Usher has broken his silence since his 5-year-old son was hospitalized following an incident at a pool that turned dangerous.
“I would like to thank my Aunt Rena as well as the doctors and nurses who are working with us around the clock. I would especially like to thank the two men who saved my son’s life, Eugene Stachurski and Ben Crews. They are true heroes and I am deeply grateful to them.”
On Monday, the singer’s eldest son Usher Raymond V was attempting to retrieve a toy from a pool and while doing so his arm got stuck in a drain. When a maid and another supervising adult were unable to fee him, Starchuski and Crews – two men who were working inside the home, jumped in and freed the child. He was administered CPR on site and then taken to a hospital.
Usher added:
“I am blessed and fortunate to say that my son Usher V is doing well and is recovering. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of prayers, love and support for my family’s well-being.”
Usher Raymond V’s mother and Usher’s ex-wife, Tameka Foster, reportedly requested an emergency hearing to regain primary custody of their two children on Tuesday. A source close to Foster told People, “Now that it’s sunk in, she is livid. Usher has custody and won’t let Tameka have the kids, even when he’s out of town. She feels like the kids are being raised by his family or by nannies, when they should be with their mother.”
