Usher and his ex-wife appeared to make peace in court on Friday after a bitter custody war over their two sons.
The singer gave tearful Tameka Foster Raymond a consoling hug moments after she lost her bid to get temporary primary custody of Usher V, 5, and Naviyd, 4, in a hearing in Atlanta.
She sought legal action after the pair's older child got caught in a pool drain while in the care of the Grammy winner's aunt on Monday. She alleged the children were in a 'dangerous environment'.
But the judge described the incident as an 'awful accident' and dismissed the case.
The courtroom showdown between the former couple took a surprising turn, with Usher extending the proverbial olive branch to a distraught Raymond by embracing her. The 34-year-old RnB star tentatively approached, before placing his hand on her shoulder.
Raymond - whose 11-year-old son Kile, from a previous relationship, tragically died in a jetski accident last year - turned to him as he pulled her in for an embrace of apparent sympathy after what has been a very stressful week for the 2 parents.
Usher's aunt, Rena Oden, was looking after the children on the day of the pool accident.
Before dismissing the case, Fulton County Superior Court Judge John Goger said he wasn't certain anyone really could have done anything to prevent the accident. But he also advised Usher to keep his ex-wife well advised of his whereabouts and who's taking care of the children.
Usher travels frequently and uses caregivers, including his aunt, who aren't trained and qualified to care for young children, Raymond said.
'I don't know where my children are, and I don't know who they are with,' said Raymond as she took the stand.
'The caregivers he introduced to me, I didn't know they had quit,' she said. '[Usher] doesn't answer the phone, he doesn't answer emails.'
Usher refuted the claims when he took the stand, claiming he sends her a weekly email detailing the children's plans for the upcoming week.
'Every Sunday I send her a weekly activities, any doctor's visits... summer camp, any information that's pertinent to their activities,' he said.
'She can contact the children at any moment and any of the people who will be with them at this time.'
Usher and Raymond married in 2007 and divorced 2 years later. They went through a lengthy child custody battle, and Usher last year was awarded primary custody of the boys.
Source: MailOnline
Source: MailOnline
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