Usher wins custody battle with ex-wife after son nearly drowned

A judge sided with Usher in a custody battle against his ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond, after she made a request for emergency temporary custody.

Their 5-year old son Usher Raymond V nearly drowned this week.

Well, she tried.

Usher wins custody battle with ex-wife after son nearly drowned

From AP:

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta on Friday dismissed an emergency request by R&B singer Usher's ex-wife seeking temporary custody of their two children.

Tameka Foster Raymond requested the hearing a day after the former couple's 5-year-old son got caught in a pool drain while in the care of the Grammy winner's aunt. After a hearing in which both Usher and Raymond took the stand, Fulton County Superior Court Judge John Goger dismissed her request for temporary primary custody and decision-making authority.

Based on the evidence presented at the hearing, 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.

After the judge issued his ruling, Usher approached his ex-wife and gave her a long hug.

Usher Raymond V fell to the bottom of the pool and became stuck in the drain on Monday, according to an Atlanta police report. A housekeeper tried unsuccessfully to free him. A contractor doing work at the home pulled the boy from the pool and performed CPR.