Has Usher filed for separation from Tameka?

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Usher and Tameka. At last check, Usher was telling the press that he wasn’t going to “pimp” out his son to the media – referring to the way many celebs have only agreed to sell pictures of their new babies for exorbitant amounts of money. Usher seems like he’s got a good head on his shoulders. Which is why no one could ever seem to figure out why in the world he married Tameka Foster. According to Young, Black & Fabulous, people’s prayers are being answered: Usher has filed for a separation.

…Extremely reliable sources close to Mr. Raymond himself have confirmed to TheYBF.com that Usher has indeed filed for separation from his wife of only 9 months Tameka Raymond. I’m told he actually filed three weeks ago. And Usher is torn on whether he will be making an official announcement or not as he wants to save face and just let it “leak”. How convenient that his album releases in exactly 6 days, his second video hit the net today, and his album leaked yesterday. We’ve been here before with the pre-album release publicity stunts (remember the Chilli breakup right before Confessions?). So I’m really not surprised.

But it is interesting that Mrs. Raymond was just on set with Usher for his MTV snippet tapings on Sunday. At the very beginning of their relationship almost a year ago, sources were screaming left and right that this whole relationship was a sham and Tameka was strictly a pawn. And their relationship was all for publicity for his soon to be released album. And clearly this may not have been as far fetched as people thought.

At this time, it’s unclear as to what reason–if any–Ursh is going to give for their separation. But I have two guesses…both of which fit the classic Usher-pre-album-release-publicity stunts he has pulled before with previous album releases. Either the beef between the Mrs. and Mama Ursh is too much for Usher to handle, or he found out baby Usher V is not his. Regardless, Urshmeka is chillin’ on Splitsville Lane right now and time will only tell how this is all about to play out.

[From YBF]

Third possible reason? Tameka is a man. But we’ve gone over that before, and I can’t remember any of the good tranny jokes I’d saved up to use on her. It seems like singers are getting pretty damn creative – and personal – in the publicity for their album releases. Mariah got married to Nick Cannon, Ashlee Simpson got engaged/maybe knocked up by Pete Wentz, and Usher’s leaving Maneka. Whatever happened to signing CDs at your local Tower Records? I’m not certain, but I don’t think that even requires a lawyer.

The timing might be advantageous, but I bet Usher has more reasons to leave Maneka than he can even choose from. The beef with his mom, the way she’s all controlling, her penis… wait I guess I did remember a few of the tranny jokes. Maneka was reportedly hated by pretty much everyone in Usher’s life. That’s never a good sign. Hopefully they’ll be decent to each other for the sake of their young son.

Here’s Usher and Tameka leaving a party thrown by the Beckhams at Via Veneto restaurant in Santa Monica on April 20th and outside MTV TRL Studios in Times Square on April 7th. Images thanks to WENN.

Published 5/22/08 by


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