Tameka Raymond has broken her silence about the pool
accident that nearly killed her 5-year-old son and her custody battle with
ex-husband Usher.
The stylist appeared on Good Morning America on
Wednesday and said she is "angry [the incident] happened on his
watch," but doesn't blame her ex for it. "While accidents happen,
never have my children been injured on my watch," she adds.
Of course, Tameka is all too familiar with tragic
accidents. Her 11-year-old son Kyle Glover was killed after colliding with a
jet ski last year. Now, she explains that getting the call that her
five-year-old Usher Raymond V was in grave danger gave her an unsettling
flashback. "I was at a dental appointment, and [Usher] doesn't call me
regularly, so when I saw his number come up, I immediately jumped up," she
recalls. "It was like I relived [Kyle's accident]. My brain just went into
all those modes," she says. "I even said on the phone, 'I've had this
call before.'"
Usher Raymond V was released on August 13 looking
happy and healthy after spending a week in the ICU. Within days of the
accident, Usher and Tameka were back in court fighting over custody of the boys
(the former couple also have a younger son, Naviyd). Tameka requested an
emergency hearing asking for primary custody of the boys, accusing Usher of
being "gone 85% of the time" and leaving the boys in the care of
unqualified relatives and nannies.
"I'd like to have my first right of refusal,
which means when he is not present, the kids come home to their mom,"
Tameka told GMA of what she hopes to accomplish in their ongoing custody
battle. "They don't stay home with the nanny and watch whatever show he's
on. They come home to their mother." She added that she learned of her
younger son losing his first tooth on Instagram. "I'm missing stuff."
Tameka lost her bid to gain primary custody of her
boys last week, but appeared to be on civil terms with Usher. The pair
exchanged a hug after the hearing and Tameka tells GMA that she doesn't hate
her ex. "Absolutely not, no. That's the father of my children, and I love
my kids more than life itself."
courtesy Evelyn Diaz for BET.com
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