TAMEKA RAYMOND LOSES CUSTODY OF HER TWO YOUNGEST SONS
Tameka Raymond, who is still recovering from the recent death of her 11-year-old son Kile Glover, has just lost the custody of her youngest sons to singer Usher Raymond. Usher has been awarded primary custody of the former couple’s sons Usher Raymond V,4, and Naviyd,3.
TMZ reports:
It’s a shocking development — considering both sides were trying to strip each other of custody. Tameka felt the singer was an absentee father who was too absorbed in his career to be a good dad. She also accused him of using drugs in front of the kids.
Usher argued Tameka was inattentive and irresponsible.
The ruling marks the end of an emotional custody trial — involving wild accusations and name-calling … Usher even broke down at one point on the witness stand.
But today, we’re told a judge sided with the singer — awarding Usher primary custody of the ex-couple’s two sons, which means the children will be spending the majority of the time with their father.
Tameka still retains some custodial rights — but the extent to which Tameka will be able to see her kids is unclear.
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As they should, a lot of these ladies are looking for an easy pass thru life. Kudo to the men for being stand up men.
Usher isn’t the bad guy, she didn’t have custody of the older 2 boys she had prior to the children she has with Usher now. Get over it, the problem is obviously with Temeka. To loose custody of 4 children she is the one with the issues not him. For all of you blaming Usher, try Google. You just might learn something.
Perhaps this wasn’t the right time to take her babies away. She did just lose a child, maybe she needs and wants to be close to all of her children during her grieving period.
Their were plenty of people testifying against her such as nannies, etc so it’s not fair to say because Usher is an entertainer that’s the reason the judge awarded him custody. There had to be a sufficient amount of evidence against her for the judge to make that decision. Just because a woman haves a baby doesn’t make her fit to be a mother and so many times it’s often thought of as “Normal” for the mom to just have custody of the children and not the dad. Just as there are dead beat dads there are dead beat moms not saying that’s the case here but clearly there was something going on. As long as she continues to have a relationship with her boys those boys will be fine. It is a terrible loss for her which is why i’m guessing Usher tried to push the date back or settle out of court but she didn’t want to
does Usher pay her alimony?
Not taking sides either but the out come of the custody battle shows just who was the better parent here…Congrat’s to Usher but at the same time Temecka loosing a son & now basically loosing 2 more must be truly hard but the Judge chose the better care giver.
I agree with the very first response from Monique! She said everything I was thinking!
It’s so sad to see kids caught up in this kind of this kind of bs. I love my kids, and I would never let my personal feelings get in the way of their best interest. SMH!!!
Oh that’s sad for the boys. But they will still see their mother.
I think this is the reason why the judge ordered usher to re-open her Saks card. She most likely already knew she was awarding Usher primary custody, so she probably thought it was least she could do.
I feel sorry for Tameka, but after losing her baby she should have worked out a deal with Usher to keep her babies at home. Even if it meant less child support no nannies or what have you. Sometimes the kids get the short end of the stick. My daddy paid whatever the heck he wanted to got arrested plenty of times just to hurt my mother. I remember a check for $4.10. That check was for school clothes. In high school it was $20 a month here and there not what he was ordered to pay. If the things Tameka said about Usher are true she should have just sat back and waited for the truth to come to the light. If the man has a drug problem it will eventually come to the light be it a drug arrest or health crisis. I believe that her losing that baby was God’s way of trying to their attention. At the end of the day as long as I was getting enough money to feed, house and clothes my babies I wouldn’t have cared about the house, the nannies, or the saks card. My thought process would have been I was making it without the saks card before I met Usher and I’ll continue to make it by the grace of God.
“There must be some evidence that these judges are seeing or hearing that we are unaware of.” I agree, so why are some people posting like they were in the courtroom or saw the evidence or even know these people? It makes no sense to me. I came up with two dysfunctional parents who should not have had children. I wouldn’t be here if they didn’t but still. My childhood was terrible and I’m paying therapists thousands of dollars because of post-traumatic stress disorder.
I here ya Celeste. Therapy, with the proper therapist, can result in amazing things. You are in my thoughts.
That’s right, kick her while she is down
How is BCK kicking her while down? What’s wrong with the above picture?
& why that picture Bck?
Kile’s death should not even be brought up in this! If he never died (RIP lil man!) would yall still be sad for her? Kile wasn’t Usher’s son. Kile was living w/ his father. (How come sons #2 & 3 don’t live w/ her? Think about that.) Tameka is more worried about the money then being a parent IMO. It’s sad for the boys that they probably won’t see mommy as often, but it’s about safety & good up bringing. Whose to say if Tameka gets married again, she just won’t move on & leave the kids behind like she did her other sons? I think she needs help. The 1st thing after the ruling, she jumps on twitter? Not a good look. I’m all for kids living w/ mothers, i was raised by my mother, but when that mother is scorned by the kids father you have got to be careful. Too many women have been in the news for hurting their babies to get back at their ex for cheating or breaking up w/ them. I think Usher is a great father & will continue to be so. He just needs to make sure those kids have a good relationship w/ their mother.
I think of Rihanna’s new interview w/ Oprah where she said for the longest time she thought her father was a bad dad b/c he was a bad husband to her mother. But she has come to realize that being a father & husband was different & her father was the best dad & taught her a lot. So for Tameka, Usher was a horrible husband, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be a great father
I agree with you. Tameka thought she had Usher..she gambled..she lost. Kile death is irrelevant to this case. Her other son ‘s fathers have primary custody of those boys and now Usher does too.
How do you know her sons don’t live with her? When was this said?
She doesn’t have primary custody of her other boys PlainMean..this was made public during her pre-marriage issues. They have joint custody but their fathers have primary residential custody. She confirmed this saying she was a stylist for the stars & travels a lot so it was what was best for the boys. Shoot, no one knew she had an older 23 yr old son until that Essence spread after her divorce. That is my #1 issue with her..her children are second to her wants in her life.
I CAN NEVER EVER SUPPORT USHER ANY MORE! He couldn’t claim Tameka was an unfit mother so the only other reason is NOT WANTING TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT! HOW HIDEOUS AND EVIL! I am not even a mother and I can’t imagine someone being so EVIL LIKE USHER to take those kids after her other kid just died!
Again Tameka wasn’t even proven to be an unfit mother so what other reason could Usher want to take care of 2 kids?
Plus Usher is a full time entertainer who records and tours and do concerts and video’s and premiers, what idiot judge would give him full custody? When will he have TIME TIME TIME to keep them?
To do this at all is EVIL!
To do this and her other child was killed is BEYOND EVIL!!! USHER!
Again USHER JUST DOESN’T WANT TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT!
THIS IS DISGUTING AND EVIL!
This is why parents should try to settle custody matters out of court if at all possible. Judges don’t listen to pity parties, they rule based on the evidence presented to them. And once you throw yourselves into the courtroom arena, there’s no telling how the judge will rule unless there’s very specific evidence of documented child abuse that took while the child was with one of the parents.
The judge probably has access to evidence we don’t know about, so it’s pretty hard for me to say anything against the ruling without knowing all the facts. However, it’s always a sad day when a child has to be separated from a parent (even if it’s in the child’s best interest). Really makes me wish that people (as a whole) had to take serious parenting classes before having children.
I hate when mothers meddle in their sons’ affairs but often times ppl on the outside looking in can see things that you can’t (when you’re in the relationship). I don’t think Usher got custody because he has more money. Remember, she tried to paint him as the deadbeat, selfish dad who put his career first. If the judge believed that, he would have not gained custody, regardless of his money. This was not a decision based on whose the “perfect” parent, that is non-existent regardless of money, some thing about Tameka as a parent had to persuade the judge’s decision.
I can’t even imagine what she’s going through.
I think everyone isn’t looking at what’s best for the boy’s. Apparently we do not know all the facts. Maybe this is what’s best for them and not for them just because she has suffered a lost. Seem like money and fame has been number one since they married and maybe the kids was her meal ticket. I feel sorry her son has passed but maybe this will help her grow up and realize been petty and show the courts she has matured she can fight for custody again. I think the judge had a hard job but did what’s best with the evidence that was given to him in determining the best interest of the boys.
I really do feel sad for her.
Lets not forget that she did not have custody over the older boys either their father did. There must be some evidence that these judges are seeing or hearing that we are unaware of.
Working in family law and juvenile dependency cases, I’ve seen judges hand children back to prostitutes, crack addicts (because they “successfully” completed a 30 day rehab program, a meth addict, and yes – fathers who were financially well off and respected in the community. But hey, I live in Florida and our legal system is all jacked up. Point is, the notion that “if the judge ruled it, it must be right” is crap! I just hope that things work out in the best interest of the kids. I’m sure Tameka will continue to fight this, so the drama is not yet over!
Didn’t mean to post in response to you!
This is why parents are encouraged to try and settle matters themselves because which ever way the judge rules will be seen as unfair. The judge is there to rule on the facts not on Tameka’s personal loss (harsh as that might seem)
Why does this type stuff have to happen.
Aww man! We can only guess a lot of what led the judge to make this decision! I feel bad for Tameka, there has to be his reasons but she just lost another child. Has to be hard for her. From pictures though, Usher seems to be a good father. I do like seeing dads with their kids, can’t lie.
Where is Oxford? I can hear her saying, ‘my mum says when a man requests custody of his children, the judge grants him his desire in 75% of the cases’ & giving us the list of examples.
DEAD
Flatlined________________! I just died laughing!
Lol she’s been MIA ever since someone stated they don’t believe her stories!
lmao she has been MIA since then
She’s been posting on BCK, Holly Robinson Peete on August 23.
For once, I wasn’t being funny. I was actually wondering where she was since she’s been MIA.
Sad…I thought Kile’s death would have made these two see the bigger picture here. It’s about the kids, not the money. Taking kids away from a mother who is fit to take care of them is wrong. Joint custody should have been awarded
They do have joint custody, Usher has primary residential custody.
Oh, wow! This can’t be good for Tameka’s mental state considering her resent loss. I hope she is surrounding herself with people that love her and are interested in her well being.
Well, no alimony payments for her. Now she’s free to travel for business to make that money she loves.
Don’t you even feel a little bit sorry for her?
Yes, Sherley, I believe she must be grieving the loss of her 11 year old son and I feel bad for her in that regard. It’s all so fresh. But by the same token, she was still able to talk shop with Usher while planning and going through the funeral and burial.
She said “My kids take precedence over business.” I think that Usher knew better, just as some of us suspected, as he cited her being “inattentive and irresponsible” when it comes to his two children with her.
I don’t want to kick anybody when they are down, but she was “on a business trip” during the tragedy, and I’m sure “business” or her business image caused her children to almost lose their mother to an elective plastic surgery procedure in South America.
She will probably do fine. She has connections and will probably marry another wealthy man. She seems like a scholar at doing that.
Some people may even see the above picture of Tameka with Naviyd as exploitive and at the time it was taken a play for the Court’s sympathy.
She may not have had any control over the release of the photo with her young son crying at his half brothers funeral, but I believe Usher and his people might have taken more care to minimize the child’s exposure to public scrutiny during such a vulnerable time and a family tragedy.
Being the celebrity, Usher may seek more privacy and protection for his offspring. She on the other hand seems like she would use any opportunity to continue to link her self to Usher…especially manipulating the kids to do so.
I could be totally wrong and Usher could be the monster, but the judge involved didn’t see him as such.
Pisces: Feel sorry for any mom who loses her children. But we all must have been aware that not only Usher, but his mom, was going to want to be with those boys on a full time basis.
Hi Khrish. You’re right. And this photo pulls at the heart strings. It’s so sad in every way. Tameka seems like a strong woman…a survivor. She’ll make it through.
I probably would have committed suicide last month if I were in her unfortunate position.
Tameka is having a bad year. I wonder if the judge based his decision on her feeling as though she needed increasing amounts of money to support her sons? There’s more to this than we’ll ever know but I can’t imagine what she must be feeling right now.
I feel bad for her. There’s no way I would want the courts determining when I can see my children.
All of the nannies testified against her erractic behavior and they all quit citing her refusal to pay them amongst other things. Either way it is a tragedy for her and the little boys.
Wow ddnt c that 1 comin….gotta b sum factors we dnt really know 4 this ruling! Hope homegirl keeps her sanity cuz this gotta b sum hard stuff 2 deal wit!
I feel for her but it seems like her actions led to this result. Reports stated that Usher wanted to negotiate outside of court and do what was fair and necessary for his sons. It seems like Tameka did a lot of things out of spite. When you do things for negative and hateful reasons, you can’t expect things to work out well for you. #youreapwhatyousow
Wow, prayers for her. She’s been going through some tough times lately. For those judging her, you can only assume and speculate. Stop believing so much of what you hear in the media.
Sad
Tameka stay strong baby!! Prayers up!!!
THIS IS ANOTHER TRAJEDY FOR TAMEKA. USHER PLEASE BE KIND TO HER. NOTHING IS MORE DESVASTATING TO A LOVING MOTHER THAN TO LOSE HER CHILD 1-2-3 EVEN ONE CONSIDERED A B.
Sad, I don’t know the facts. shaking my head I can’t believe that it is so easy for Black women to lose their kids now days, to black men as long as they have money and r entertainers. Or Athelete’s, U really have to b out of it as a mother to lose ur kids. I think money talked in this matter, Kids need both parents,but can lie with or without parents at all. They will always have a void in their hearts. The bottom line is the kids will suffer in the end if they are not allowed to have both loving parents in their life.
What kind of parent would want to keep the child aways from the other.
It’s sad Tameka has no support, I see so many people say mean things about her and Usher gets a pass. Neither of the two were perfect. Y not 50/50 custody. Again Money talks bs walks. God Bless and I will keep Tameka and Usher in my prayer. Usher needs to know GOD has the final say….
Take me out of BCK jail man. My comment wasn’t that serious. -__-
i don’t know them, but I do know people (several in fact) that do… they tell me that Usher is by far the better parent… so I’m happy for the kids and that (at least from the outside) it seems they’ll be better taken care of… at least from an overall support level. I can’t judge their character since as stated… I don’t know them.
His mother told him about her from the start. He didn’t listen. I’m glad he was awarded custody.
It does not matter now what his Mother told him. He was a grown man who made a mistake we all do, There r two children who will always want to know and will ask questions if they r not allowed to see their Mother. I’m sure they will. But what is done is done. The primary focus should b the kids. Don’t worry if they don’t work this out for the best, the kids will live to tell them about it. Neither one of them were perfect. Usher although I am a fan of his music has some flaws too. May b not as many as Tameka, And his money was longer and stronger. Bottom line.
I don’t make those kind of mistakes, esp. when kids might be involved down the line.
I said that to say, sometimes you have to sit back and listen to what people are telling you. His mother wasn’t saying it for her health. Had he listened, then he would not be in this predicament. That was why I made the comment about his mother. When the time comes for him to have to explain what happens to his boys, they will deal with it. I for one am glad he was awarded custody of those boys. It doesn’t matter if he had money or he didn’t . The judge saw right through her BS. Yes we all have flaws. No one is perfect. I know Usher not perfect, but the boys are better off with him.
This is a tough one for me. I feel Custody should always be awarded to the parent that has proven to be the most responsible loving and nurturing irrespective of gender. However I can’t imagine what Tameka must be feeling now after suffering the death of a son. Its easier for me to have more compassion for Dads because my brother went through a horrific custody battle with a woman who told the courts so many lies about my family that still haunts us today. Because of this, I find it very difficult to believe what some mothers say concerning their baby daddies – even my closest girlfriends. I wish this whole family the best.
WHOA!
Here people thought the judge would side w/her due to her recent lost. I’m actually shocked. Man..I’m not a fan of Tameka, not even a little bit, but to lose 1 son & have the other 2 taken from your custody must be..man. WoW!
Wow! That’s terrible… They both live in the same city, and it was obvious that Usher spent plenty of time with his sons. Was this really necessary?!?!
Well who would have thought of this outcome. I thought they both stayed in Georgia atleast I thought Usher did anyway.
I don’t follow this story closely so I won’t speculate on anything. But it must be really hard to have a child pass away, then lose custody of two more. I can’t imagine how she’s feeling!
wow not taking sides but this has to be devastating to Tameka.
Shocking outcome Do they live in the same city