the couple has two boys, Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond.  When Usher filed he was seeking custody of both children, but no custody arrangements have been made to this day.

TMZ has obtained the 911 call Usher made back in September when that crazy lady he decided to marry and have two kids with keyed his car. The R&B singer kept it cool as he explained what happened and even recalled of an incident with his ex-wife Tameka the night before, insinuating that beyond a shadow of a doubt she was indeed the culprit.

After completing an investigation, cops were unable to charge Tameka with anything because there wasn’t enough evidence available to make an arrest. Click here for more that.

And here it is people. The baby mama drama that always goes along with a very nasty and a very public divorce settlement! TMZ is reporting that Usher and his soon-to-be ex wife Tameka Foster-Raymond recently got into an argument regarding the custody of their two young sons, Usher V and Naviyd and Usher reportedly called the cops after she vandalized his truck the next day.

According to the reports, Usher told the Johns Creek Police Department that on Sept. 10, he had a “verbal argument” with Tameka over the phone regarding weekend custody of their children. Usher told cops that after the argument, he dropped his kids off at his mother’s house — but when he drove back to his home, Tameka showed up “demanding to take the kids.” Usher claims Tameka eventually left and he drove back to his mother’s house — but when Usher got there, Tameka showed up and began “knocking on the door” and making several phone calls to the residence. Usher claims he and his mom ignored Tameka — and eventually called police. When cops arrived, Tameka was nowhere to be found.

The next day, Usher called police again after he noticed several scratches on his truck — Usher told cops he believed Tameka vandalized the car in retaliation for their fight just hours before. In the police report, the responding officers who checked out the scratched car claim they found no evidence to support Usher’s accusation. The cops even reviewed the entrance log to Usher’s private neighborhood … but there was no record of Tameka ever getting into the area where the alleged crime would have taken place.

Usher recently opened up about his divorce to Tameka Foster in his new single “Papers” but it seem that he might be the one that’s holding up the divorce. Though they have been separated for a while now, divorce papers have yet to be signed by Usher while Tameka waits, ready to move on.

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Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster’s divorce has been finalized according to BV Buzz, which explains that smile you often see Usher with now. A smile that most likely won’t be going away for a while!

BV Buzz has learned that the 30-year-old singer’s divorce from his wife, Tameka Foster, has been finalized and an agreement was reached in a pre-court settlement. The camps aren’t talking now – likely preparing to give an exclusive to a media outlet like People magazine – but I hear an official announcement should drop soon. A rep for the singer did not answer a detailed request for comment.

Foster’s publicist refuses to issue any statements to BV Buzz.

“In the future, please don’t bother us again for direct quotes or responses from Tameka,” a one-named flack identified only as Melody e-mailed last week.

Usher is in Paris celebrating the end of the two-year marriage.

Here are a few recent pictures of Usher enjoying the single life on La Voile Rouge beach  in St. Tropez, France last Saturday (Aug 22). He was spotted in the club with Snoop Dogg later that night.

PHOTOS: FAME PICTURES / BOSSIP

Situation: What would you do if you wrote a book that was over 96 pages long and before it hit shelves, you spent many sleepless nights hunched over a keyboard typing your thoughts down only for it to be paraphrased into a blog post 2 years later by an old washed up soon to be ex-wife of an R&B star? Just ask Aisha Curry, the author of “She’s Pretty for a Black Girl.” Notice how the title of Maneka’s blog entry and Curry’s author are strikingly similar?

“My heart sank into my stomach. All the hard work, all the sleepless nights I had endured was playing back in my head as I read this article written by a woman I didn’t even know,” Curry told BV Buzz. “Why did I feel so connected to this article? Suddenly, it came to me. It was my work! It was my work, my voice, but in her words. I was frozen. Tears began rolling down my face as I read line after line after line. I couldn’t believe it. The idea that someone could gain notoriety from an issue that I first brought to the forefront is mindboggling. People were praising her for tackling an issue that had never been exposed. Hello?!? I wrote the book on it and started it years ago. The only difference between her article and my book is she used ‘dark-skinned’ and I used ‘Black.’”

Curry said she began writing ‘Pretty For a Black Girl’ in 2007 after receiving compliments about her beauty, only to have them followed up with a reference to her ethnicity.

“One day about five years ago, I was absolutely tired of being told that I was pretty for a black girl,” she explained. “I started asking my friends if they had heard this statement before, and as time went on, I realized how prevalent the issue was.”

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This divorce between Usher and his soon-to-be ex-wife Tameka Foster just seems to get messier and messier. A new report from The National Enquier (insert obligatory side-eye here) says that Usher wants a paternity test done on his 6-month-old son Naviyd. Why? Because around the time the baby was conceived, Usher and Tameka were have very little to no sex.

“The first thing Usher said was, ‘How did this happen?’ – because he was gone a lot, and their sex life was very, very limited,” a friend of Usher said. “People have been telling him that around the time the little boy was conceived, Tameka got together with another man.”

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Sports and entertainment family lawyer Randy Kessler is representing Tameka Foster Raymond, whom Usher filed for divorce from Friday (Jun 12) in Atlanta. Kessler and his client have yet to legally respond to the public filing, but he did report to various media outlets saying that Foster Raymond was a “great mom” and a “loyal wife,” all the while declining to comment on Usher’s conduct during the marriage.

“She’s a great mom,” Randy Kessler said. “She’s been a loyal wife. She’s trying her best to take the high road and not attack him.”

Kessler also represented rapper Mack 10 in his divorce from R&B singer T-Boz of TLC fame and opposed rapper T.I. and boxer Evander Holyfield in child-support cases, so he definitely knows his way around a courtroom, especially when it comes to domestic disputes.

SOURCES: MTV / AP

So it’s official … Usher and Tameka are over! Recently confirmed reports state that the R&B singer filed for divorce Friday (Jun 12) to begin the process of ending his two-year marriage to Tameka Foster. The petition, which was filed at Superior Court in Atlanta, did not list a reason for the split but insiders close to couple say they are not surprised.

“No one I’ve spoken to is surprised,” a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE. “As bad as this is gonna sound, it was never a matter of ‘I wonder if they’ll divorce,’ but more like ‘I wonder WHEN they’ll divorce.’”

Several sources paint a picture of a troubled marriage that started unraveling even before the couple’s wedding in September 2007.

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After spending 11 days in intensive care following a plastic surgery procedure that went wrong, Usher’s wife Tameka Raymond was released from a Sao Paulo hospital in Brazil.

According to the Associated Press, a spokeswoman confirmed that Tameka was released on Monday (February 16), but declined to provide any details regarding her treatment. Usher’s camp did not comment at press time. Since being rushed to the hospital during Grammy weekend, it’s been revealed that she had flown to Brazil to undergo a “simple liposuction,” but went into cardiac arrest while being anesthetized. Tameka was placed in an induced coma for 24 hours to stabilize her, while Usher waited by her bedside during recovery.

Usher was scheduled to perform at a pre-Grammy party for Clive Davis, but canceled due to the family emergency. When the news first broke, Usher, through his rep, released this statement: “Tameka Raymond is in stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil. Her husband Usher is with her at the hospital.” The rep also added that the couple do not plan to release any further details and asks for their privacy.

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Continue reading for more photos of Tameka preparing to board a plane in Brazil yesterday.

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Usher’s wife, Tameka Raymond, underwent what reps are calling “routine surgery” in Brazil over the weekend and Usher had to leave the country to rush to be by her side Sunday night right before the Grammys due to an emergency concerning the operation. Rumors began to swirl across the internet saying that the R&B singer’s wife had died, but fortunately, those rumors were immediately denounced by Usher’s people. As far as the rumors of her undergoing some kind of “cosmetic surgery,” No one has spoken up about that yet.

“Her husband Usher is with her at the hospital,” the rep added. “No further details will be released, and the family requests privacy at this difficult time.” On Saturday night, Usher (full name: Usher Raymond) canceled his performance at the Recording Academy and Clive Davis’s pre-Grammy Gala. Davis told partygoers the singer had to bow out due to a “serious injury in the family.”

On Sunday, Davis, CEO of Sony Music Worldwide, told PEOPLE. “I talked to his mom [Jonetta Patton]. My thoughts are with them, whatever they’re facing.” The couple, married since August 2007, have two children.

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Here’s to a speedy recovery for Mrs. Raymond and our prayers are with her and her family.

Married couple Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster celebrated the New Year with a big party at The Bank in Las Vegas, NV. My only question is … who was at home with the newborn baby? Little Naviyd isn’t even a month old yet, and mommy and daddy are already out partying… More pics when you continue reading.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z together, without a doubt, is the definition of “black love.” For our generation at least! They’ve been together for over 5 years, and have close to $170 million in the bank (combined), making them Hollywood’s richest couple! Much of their relationship is kept private, but their lives as celebrities, coupled with their fame and huge success as artists and entrepreneurs, makes it hard not to want to know more about them! We put them at the top of our list this time last year, but the only difference between then and now is that they are married. The two decided to tie the knot in a “private” ceremony in April 2008. And if you were around and living on planet earth, you definitely heard about it! After People.com announced that the two had taken out a marriage license in New York, the events that happened the weekend of April 4th 2008 were inevitable. After several black SUVs with heavily tinted windows were seen entering Jay-Z’s Manhattan apartment, in addition to the dozens of vans bringing in wedding decorations, we all knew what was going on.

Every paparazzo in the world set up shop outside of the apartment and snapped photos of Solange Knowles (Beyonce’s sister), Tina & Mathew Knowles (Beyonce’s parents), Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, Irv Gotti, and more entering the apartment building’s ground-level garage. The list went on and on, but after seeing all of these people entering one place, we knew Beyonce and Jay-Z were DEFINITELY getting married. People.com actually confirmed it the next morning, and shortly after, we spotted the two wearing their wedding bands. These two getting married was definitely the talk of the blogosphere for the months to follow. And even though “Jayonce” never really confirmed their wedding, in several interviews that followed (Oprah, The Tyra Banks show, Essence Magazine, etc.) they were referred to as husband and wife, and neither contested it. But these two are the same people who never confirmed their initial relationship, so we’re definitely used to it!

Who else made the cut as GOT’s hottest couples of 2008? Continue reading to see!

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No, you’re not perusing through GOT’s archives and looking at a post from November 2007. Usher and Tameka actually decided to procreate again, as we reported a couple of weeks ago, and the couple gave birth to their second chil together at approximately 3 A.M. this morning, according to The YBF. And it’s a boy! He wasn’t due until the 15th, but he decided to surprise us and come a few days early.

No name has been released yet, and Usher’s people are probably pissed that this has hit the web so soon, since they apparently tried to keep it under wraps for a little while. But we found out anyway, and we’ll bring more info as this story develops.

UPDATE (12/11/08): Usher’s publicist confirmed the news, stating that the baby’s name is Naviyd Ely Raymond. He weighed in at 5 pounds, 13 ounces, and was born yesterday, December 10th, at about 2:30 A.M.

R&B singer Usher and his wife Tameka are receiving a rather nice gift this Christmas. During an early morning interview on Stevie Wonder’s morning show, the “In This Club” singer announced that he and Tameka are expecting another son to be born this month (December 2008).

Doctors told the couple that they’re having another boy, and he’s due to arrive on Dec. 15th, just in time for the holidays. Usher told Access Hollywood that their new bundle of joy will be “one of the best Christmas gifts there is to have. There are a few names,” he told Access. “But if you guys have any unique one, please feel free to hit me up. Let me know.” It was around this time last November when Usher and Tameka welcomed their first child together, Usher Raymond V. He turned one last Wednesday (Nov. 26th).

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The … “happily married” couple’s first child, Usher Raymond V, just celebrated a birthday. He was born November 26th 2007.

The internets are talking. Loud. And they’re talking about the Raymond family. Word on the sidewalk is that Usher and Tameka are expecting baby number two. As a matter of fact, People is confirming it, which makes it seem about damn near true to me. People’s usually up to par with their stories when it comes to creditabilty and all of that good stuff.

Recently, Foster was spotted wearing a belly-disguising outfit during Usher’s Sept. 4 NFL kick-off concert in New York. The dress was “very deceiving,” the source says. “You couldn’t tell she was pregnant when she was sitting down.”

The singer has also been busy with his charity, the New Look foundation, and a summer camp he ran for teenagers. In August, Usher told PEOPLE that being a father inspired him to give back.

“Having a child just completed the story,” he said. “I already had a giving heart, and I wanted to do something to mentor children.”

I don’t know about all of this, Ush. Your first child with Maneka turned out okay. I think you’re playing Russian Roullete going in for a second time. I’m just saying. Genetics are a bitch.

Big Usher and little Usher were spotted leaving big Usher’s trailer at a private recording studio in New York. Usher taped an MTV promo at the undisclosed location in preparation for the release of his new album, Here I Stand, which hits stores next Tuesday. Tameka was there too…

When are we gonna get to see the kid’s face?

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Usher and his wife/baby mama Tameka Foster were caught by the paps in LA early last week enjoying an early lunch. I’m hella surprised to actually see those two interacting happily with the paparazzi! Didn’t he just give them the finger not too long ago?

Check out flicks of Jay-Z, Will Smith and more after the cut!

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TMZ camera’s caught singer Usher, his wife Tameka Foster, and their son Usher Raymond V shopping for baby clothes recently. This is the first sighting of Little Usher and he is so adorable!

PHOTOS: INF » Singer Beyonce, who “secretly” got married to Jay-Z over the weekend decided to walk out of the house looking like a Dominatrix (a sexy one, of course!) dressed in black from head to toe Tuesday (Apr. 8th). Whenever these two get a chance to honeymoon it up, I’m sure they’re gonna have some “fun!” And I assume she’s wearing the gloves to cover up her *ahem* wedding ring? Anyway, if she is indeed pregnant, she must be only a week or two ’cause I see no baby bump what-so-ever. And that jacket is a little tight … so, yeah.

Check out photos of Lil’ Wayne, Janet Jackson, and Usher, and more after the cut!

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Usher and Tameka Foster, along with Tameka’s kids, pictured above enjoying some “family time” at the Kids’ Choice Awards. I know I might catch some flack for this but real talk, Tameka looks like she’s at the show with her three sons! Anyway, the 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards went down Saturday night in L.A. and you know all of the adult stars brought their kids to Nickelodeon’s annual awards ceremony. Every year around this time, the KCA’s honors the year’s biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted by kids who watch Nickelodeon.

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The streets are talking! And they don’t have many good things to say about Usher’s new wifey Tameka. Word on the sidewalk is that home girl was acting up on the set of her husband’s new video for In This Club. You see, Usher made two big mistakes. Mistake #1: Hiring Tameka as the stylist for his video. Mistake #2 (but technically not really a mistake): Hiring Keri Hilson as the leading lady; someone who is much more beautiful than that Tameka creature whom he calls “wife.” Anyway, a spy for Page Six let the cat out of the bag, and revealed all of the dirt that you’d never hear come from the mouths of neither Usher nor his PR team. Peep the dirt below…

Foster was “domineering” and displayed her trademark “Tameka wrath” during a video shoot for Usher’s new song, “Love in the Club,” the weekend of March 15 in LA. Our on-set source said Foster was upset when she found out stunning singer/songwriter Keri Hilson was personally picked by Usher to play his love interest in the video.

“It was supposed to be a sexy video shoot,” our spy said. “And Tameka was there the entire time guarding like a watchdog. It was ridiculous – she knows Keri and knows she’s no video ho or Karrine Steffans.” Steffans, nicknamed “Superhead,” wrote the book, “Video Vixen,” about her alleged flings with Usher and several other artists.

“Tameka is very insecure,” our source said. “Even in rehearsals she was weird and clearly not happy that Keri is so gorgeous. Tameka threw a lot of attitude. The day of the shoot, Tameka dressed Keri very badly – she looked like an extra. Tameka wouldn’t let Keri have her hairdresser there – she had to use the hairdresser who was doing the extras.”

Foster also took a dislike to Usher’s longtime choreographer, Jamaica, and banned her from the set. When Usher and Foster were spotted at the Beverly Hills Hotel last week, “They barely said one word to each other,” we’re told.

Bitchassness, indeed!

Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, and Ne-Yo (pictured above) chilling backstage at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Here are a few candid shots of some of the celebrities who attended the show. More can be found after the cut.

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FYI: This list is in no particular order…

2007 is coming to a close, and we here at Think2wice thought it would be the perfect time to highlight some of the greatest moments, people, etc. of the past year! First up, is “Favorite Couples.” And you guessed it, Jay-Z and Beyonce are perched at the top of this list! These two cause a stir in the gossip blogs whenever their names are mentioned. It’s gotten to the point where we’ve given them one name … Jayonce. Despite both of their busy schedules, Jayonce still finds the time to spend time with each other, whether it be a sporting event, a week-long vacation, or just having dinner at one of NYC’s top restaurants. Recently, rumors sparked of the two being married after people spotted matching tattoos on their ring fingers (IV – “FOURever” ??), but those rumors were immediately shot down by one of Jay-Z’s reps. Who knows … they probably are married! Hell, didn’t Janet keep her marriage to that guy from the public for like 10 or more years? Anyhow, hate it or love it, Beyonce and Jay-Z are with each other for the long run, as long as they keep their relationship as private as it has been for the past 4 years.

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THIS WEEK’S TOPICS » Usher’s birth of his first son – 50 Cent smack talks Jay-Z, Diddy, Def Jam and others – Update on the Sean Taylor care + more!

Looks like Foster is taking the animosity surrounding her in the media not too well, proceed:

The mother of R&B star USHER’s baby boy has lashed out at the singer’s jealous fans, who have made her life a misery ever since the couple announced its engagement.

Tameka Foster, who wed Usher in September (07) and gave birth to their son last week (26Nov07), can’t believe how the black media and black women, in particular, have turned on her.

She insists her love for the Yeah! hitmaker is for real, despite claims she’s using Usher to boost her fashion empire.

Foster tells Essence magazine, “We (black women) don’t like ourselves. If I were Hispanic, Usher would have the sexiest wife alive. If I were mixed, he’d have the sexiest wife alive.

“But he has a black girl, and it’s like, ‘She’s horrible and she’s ugly!’ “OK, maybe I don’t fit the cookie-cutter standard – 25 and a size two – but this is who he loves.” And Foster insists those that just want to bad mouth her should turn their attentions to more pressing matters.

She rants, “There are women getting raped in Darfur, young girls being turned out every single day right here in Atlanta. We have bigger issues to worry about than two people in love with each other.” And soul star Patti LaBelle, who refers to Foster as her “second daughter”, backs her up in the article, adding, “Tameka is a pretty black woman who has been married before… but Usher knows her past and he loves her.”
Source(s): PR-Inside.com via UsherForever.com

Damn, did I mention how much I love her? She has a point, you know. I could care less about Usher’s personal life, much less who he weds, hell — Usher can marry a man (no pun intended) — I wouldn’t care. As long as he is happy (and making good music of course) and truly loves this beautiful black woman I see no cons. I must admit, we as black people, are our own enemies. White people love and adore Britney, Lindsay, etc. How come we don’t support each other more? It’s sad.

Newlyweds, and we USE THAT TERM LOOSELY, Usher & Tameka Foster-Raymond, are set to cover the next issue of Essence Magazine. E! News were on the set of the couple’s exclusive photoshoot and got in on all of the action.

Haha I don’t know about y’all but to me, Usher appears to be a little annoyed by Tameka’s actions. But I could be wrong … and I’m probably not. If these two were to come out with a reality show, my black behind would tune in (on time) every, single, week. And don’t act like you wouldn’t cause you know you would =). Peep the other video after the cut. Shout-outs to my homie Erika over at USHERFOREVER.COM for the vids!

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THIS DUDE JUST GETS RICHER AND RICHER! » Def Jam CEO Jay-Z, who’s also a co-owner of NBA’s New Jersey Nets, is making a bid to rename and rebrand the Continental Airlines Arena with his Rocawear Clothing line. According to various reports, Sean Carter himself is attempting to buy out the arena name since the Continental Airlines naming-rights contract recently expired. The airline relinquished their contract once the NHL Devils (another “home team” in addition to the Nets) announced plans to build a new stadium in Newark, NJ. Clothing lines Izod and Southpole are also in talks to gain the naming-rights.

“We’re looking forward to presentations by bidders next week and then we’ll get into the process of evaluation,” says New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority president George Zoffinger. “I’m optimistic that we’ll be able to over-achieve the current financial deal that we [had] with Continental.”

That’s a good look Jay!

WHAT’S WITH ALL OF THESE CELEBS FACING JAIL-TIME!? » Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson is facing four years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday in Arizona to cocaine possession and driving under the influence. The 41-year-old convicted rapist admitted to being impaired when stopped while driving erratically last December after leaving Scottsdale’s Pussycat Lounge. Authorities said they found cocaine bags in Tyson’s pocket and in his car. He will be sentenced November 19. [ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS ]

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