TAMEKA LAWYERS UP FOR DIVORCE FIGHT
Tameka Foster Raymond is already getting her legal ducks in a row for her impending divorce from R&B star Usher.
The AP is reporting that a lawyer who represented women in child-support battles against rapper T.I. and boxer Evander Holyfield is now a member of Team Tameka.
Sports and entertainment family lawyer Randy Kessler said Monday his 38-year-old client was a “faithful wife and loving mother.” He declined to comment on the singer’s conduct during the marriage.
Usher filed for divorce on Friday after less than two years of marriage. The singer, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, has two sons with Foster Raymond.
Kessler also represented rapper Mack 10 in his divorce from R&B singer T-Boz of TLC.
Meanwhile, People.com has more details about the drama inside of their marriage. Bottom line - few people in the singer’s inner circle were shocked at news of the divorce.
“No one I’ve spoken to is surprised,” a source close to the couple tells People. “As bad as this is gonna sound, it was never a matter of ‘I wonder if they’ll divorce,’ but more like ‘I wonder WHEN they’ll divorce.’”
Several sources paint a picture of a troubled marriage that started unraveling even before the couple’s wedding in September 2007.
“They peaked before they even got married,” a friend of Tameka tells People. “Right after it was over, they started to drift apart. [Usher] just wasn’t ready to settle down, at least not with her.”
The source, who tells People that there was no third party breaking up the marriage, says that Usher still lived like a bachelor. “He just wasn’t used to calling her if he was going to be out late,” says the source. “He didn’t treat her bad. He just took her for granted.”
As the marriage continued, friends noticed that Usher and Tameka were living separate lives. “They’ve been going their own way for awhile,” says Tameka’s friend. “They don’t spend a lot of time with each other. When they were together, it was all about the boys.”
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