AOL Black Voices gossip columnist Jawn Murray wrote a post detailing a phone call he received from a friend of Usher’s wife Tameka Foster-Raymond, who claimed to have information about Usher cheating with singer Kelly Rowland.
Jawn very wisely chose to dismiss the allegation because he suspected Tameka Foster was behind it.
I listened to all of the allegations, despite the fact that said “friend” was full of generalizations and would begin mumbling and stuttering when I probed for specifics. (It was as though whoever had prepped her for this call had given her a brief outline instead of a detailed script to follow.)
But while this “friend” of the couple’s may have been legit, I didn’t buy her story one bit. READ MORE…
As you already know, I wrote a similar post about Usher and Tameka breaking up. But I retracted my post after receiving emails from two loyal readers who are also industry insiders.
They attended Tyler Perry’s private Sunday brunch at his home two weeks ago and they saw Tameka and Usher “all over each other” at the brunch. They said the couple left together in his charcoal grey Porsche — hardly the behavior of a married couple on the outs with each other.
In the coming months, expect to see a slew of Usher and Tameka “break up” stories on The Internet.
It’s obvious that Usher’s mom/manager Jonetta Patton and Tameka are behind these fake rumors because they are desperate to revive Usher’s career. They hope the image of Usher as a single man will make him more appealing to his female fans.
Jonetta and Tameka are too arrogant to see that Usher’s fans abandoned him long ago because of his bizarre behavior, crazy antics and total disrespect toward his fans. Arrogance substituted for swagger is never appealing.
The only way Usher is going to revive his career is by making a hit record. Until then, his career is dead in the water.
I felt a small breeze, it’s the hot air of Usher career passing me by….lol
I agree Sandra he basically told his fans to kick rocks. Now he realizes he needs their support.
Ummm Usher NO FANS= NO Record sales… I guess you got that memo late or Tammi interjected the transmission so you would marry her.
I don’t think his career is over. I think he just needs to do another cd or something. I heard John Murray talking about this and he stated that the person who called him about Tameka and Usher extra martial affairs checked out. He said that tameka called the young lady which he didn’t mention who it was but I sent a text to Tom Joyner stating it was Kelly Rowland because John stated the person has been in Europe a lot.I donKt know how true it is that they are in different household but he said Usher was livid because tameka called the mysterious lady. It sounds like this marriage is getting messier and messier by the days.
Again I ask, what makes these people think that him cheating on that wife of his will make his career any better? He has a fan-base of women. As a woman, I certainly wouldn’t line his pockets with purchasing a CD or concert tickets, knowing that he cheats on his wife. These people should learn to strategize better. They’d better call Karrine Steffans – she’s a good strategist.
NOW YALL KNOW I DONT BELIEVE THIS
meka has realized the damage she has inflicted on his career now. so now she is desperate to undo it to keep the gravy train a-rollin’.
and um…tameka..i’mma need your pillow queen self to get up off your back and go get your OWN…you used to be a stylist right? well coincidentally diamond formerly of crime mob needs one! ASAP.
HIS LAST CD WAS NOT THE BEST BUT IT WASNT COMPLETE TRASH. HIS CAREER IS NOT OVA BY FAR. CAREERS DONT END JUST BECAUSE YOU GET MARRIED AND HAVE KIDS
His career did not end because he got married and had kids. His career ended because of the way he was treating his fans and due to the way he treated his mother.
He needs to come up with a better album not that the last one was bad but it was missing something, should I say swagga. He will never regain the fan base he had and it will be hard to pick up a new fan base.
CAREERS DONT END JUST BECAUSE YOU GET MARRIED AND HAVE KIDS
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no @pages…i cosign. you are right. but they CAN end b/c of drama. firing your momma, an on again, off again, then on again wedding, putting out fake rumors then retracting them, planting yourself in the park with another woman kissing your baby then showing up at an event with your so called “estranged” wife….all of that is drama and can indeed ruin a career.
and **SURPRISE** did the drama NOT show up….right around the time she did?
HIS CAREER CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT BECAUSE OF HIS ARROGANT WAYS, HAUGHTINESS, AND KARMA! (THEY SAY IT’S A BYTCH)
Hooray, for DRAMA!!…now I have to read the post.
Okay…I have to agree with Sandra…If this is a publicity stunt created by Tameaka then, Usher should consider his career over. However if he had a hit record it may not be in the dumps for long. I admit, I didn’t like the choice he made to marry Tameaka after she cheated on her husband with him, and the icing on the cake was firing his mom….but when he came out with that TIRED azz album I was DONE.
AND BY THE WAY, HE DESERVES EVERY BIT OF THE DISASTER HE IS IN. HE BROKE ALL TYPE OF RULES..CHEATING WITH A MARRIED BABOON (OOPS I MEAN WOMAN), NOT LISTENING TO YOUR MOTHER WHO RAISED, NOURISHED, LOVED, AND PROTECTED HIM ALL OF HIS LIFE; NOT LISTENING TO FANS WHEN THEY BROUGHT UP GOOD VALID POINTS ABOUT HER PAST IN LYING AND DEFRAUDING WELFARE! YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW, AND HE DESERVES TO PAY HER AZZ CHILD SUPPORT FOR ALL OF HIS HARD EARNED MONEY (WHATEVER IS LEFT) FOR 18 + YEARS. HE WILL BE FOREVER STUCK TO THAT CHIMP.
I COULD CARELESS IF THE RUMORS ARE TRUE OR NOT CAUSE BASICALLY USHER HAS ALREADY SHOWED HIS FANS HIS TRUE COLORS. HOW ARROGANT WAS HE TELLING FANS TO KISS HIS AZZ, STAY OUTTA HIS BIZNESS, ETC., THREATENING TO FIGHT PEOPLE, ARGUING ON AIR WITH D.J’S, JUST ACTING FOOLISHLY.
Usher and his wife have the same ugly, pointy noses. I’m just saying…..Hope the children take after some other relatives besides their parents. I’m just saying….
Hiscareer is definitely not on top like his ‘Confessions Era’ and its going to take ALOT to get it back there. I do believe what Sandra is saying about his mom and Tameka. They are working overtime orchestrating these multiple rumors, but its starting to get really silly. If you are together or not just say it, stop playing with us.
“They’d better call Karrine Steffans – she’s a good strategist.”
Good point readtheblog because WE THE PEOPLE do not believe you. Jonetta and Meka need a new plan ASAP …
Ursh needs to really dig deep and within to make some better material … Confessions was my ISH.
Usher got exactly what he deserves! Your fans made you and now they have broken you!!! Now he is feeling the repercussions of his arrogance!! Fighting over tired azz pum pum run through like tomato paste. What a big down grade!! Dude could have done so much better!!! LMAO
Damn, is the “I’m not confirming my marriage” going to ruin Beyonce career? I guess we’ll start hearing break up, cheating rumors from her camp soon.
2cansam (Usher) ruined his own career. His head got bigger than his celeberty.
it’s over for usher…be married, raise your kid and disappear! cause your wifey is a bytch!!!
All Usher needs is a slamming album and his fans will be back..Kanye is a pain in the ass of equal proportions but you cannot hate on his talent..Usher has always been known as over the top so his antics were of no surprise..simply keep Tameka out of the limelight, stop defending her..bring some hard hitting joints and the majority will come back..it’s really that simple…these separation allegations just makes them look stupid..aa bunch of i told you so’s..doesn’t help but hinder
Being married hasn’t hurt Denzel Washington’s, Samuel L. Jackson’s, or Robin Thicke’s careers. So if this is the best plan his mother and Tameka have come up with to revive his career, it’s stupid.
Usher needs to come out with better product. This album is no comparison to his ‘Confessions’ album in terms of quality production and lyrical content. Fans really don’t care if a celebrity is married or NOT. That’s just some stupid ISHT music and film/TV execs think we care about.
Usher and Tameka need to go somewhere and sit their behinds down. Why in the h*ll would you want to make it look like your husband is cheating on you. Usher, with his dumb behind is probably sittin’ back laughin’ like all of this is funny. Maybe they really do belong together…Dumb and Dumber! …smh And if J Pat is behind all of this, shame on her!All that stuff she was talkin’ about… she raised Usher to always put God first???? and she encourages something stupid like this??? and she goes around talkin’ about everything she does, she puts God first?????? God doesn’t have anything to do with this hot mess! I really do feel bad for these kids being raised by these NUT CASES!!
kelly rowland??? please. he can get way better ppussy than that. what’s wrong with his career? he’s RICH. at some point we all have to retire.
bring mama jo back and get it all on track again…
13mimi08 Says:
AND BY THE WAY, HE DESERVES EVERY BIT OF THE DISASTER HE IS IN. HE BROKE ALL TYPE OF RULES..CHEATING WITH A MARRIED BABOON (OOPS I MEAN WOMAN), NOT LISTENING TO YOUR MOTHER WHO RAISED, NOURISHED, LOVED, AND PROTECTED HIM ALL OF HIS LIFE; NOT LISTENING TO FANS WHEN THEY BROUGHT UP GOOD VALID POINTS ABOUT HER PAST IN LYING AND DEFRAUDING WELFARE! YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW, AND HE DESERVES TO PAY HER AZZ CHILD SUPPORT FOR ALL OF HIS HARD EARNED MONEY (WHATEVER IS LEFT) FOR 18 + YEARS. HE WILL BE FOREVER STUCK TO THAT CHIMP.
Preach! LMAO!!
I think he can revive his career if he straightens up his attitude, however, I don’t believe listening to his fans about his personal life is gonna change anything.
I hope the rumors of his cheating with kelly & being estranged from his wife are not true for the children’s sake.
i still love me some usher. and yes marriage and having kids can ruin a career, especially having kids. ask monica and Brandy, those girls can’t revive their careers