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Y’all asked for it… and now you’re gonna get it!
Tameka Foster Raymond has opened up in an in-depth interview with Entertainment Tonight.
In response to Usher Raymond‘s historic interview on Oprah’s Next Chapter (click HERE if you missed that), Tameka invites ET! reporter Nancy Odell into the home she once shared with the R&B superstar.
The grieving mother talks about everything from why she married Raymond, his cheating with one of her bridesmaids and of course, their bitter custody battle, in a 3-day segment to be aired on the popular evening entertainment show.
[READ: Judge Rules in Usher's Favor in Custody Battle... ]
It ain’t Oprah… but it’s good enough.
Check out a sneak peek of Tameka’s interview below…
VIDEO: Entertainment Tonight Interviews Tameka Raymond (Sneak Peek Trailer)
I don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad thing for Tameka to speak out about the situation, but I DO know that she’s been treated unfairly in the situation.
There are clearly those who are sympathetic to her story and many want to hear her side of the story BUT (and it’s a big one) Usher is still the STAR and coincidentally, right after ET! aired her trailer, they promo’d Usher’s SCREAM video.
At the end of all the “he say/she say” lies the kids… who clearly love BOTH their mother and father.
Usher told Oprah he did her interview so that there was something his kids could see later in life that would combat all the negative press he’s received in the custody battle, and I’m almost positive Tameka wanted the same.
I just pray Nancy Odell was as accommodating to Tameka as Oprah was to her bff Usher.
Will you be tuning in to hear what Tameka has to say?
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Yeah, I will probably be tuning in. Fact remains,if you are an EMPLOYEE you should know your boundaries no matter if you’re Usher Raymond’s professional coordinate. She seems well aware of whom she chose to have children with. He being young and less informed in the other side of the business made him less attainable to the quest of mates of commonality even with age mindset. It seems he got out of his undesirable mess the only way he could. SOMEONE was going to be hurt. Hope he has his sperm on lock down. And I hope she gets over her heart pain somehow. Time is the healer.
@Versatile well said! and why nobody is mentioning that she does not has custody of her other children either. Maybe that weighed heavy on the judge decision. Who knows? She cheated with Usher when she was married
@gemininyc6 it may not have been mentioned here about her NOT having custody of her other kids because that is not accurate. Tameka has joint custody of ALL of her kids…joint visitation with Usher’s though. I belive they are still under the original agreement currently.
I totally agree with both of you. She seems to be going back and forth with him alot. Has she even take the time to mourn loosing her son. I think enough is enough. It is playing out in the media far to much. Somethings are better off private. Please leave each other along Tameka and Usher
With that said I am still no way a USHERNETTE fan anymore! I just think that he should have share custody as first agree! The whole thing SUCKs and Tameka is going though so much and I will pray for them ALL.
Im not an Usher fan anymore either. Although I have past albums I won’t purchase any of his present and future works. He has become ugly to me both inside and out. All he had to do was share custody of the kids but he wanted to WOUND Tameka both emotionally and financially and you do that by taking the children away. What mother wants to have to "visit" the kids she carried in her body and nurtured from before they were even born? The whole thing sucks and Usher will get his, believe that!!!!
YOU FORGET THAT USHER WAS RAISED IN THE FAST PACED ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SO FROM HIS LIFE EXPERIENCE IN THAT LIFESTYLE HE WAS ALOT OLDER THAN HIS AGE AND THE ONLY REASON WHY HE DIVORCED HER WAS B/C OF THE BACKLASH HE GOT FROM HIS SHALLOW FANS WHICH RESULTED IN LOW RECORD SALES. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS MAMA OR HER. BUT HOW YOU GET HIM IS HOW YOU LOSE HIM MEANING THE UNFAITHFUL PART……..JENNY JONES!!!
I hope she blasts this man-child, he wanted to marry her, I’m sure he wasn’t at gun point when he proposed or gave her the rock and the big fairytale wedding. Usher should have manned up and kept his family together.
Bump the haters and fans, they all leave with the next big star, like One Direction vs Justin Bieber aka Ellen. Fame flip flops but family is forever.
But it’s good he didn’t make this mistake. For the BOTH of them. If you can find it in your spirit to hate this woman as much as he seems to hate Tameka, it would have come out sooner or later. Though insecure, she seems to have loved him and still may. She would have been living with and exposing her children to what would have been hell. You can only pretend for so long. He actually seems to have nothing but hate for her.
Bump the haters and fans, they all leave with the next big star
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Right.
I don’t watch ET, so I’ll have to find out when it airs and what channel, but I will be watching and I commend her for telling her side of the story. It’s not going to make a difference though, because the people who love Usher will forever see him as her victim and those who hate her will never believe her.
Sidenote: notice when she answered the question about the affair with the bridesmaid, Tameka answered, "yes, THEY were my bridesmaids." It was said the 2nd bridesmaid he had an affair with was the chick in the middle…who looks to be age appropriate with Usher. I think the only difference was his affair with Maya was ongoing (she spent his last b-day with him…not Grace, ironically).
BACK ON TOPIC, yes I’ll be watching lol.
who looks to be age appropriate with Usher.
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Meaning she looks older, which is Usher’s preference, clearly. Ain’t mad at that lol.
I know right? What is this age appropriate BS? Usher aint no damn teenager. The man is 33 years old! He was 28 when he married Tameka who is only 8 years his senior.
How come you age obsessed people don’t bash Jay Z for marrying Beyonce who is 11 years older than her or Idris Elba for dating Keri Hilson and he is 11 years older than her?
Anytime a woman dates a younger man, b*tches wanna hate. Smells like jealousy to me.
He’s lucky she didn’t slice and dice him. Hella disrespectful.
LOL….How do y’all know all this? lol
I need to know…lol who are you? lol
Did that come out in the trail? I’m happy that she gets to tell her side too. Cause, we all know Oprah was not going there. But, a one sided story don’t make his story true. and what did he really say anyway? exactly.
*trial
He said much ado about nothing lol. What that question abt how I know to me? How do I know what, who he spent his b-day with? As far as my age, sweetie you know a woman NEVER reveals that lol.
I’m not as old as Tameka, but I’m grown as hell lol. Usher might consider me too young for his taste by a few years.
i wonder who put them in the wedding? wow….
Tameka said they were her friends. I know at least one of them was her assistant in LA.
Seems she doesnt know how to choose allies. Her bridesmaids are screwing her husband and her vacation buddy took the stand against her. I wonder if her friends were actually attracted to Usher or if it was a "He may be your man but he wasnt last night" sorta thing.
Maya was her LA assistant. The other one is a stylist as well.
Stylists must be the music business version of basketball groupies lol.
Remember girls, it always be the bish closest to you who ready to hump your man. I honestly think Tameka thought she could trust those horny birds.
I didn’t see the Usher interview, nor will I be watching this one but I don’t think its the best move for Tameka. ET is in it for the ratings, hence (from reading the above post) is why they aired the Usher video after her segment. Her life doesn’t needed to be pricked and prodded, and you all don’t need to know. Right now its looks like she is not gonna let Usher do her up, so she is doing a interview as well. Now before you all say I am being biased, If Tameka was the first to do the interview, I would say the same about Usher. It seems they are fixing to try to one-up eachother and gain public sympathy. Childish game, and being that Usher has won the custody battle, it don’t look good for her. I would sit back and let him hang himself.
I would agree with you if Usher didn’t do OPRAH the biggest interview possible, also I don’t think that she ever really gets a voice or fair shake except on Twitter, which most people don’t have. At some point I think she deserves a chance to be heard. Theres tons of little negative stories planted on her all the time. I don’t blame her for clearing the rumors. I would be tired of my name being in the mud by him, his manager, media folks. I hope Entertainment Tonight is fair & not biased.
Yes, I will be watching. Just as with a bad car accident you can’t help but slow down to look and see all the damage. Entertainment Tonight may be a national show but I doubt that this brings a huge boost to the ratings they already receive. It appears that mostly blog readers and some of Tameka’s twitter followers are the one’s interested in her side of the story. Not the masses. ET is only interested because it’s linked to Usher. Tameka is not a celebrity so her speaking out and giving her side of the story has nothing to gain for her. What, she may gain more sympathy from some but this won’t change the Judge’s ruling. To each his own but to me she is focused and concerned over the wrong things.
I agree, I think watching it will only make me laugh further. She has shady people all around her and it appears that she doesnt have true family or friends for that matter. I think the interview is pointless and back and forth on their part. Usher is just gonna write another song about her and keep getting paid. She appears desperate to be heard. When they were living the life togther she was cool. she knew her home girl and Ush was getting it in; so why give all the details now. Forgive both and move on. This is her 2ND FAILED MARRIAGE!! not a good look. Who cares who he screwed that you knew. he already admitted to it. Get over it!!
His track record of being umm faithful not good. I remember the Usher did the no no to me Chilli interview. I can truly see why Tameka lashed out as she did. Love is beautiful but can hurt like hell. Now he’s said and she’s about to have her say. And all I’m going to still say is that they need to squash the beef and coparent like adults for these babies jointly. Tameka loves her kids and I’ve absolutely been through the aftermath of a breakup, where you don’t want your kids around someone especially when they were fooling around behind your back. I just pray they resolve it.
Who cares??….Cue the violins….Usher just wants 2 be free of her & still be able 2 C his children….he should have NEVER married this woman…it was taboo from the start…I wonder if she’s also gonna be discussing how she cheated on her ex-husband & left him for Usher in the first place (while she’s talking about him cheating with bridesmaids)…short of her son passing recently I can muster no sympathy for Tameka (& all the Tameka’s of the world)….cry me a river already….(Violins playing now)…..(she reminds me of Steve Harvey’s ex-wife Mary, trying 2 antagonize the man every chance she gets)…..
I can honestly say that I wholeheartedly agree with what you are saying. I’ve always felt that people blame Usher ONLY because they think he’s responsible for Kyle’s death when that’s not even his son. The last I checked Ryan Glover is still alive and was still raising Kile prior to the incident.
I’ve always felt that people blame Usher ONLY because they think he’s responsible for Kyle’s death when that’s not even his son.
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Who has ever blamed Usher, on this blog or anywhere else? I only really post here…maybe another site sporadically, but I read a couple of other blogs at least twice a week. I’ve never heard anyone blame other. For some odd reason, everyone blames Usher. I don’t see why anyone blames anybody, even the person who struck Kile. It was a horrible accident.
blames Tameka, I meant.
The sad part is that i havent heard anyone blame the actual person who caused the accident. Where is he? in tameka’s bed maybe. And why didn’t Ryan Glover fly Tameka back to ATL after their sons death. It says alot about his broke @ss. Can we just move on to other gossip. She is getting no sympathy no matter how the story ends. The world still thought she was an old broke cougar with stale p&ssy. That isnt gonna change.
McDuffie speak for yourself on that one. I will never have anything against a person that has never done anything to me or mine. I dont know what is in the womans bank account(who put it there) and definately dont know anything about her vagina…
You sound sad and stupid. His name is spelled Kile and who ever said Usher was responsible dummy! Why would you say people blame Usher? Huh? Who?
D.A. is seems that the majority of the things you post arent accurate…who is YOUR source? You might need a new one forreal…I am being totally serious.
taboo? what! really…a man marryin a woman is taboo.. in what way. Please, don’t bring up age cause the lastest old lookin one is older than him too….so was Chili…who I thought they made the cutest couple…but she was older as well. So, taboo…is that word you really want pulled out your hat…lol child stop.
@Girlsaywhat..First of all, I don’t pull things out of hats b/c I’m not a magician….2nd) the word taboo can be used a a noun, an adjective, or a verb (FYI: nouns, adjectives & verbs are 3 of the 7 parts of speech)…3rd), YES I SAID TABOO sweetie b/c it was prohibited from the beginning being that she was a married woman when she cheated on her husband with Usher….he should not have been banging somebody’s else’s wife & she shouldn’t have been messing around on her husband..their relationship was TABOO from the start & that’s why it ended the way it did….by the way I use small, medium & large words on a daily basis….my word choice depends on who I’m talking 2 & about what…..Toodles…..
I see Ushers PR hounds are still tryin to clean up his evil foolery….NEXT Bicth! in that order
If these women are tryin to do what you claim..obviously these men did something to these women to make them that way. So, run that. other than leave them. how about cheat, abuse, lie, manipulate, and take children away so they can get out of taking care of these women that THEY married and THEY decided to have children with.
How is it some people can end relationships like they grown azz men and women? explain that…Put your Lysol down from this clean up and figure that one out.
@Girlsaywhat…I find the gold-digger mentality sad….it is a woman’s job 2 take care of herself….when a couple splits up it is a man’s job 2 take care of HIS CHILDREN…..judges are getting hip 2 uneducated women who have kids by wealthy men & then try 2 live off child support 4 the rest of their lives….more men are getting custody & woman are being ordered 2 acquire some marketable skills….these men better wise up 2 these gold-digging, spiteful women who will try 2 use the children as pawns in a game of revenge in order 2 manipulate a man into doing what they want….once the man is gone U no longer have access 2 his bank account but the children do….any man who meets a gold-digging heiffer better run 4 his life…..I hope usher learned something from all this…b/c he same 2 have lousy taste in women (what is it that attracts him 2 old, gold-digging women like Tameka & that whore Grace I’ll never know)……
I would agree with that but Tameka had a job, as a stylist. As a matter of fact, she was Usher’s stylist and that is how they created a friendship which turned into a romance, marriage and then nightmare. What I find sad is to find out who you think are you friends are really, really not. I am sure this is a learning lesson for her in a number of ways. All I can say is that all that glitters is definitely not gold and it is apparent that Usher does not respect women and the reason why, as it does with most men, has a lot to do with the relationship with his mother. He’s damaged goods. If he can do what he has done to a woman he supposedly loved and wifed, what other woman has a chance?
@Voice of reason I agree…Tameka need to stay focused on the bigger picture (the kids)…Usher is a man that thrives off of validation, mothering, ego stroking and control in a relationship. When one of those things go missing he goes to looking for a way to fill that void (hence the cheating and ALLEGEDLY other things that rhymes with hugs). People love to say how good Chili was for him but I think that at one point she and his mother are the main ones that stroked his stinky little ego allowing him to think that being emotionally needy was ok. I am pretty sure that at first Tameka was everything that Usher wanted and needed. It’s called the honeymoon stage. Usher probably loved the fact that this married but separated woman was giving him her time and attention but once reality set in (pregnant and probably emotional as heck, mother to 3 kids at the time that needed her also) he experienced his voids and needed a filler…insert bridesmaid # 1 and #2. I said all that to say his behaviors are the very behaviors that he will teach and instill in his sons…Usher needs help, counseling to address the demons that he struggles with.
Brava Voice of Reason. Your namesake was right on with this one ; )
Lady A is right on the money. If you cant afford it then dont buy it. If you were broke when you met him then more than likely that wont change if he has his kids. Judges are starting to change their ruling. I love an independent person that can walk away with what they have acquired on their own. I love a man with full custody. HELL its a requirement in my book. You can’t help raise mine if your not raising yours, NEXT!!
I know thats right..shut up tameka we dont care about you like that you not chilli..you just anothet babymama..just like you were four kids before you married & divorced usher..its real babymamas suffering somewhere worser.
I hope she says what she needs say and never speak on this ever. If this gives her peace I am happy, for her. I don’t think this is going to bring him back to her. I don’t think this is going to get her children back.This should be her first step of healing and moving on with her life. They can’t continue to let this dominate their life’s. Their marriage just didn’t work out. I think, for the sake of the children they both need to move forward and stop taking about something that happen five years ago.
Why is it assumed she would want that rat boy back? I sholl wouldn’t, he is no good. Nawllls Ursh is a dog. Bridesmaids? Naw neva
Let God deal with him.
USHER: Ignorant and Selfish!
Now to be honest I didn’t really know too much about Tameka before the Kile incident and I can really say from what I have ‘seen’ of her I am definitely Team Tameka, my heart hurts for her.
However as much as I like her and cannot stand that thing called Usher, I kind of wish she didnt speak out. She doesn’t need to explain herself to anybody, but then at the same time could I keep quiet if somebody was chatting sh*t about me, I don’t know. Sometimes when you aren’t in somebody’s shoes easier to say what you should and shouldn’t have done.
All I do know is that I hope she is PUBLICLY blessed, so all you haters can go on with your srummy lives.
Tameka is such a strong woman and I wish her the best.
FIGHT FOR YOUR KIDS TAMEKA! FORGET WHAT ANYONE HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT!
I’ve always felt Tameka felt she was as big as a star as Usher was and this proves my point..i’m TIRED of the interviewing..what’s the point to all of this? Yes you are hurt but people believe what they want to believe and you STILL have children..take them into consideration and STOP with the interviews this goes for both of them
I have not seen any interviews from Tameka. They said his is her first time speaking out. Post the links?? I read a thank you letter after her son passed but I can’t seem to find any interviews from her about him. You sure?…. He has the PR goons releasing stuff, I don’t think shes been giving up the tapes on ol Ursher. He did Oprah about 2 weeks ago, I’d be mad too
Great point…I don’t know why these Usher groupies seem to have an issue with anything that Tameka does.
Just because I’m not jumping on the Tameka bandwagon doesn’t make me a groupie..you’ve never read where I said usher was king or tameka was the devil.Just because I don’t agree with everything doesn’t mean I’m swinging on his dick..trust he doesn’t do a thing for me…however if it was tameka or sally down the street if you saw all the red flags and ignored it..you don’t get sympathy ..so miss me with the groupie assumptions
Kimmie,I was talking about the general interviews of both of them.it comes a time when things need to left alone ..I only feel compassion due to Kile. Tameka knew the man chilwd shwe was dealing with.Her constant fighting with everyone who had nothing to do with her marriage left a bad taste in our mouths.I do not hate Tameka nor am I an usher stan..trust me,however I can’t feel sorry for a woman who saw the signs and chose to ignore constantly digging holes
My thing is, if she’s going to tell it, tell it all. Tell about BOTH brides maids. The insults, the fights, his mama…don’t pull that stunt like she did with Wendy Williams.
I’m for this interview because it’s obviously a part of her healing process, as someone said. I think she’s mad as hell and she’s not taking it anymore. I’d love to read her diary. Diary of a Mad Black Woman for real.
I think they both need to get on with the business of raising their children. Enough with the interviews. I won’t be watching. No one knows the whole story and a judge decided. People who really care about their children do not share intimate details or trash the other parent in the press for the child to see and hear about some day. I think it is outrageous that the custody issue is a matter of public record and public concern. Those proceedings should be protected for the sake of the child. Shame on the culture we have become. Get a life!
After its said and done..what is she gaining? People will still have their opinions some will sway but most will forget about it as soon as he comes out w/ a hot song..then what?,it is healing to get your truth out,but we really don’t care..we’re nosy,have our opinions but unless folks are picketing and throwing rotten food at him,this will die down until the next scandal..and she’ll still be suffering by herself because folks are going to get tired of all of it sooner or later
Although I agree, there is no fool proof way of healing. Maybe, just maybe, once she says her piece she can let go… children will always need both parents, I know b/c my son is raised by two seperated parents but we discuss everything about him together and decisions are made. One can only hope that those two (Usher n Tameka) can get to that place.
Any one ever seen Diary of a Mad Black Man, it was an interesting movie.
Wonder if she put this much energy into the marriage….it’s over…be done with it…
Was this much energy out into her marriage with Ryan…what more does she have to say…
She needs to stop…take a break…get herself together, mentally, spiritually, physically….for her children…
Sick of hearing her name and Usher…enough already..
lawd this shit is just never ending. what gives
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I’m glad she’s telling her story, but ET is going to sensationalize it to the depths…
Maybe she should be on Love and HipHop next season.
Usher has always been unfaithful, so now she is surprised!? Karma is something, she was "seperated" when she hooked up with Usher NOT divorced. Tameka refuses to go that route and talk about that. Either way you can’t teach a dog new tricks, so don’t cry about his doggish ways now. They been there the WHOLE time, Tameka just thought "oh this wouldn’t happen to me"…so wrong.
Reminds me of the old wise tale of the woman who cared for a sick snake. Later on when the snake bit her she asked "why did you bite me" and they snake said "you knew I was a snake". You knew he was a cheater because he had no problem cheating on Chilli or cheating with you when you were still married. Usher asked for a DNA test of his second son so apparently he thought she was cheating too. All of them make me happy I do not have children. The adults act with the courts system (baby momma/daddy drama) coupled with the children society is producing nowadays make we want to never have children.
Not sure I would have went with ET to air my side…but, to each his own. My question of the day is who initially put their business (the divorce, child custody, etc) out from the start? If it was either Usher or Tameka, they were wrong in doing so. Frankly, we would not have had a clue on the extent of this "drama" if they had just remained private with this. The children will suffer in the long run cause everybody got an opinion about someone else’s business!I would think that as these children get older and understand more, they will not appreciate having the family business put on display for us all to evaluate. I wish all parties (Tameka, Usher, the children) involved the best!
and she should be able to tell her side of the story! i can’t wait to hear it..usher is disgusting and i honored him for standing up and doing what was right by getting married, but now, that marriage meant nothing and he was only doing it because he thought it was right not because his heart and soul was in it! he has a lot to learn and a lot of growing to do, i no longer care for usher once he said he was boning the bridesmaid, it dont matter if it was during the seperation he was bogus as hell, just nasty, he could have gotten any woman, why the bridesmaid? i can’t wait to hear tameka speak on this!
I like Tameka! I am looking forward to hearing her side. I think that Usher’s power got him custody of those kids. I think it’s not classy to drag the mother of your children through the mud- regardless of what she’s done. She brought those children into this world. Just my opinion…
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Tameka done went to the wrong place to tell her side of the story. ET is shady as hell, they will chop this interview into pieces and make her come out looking crazy. This really should be her only interview and then she need to focus on getting her kids back. I can tell her right now, yeah people may be on your side now, but just like every new scandal people will eventually move on to they next hot scandal. Once Usher drop a hot single and time has passed she will really be alone because people these days are very fickle. Let see who is still Team Tameka a year from now or will it be Tameka who?
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Tameka needz to keep mouth closed ATLien u questioned it best. Its a bad thing. The more she talks the more she looks Crazy or Psycho no matter if Picaso was painting her. Tameka solution is ignore the hell outta Usha, focus on children you do have and business. While still doing all n what you can for the younger two. Actions speak louder than words.Empty barrels make the most noise. Fade away Tameka and let shit come back Full Circle. Silence and Time heals a lot of wounds
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I think that in cases like this silence is golden. Over the years Tameka has said and done A LOT of damage just from opening her mouth and while I do believe some of it was in defense in most cases she took it to far. At some point she is going to have to realize that her status and Ushers’ is not on the same level. There is no PR team to clean up her mess…only TWITTER *blankstare. Usher has the ability to pay people to write a story about himself OR her and pass it off as factual to the media. Money talks…and unfortunately while his hatred has grown for her, the public (most) went right along with him for the ride (very sad if you ask me). That really hasn’t changed. As I have said before the people who hated her before will continue to hate so why give them fuel to a fire that really shouldn’t have been lit in the first place? Usher had total control of that Oprah interview…from the questions asked even to what ROOMS they would show (only rooms pertaining to the kids). ET has no reason to give Tameka this type of control or respect, hopefully they will. She is not an A-list celebrity that they need to keep a good relationship with so why take the chance especially on a subject so precious…
Most people think that she lost her kids which is not the case. She still has joint custody (visitation) and the ruling for Usher to be primary is being appealed so that is what need to be the focus. Let her voice be heard in the judicial system. I wouldn’t give them another piece of evidence to use against me. Everyone keeps talking about Karma and how Tameka is a this and a that… but there is a certain grace that is available to ALL of us…even Tameka… called repentance and forgiveness and THANKFULLY neither one of those need to come from the public, media or Usher. What’s done is done so at this point I can only hope and pray that she accomplishes whatever it is that she feels she needs to. I hope it is not a tit for tat thing because once again that has NOTHING to do with the kids…
Just my opinion in the matter
Thankyou I couldn’t have said it better..this is going to bite her in the ass ,had Tameka chosen her battles from the very beginning she would have had more support..this is a bad move..the comments on other blogs are killing her..the posters are starting to get tired of this mess and her need to respond about EVERYTHING
"At some point she is going to have to realize that her status and Ushers’ is not on the same level" This would explain why she likes to still be called Raymond. Give his name back. If he was at the post office you would have went back to Foster or Glover by now. I understand people keep their name for the kids sake, but you didnt keep the marriage for the kids sake so why you keeping the name? My friend said she kept her husband name after the divorce because she didnt want the school asking her questions upon registration. Your job is to register or teach my kid, not be in my business. I be damned if Im writting a name of a man I hate everyday because bitches is noisy.
Speaking for myself, no way in hell would I give up my married name. For one, it will open doors for her than if she went back to Glover, but that’s not my reason.
In my family, no woman who married and then divorced EVER went back to their maiden name. In fact, my parents divorced when I was six and my mother kept his name until she remarried 6 years ago. If this is something a good 80%+ of divorced women do, why trip off of Tameka?
if I don’t love the man anymore I worldnt keep his name.I don’t want anything that has to do with him.I don’t even want his money.Tameka just mad that usher divorce her.
I personally would get rid of the name if I divorced. I can’t possibly respond to a last name from a man that bought me so much pain. Simply no!!
In her case I would not change my name. His last name will always be a part of her since she has kids so her changing it wont really do anything in that respect. She could start the "Raymond" clothing line by Stylist to the stars Tameka Raymond…just for the stans!! hahaha I kid I kid…blankstare.One thing he could NEVER take away from her is the work she has done for him.
For me personally I dont have an emotional tie to my maiden name so either way it really would not matter to me. At the end of the day people will have to learn that although Usher is a celeb their marriage was real and if she decides not to change it who cares or why should you?!
Tameka is already well known in the industry before the marriage,so keeping his name may just be her way of holding on or pissing him off..
More people will see Tameka for Entertainment Tonight than Oprah, because no one is watching Oprah’s network.
This woman is not going away.
Usher you need to get it together with her as a parent, because the press is going to always give her the misc.
Usher lied about that marriage and it being flags. He married Tameka twice. Tell the truth and shame the devil.
What you sittin’ on Been waiting? If you got it, TELL it! lol.
Shit, with drama like this, who needs All My Children and OLTL? Sad, but kinda true.
I wonder why she is doing this interview.She tells her story each and every second on Twitter. Tameka has been thinking she was a star since day one! When is she going to get it in her head that NO ONE gives a damn about her??? Constantly, arguing, doing interviews just makes her continue to look thirsty and trust folks are tired of her ass..stay quiet and in your lane DAMN!
Usher is smart. You might say that he didn’t answer a lot of questions, but it is going to help him in the long run. He didn’t insult her and also didn’t say anything that would implicate him in court in the future. The public don’t need to know anything about this case because its nobody’s business.
Tameka is not that smart, so she might say a lot of things that would backfire on her.
Scratch that he answered EVERY question, but explained his reasons behind it.
But he is smart enough to make people feel like he isn’t answering, when he really is.
There must’ve been two Oprah interviews, because the one I watched he answered nothing, really.
Tameka is a lot smarter than you think. Maybe smarter than Usher, because he has a staff that help him make decisions. Her problem (and where Usher has an extreme advantage) is that she has no restraint; she doesn’t know how to NOT react. I do commend her in wanting to tell her side, though. It was bound to happen sooner or later. My preference? Skip the TV interviews and twitter and write a book, girl. I’d buy that sooner than the next Usher album.
Remember Superhead? There’s an audience out there, good or bad.
While I’m here…ATLIEN?! Your pic for the Usher makes WW cry thread was frickin’ hilarious!!! I laugh everytime I see it.
no its that same interview. Watch it again and you will see that he answered EVERY question, but he explained the reasons behind it.
Its listening to what bloggers and nosy people are advising her that put her in this mess in the first place. She shouldn’t be doing any interviews because she is going to say the wrong things and get bashed. She knows she can’t stand scrutiny.May be, just may be if she had behaved herself and not acted like a wounded, jealous ex, she wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place.
Outsiders are not your friend and NEVER have your best interest at heart. They are just here to be entertained by another broken hollywood marriage and would do anything to keep the story going.
I think Tameka rubbed a lot of people the wrong way from jump by some of the comments she made i remember her tweet rapping the Kandi bout Usher this woman thought every female who had a comment about her relationship was jealous of her and wanted Usher. That being said i find it so sad that she lost in court she is apparently the most stable of the two she is not constantly on the road and she clearly loves her children. These kids need stability love and help coping with there dead brother not taking pics with the new bitch for twitter and instagram smh…
I fail to sympathize with a woman who would still stay with a man knowing he is NOT faithful. Tameka knew what the situation was when she got with him, she was herself not even divorced from Ryan when she chose to Jump headfirst into that situation with Usher. It says more about her to stay with a cheating man than it does about him to be brutally honest. Talkin about Usher bumping uglies with bridesmaids at this point is moot because A) you knew that while you were married to him and said nothing and B) it doesn’t matter anymore because you have been divorced longer than you’ve been married and ironically Usher filed. Smh. What’s interesting though is that even if Usher hadn’t filed for divorce, she would’ve still stayed with him because her pride wouldn’t let her leave. Tameka is a very strong willed woman and hates to admit fault. She would’ve allowed usher to cheat, just as long as he came home. She didn’t get angry and bitter about him cheating because she knew that. She got angry because he was RECKLESS. He didn’t even hide it from her. He was sloppy with it. That’s why she became the way she is now. If you’re going to cheat, at least have enough respect for me to not let me obviously know about it. That was pretty much Tameka’s mindset. But Usher is who he is.. You can either get with it or not. This is part of the reason why I said it takes a special kinda woman to be with Usher. You can’t control him or tell him what to do. And what’s even more crazy is that with the bridesmaid situation, she said that she sympathized with the girl because Usher can be charming.. Which is true. But Tameka isn’t gonna say too much because she doesn’t wanna bad mouth Usher in mainstream media. There is a method to this madness guys.. Cuz believe me, behind closed doors she damn sure ain’t calling him charming.
I’m glad we finally get to hear the other side.And I hope she gets a fat check, close to the one he’s cashed from speaking with Oprah. I think most believe that the celebrity is always being honest as if their music is their character. Like Neyo said, fame is a drug, the worst kind, and ppl will do alot to remain relevant….btw, i don’t care what nobody say, this lady is pretty especially in this pic!
It seems as though he has a type/protocol, what happened with Grace?
Grace is perfect as well…a generation older and overbearing. And married (when they met). Don’t forget married.
This is my whole feeling on this. Cheating is bad! Very bad! It’s really hard on the heart and i’m not excusing that at all! BUT I don’t understand what does his cheating have to do with him as a father? Why is his cheating such BIG factor in the custody battle. I’m starting to see maybe why the judge awarded him primary custody because her whole case against him was about basically him cheating and how he did her wrong as his wife it seems. That speaks to who he was as a husband, but not a father. Just because your unfaithful in a marriage doesn’t mean your a bad parent. In that case over half of america are bad parents including her because she was still very married when she began her relationship with him. I just don’t get it.
Did you read the court documents or look at her attorneys closing arguments? Both are on the internet and have been for some time now. Better yet just go read past post on this site.
candi u r so right,she shouldnt be talking about all these woman Usher was fucking with cause that don’t have anythin to do with the kids.usher didn’t even care who she mess with and Usher had all these prove against her and she didn’t have any against him cause he’s a good father.she can do as many interview as she want that’s no gonna stop people for not liking her.since she got with usher,she did more then 20 interview still people don’t like her.it only her frinds and family that’s supporting her on this blogs. sooner or later they be on TV talking about her too,like the other family and friends did.90 percent of man cheat on their wife or girlfriend,most of these man don’t even have money.my boyfriend only get $20 per hours and he’s cheating.usher got everything thing woman want,one he look good,two he got money,three he’s famous, four he’s sexy.
.it only her frinds and family that’s supporting her on this blogs.
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WOW. Just….WOW.
You really believe that too, don’t you? And 90% men do NOT cheat. Many do, but not that many. If women would acknowledge their worth and not except it (wife and the other woman both), you’d be surprised how that number would go down.
usher? now? why? would you even marry a woman yo mamma dont like?
thank u and no one didn’t like her.she was foolin usher you know she older then him,she old enough to be his mamma.all those grandma need to stop dating Usher cause it not gonna work.
What country are you from that women have babies at the age of 8? Don’t be jealous because Usher doesn’t commit to girls your age. He’ll screw you though…there’s SOME hope.
I don’t get why she’s talking about him cheating? they’re divorced, so what does it matter now? she didn’t leave when he cheated, so clearly she wasn’t that distraught. Usher WAS THE ONE WHO FILED. and Usher cheated WITH her, so she knew he wasn’t shit. Tameka is grasping at straws and looks foolish. All she should care about is her kids, she’s more concerned with dissing Usher. She so full of hurt and needs therapy.
she’s just doing EVERYTHING wrong. that’s why she stays losing in court.
I actually agree with this..she never left..it wasn’t an issue until HE filed ..you can’t grab sympathy from that
He was the one that filed for divorce and she got mad that he was leaving her, so that means she wasn’t even distraught about the cheating. Now she wants sympathy. She would NEVER had filed for divorce. Tameka what are you really upto with these interviews. Bear in mind that Usher didn’t bash her on Oprah. I am starting to think that what Usher said about her threatening to destroy his career is really true.
Why is it that people act like they know every single detail of these people lives? You are just speculating like the rest of the world…what’s the point?
Any woman who has a hoe of a husband that fucked two of their bridesmaids has my sympathy any day of the week and twice on Sundays. Was she stupid for staying? Yes. Did she know what she was getting into? I’m sure. How many of you have been cheated on and didn’t leave immediately? Uh-huh.
Yes, cheating is cheating, but as it’s been said before a star like Usher could have ANYBODY. I think these women were deliberate. Maya, because it was a taboo issue (he seems to like the women that shouldn’t go for him…married, best friends, etc. Grace better watch her daughter), and the Bridesmaid in the middle (ATLien, what is her name?! lol) probably because he was pissed at Tameka and wanted to hurt her more.
We’re not talking about women who go to clubs waiting for him to show up, trying to get him to take them home for a once-in-a-lifetime screw regardless of his relationship. Y’all know those women exists (I think we have a few of them here, but I digress lol). We’re talking about the closest of friends. Not ones that were invited to the wedding, but trusted enough to be a part of it. He’s a triflin’ MF. LOW!!!!
The fact that Usher is the star seems to be the most important aspect of this battle. It’s clear that she is the kids’ primary caregiver, yet Usher was awarded primary custody. It’s a shame how the media has been treating her, and I really hope her interview will help shine some much needed light on this unfortunate situation.