The word is out that singer Usher and his pregnant wife Tameka Foster Raymond have separated. In fact they no longer live in the same house. Some of you may notice Tameka and Usher have not been photographed together in a minute.

According to my very credible source, Usher and Tameka, who is 6 months pregnant, broke up months ago. It took a lot of convincing for me to believe the break up — despite the fact that my source is the same one who gave me the scoop that Tameka was pregnant with Usher’s first child.

But apparently the break up is real. The reason Tameka hasn’t written a book or gone to the media yet is because — according to my source — Tameka is “keeping hope alive” that Usher will come back to her.

Also, according to my source, the couple will not seek a divorce because it would reflect badly on his image. This could be the reason why Usher went crawling back to his mom-manager.

Usher was a guest of honor at Tyler Perry’s Grand Opening on Saturday night. Despite the fact that Tyler posted a message on his website yesterday claiming Usher was there — he wasn’t.

Tameka, who had good reason to believe Usher would be there, showed up hoping to get her picture taken with him.

She looked pitiful walking the red carpet solo — her sadness hidden behind a forced smile.

Usher didn’t show up the next day for Sunday brunch at Tyler Perry’s house either because he thought Tameka would be there.

In the meantime, Usher is busy sowing his seed all over the world. He was spotted leaving a hotel in Paris with an unidentified woman. And paparazzi snapped photos of a jump off kissing baby Usher Raymond V while on an outing with Usher in a park in L.A.