Usher’s wife, Tameka Raymond states in a new court filing that she and the R&B star, Usher have not been separated since July 2008 and, in fact, were "intimately together" less than a week before Usher started divorce proceedings. Usher, 30, filed for divorce in his native Atlanta, Georgia last month (12Jun09), revealing he had been living apart from wife Tameka Raymond since last July (08).
The documents stated there was "no reasonable hope of reconciliation". Tameka Raymond disputes Usher’s claims the couple have been separated since July 2008. Tameka Raymond says in court documents filed Monday in Fulton County Superior Court that she "had every reason to believe her marriage was intact" and that two were "intimately together as husband and wife as recently as June 6." According to other reports, Usher had requested DNA tests to see if he is the biological father of their 6-month old son Naviyd.“Neither Usher nor Tameka Raymond are seeking such tests as they both know that Naviyd is their son and despite everything that has happened she is still wearing his wedding ring," the source added. Usher is seeking joint custody of the couple’s two sons, 1 1/2-year-old Usher Raymond V and 6-month-old Naviyd Ely Raymond.
Usher and Tameka Raymond swapped vows in a private civil ceremony in August 2007 and brought family and friends into the mix with a more elaborate set of "I do’s" the following month. Despite spending most of the last year apart, Tameka Raymond, who was Usher’s former hairdresser, still refers to Usher as her husband, and sources say she is both very loyal to him and willing to work it out.
Usher is reported to be dating Grace Miguel.