Usher's Divorce Papers Filed in Court

Celebrity News June 13, 2009 AT 9:31AM By UsWeekly Staff

Usher and wife Tameka Foster 9/6/07 Fashion Rocks / Belvedere Vodka After Party Credit: Kevin Mazure/Wireimage.com

Grammy-winning artist Usher filed for divorce from his wife of nearly two years, Tameka Foster, Friday in Atlanta.

Legal papers don't cite an official reason for the split. A source tells Usmagazine.com the pair have been "separated for awhile."

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Usher, 30, and Foster, 38, have two sons together: Usher Raymond V, 21 months, and Naviyd Ely, who was born last December. Foster also has three sons from a prior relationship.

"Usher just wants what's best for the kids," the source tells Us. They are due in court Wednesday, July 15, court records show.

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The pair confirmed their August 2007 nuptials exclusively to Usmagazine.com "It was beautiful and private," Usher gushed to Us. of their wedding in Atlanta, Georgia. "We didn't have a first dance but we had a lovely, intimate dinner filled with candlelight and flowers."

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They exchanged vows again on September 1.