Usher's ex wife seeking custody reversal after son's accident
Usher's ex-wife has demanded an emergency court hearing in a bid to regain custody of the former couple's two children a day after their eldest son almost drowned in the singer's pool.
The Yeah! hitmaker's five-year-old son Usher Raymond V was rushed to an Atlanta, Georgia hospital on Monday (05Aug13) after becoming stuck in a drain while trying to retrieve a toy.
The boy's father returned home and accompanied his son to a nearby
hospital in the back of an ambulance; he was later joined there by
his former wife, Tameka Raymond, who has now filed legal documents
in Fulton County, Georgia claiming that the singer is abdicating
his parental responsibilities by letting other people look after
their kids.
Usher's sons were being watched by their aunt and a maid at the
time of the pool incident.
Tameka, who has limited custodial rights to the former couple's two
kids, is seeking a hearing later this week (begs05Aug13) in a bid
to regain full physical custody of the boys.
In court documents obtained by editors at TMZ.com, Tameka alleges
that Usher is creating a dangerous environment for their children,
adding that their aunt is too physical when disciplining her
sons.