Usher accused of being a negligent father by ex-wife Tameka Foster after their son nearly drowns in swimming pool
Atlanta police said 5-year-old Usher Raymond V became stuck Monday in the bottom of a pool at the singer’s home in the suburbs.
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Usher with son Usher Raymond V at the premiere of ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’ in 2011.
An Atlanta judge has ordered an emergency custody hearing requested by Usher’s ex-wife after their son nearly drowned in a pool.Judge John Goger scheduled the hearing for Friday after Tameka Foster claimed in court papers that her son’s near-death experience was the result of his pop star dad’s neglect.
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Tameka Foster Raymond reacts during testimony by Usher in court for a custody fight involving their two sons in May 2012.
Atlanta police said 5-year-old Usher Raymond V became stuck Monday in the bottom of a pool at the singer’s home in the suburbs.
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Usher and ex Tameka Foster divorced in 2009 after only two years of marriage.
Two contractors working inside the home were able to free the child, give him mouth to mouth and revive him.
The next day Foster filed papers requesting the hearing. She only has partial custody of Usher Raymond and his little brother, Naviyd.
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The intensive care unit at Children’s Health of Atlanta in Georgia, where Usher's son is being treated.
Foster said in court documents that Usher is rarely at home taking care of the children, and that he’s delegated childcare duties to caretakers instead of allowing them to be with their mother.
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An ambulance arrives outside the house where Usher’s son nearly drowned.
She says the boys have said they’d rather be with her than a rotating cast of nannies.
The near-drowning comes only a year after Foster’s 11-year-old son — a child she’d had with another man — was killed in a Jet Ski accident.
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Usher's son was hospitalized after nearly drowning in a pool in an Atlanta home.
Usher and Foster divorced in 2009 after only two years of marriage.
The coach on “The Voice” won custody of both boys last year following a protracted legal battle.
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