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"Summer 2012 is probably a time that Tameka Foster would like to forget. Last month, her 11-year-old son Kile Glover passed away following a tragic lake accident that left him brain-dead.\r\nDays after her son&amp;apos;s July 27 funeral, Tameka was back in court with ex-husband Usher (present at the funeral for Kile, his former stepson) as she and the singer re-commenced an ugly custody battle over their sons Usher Raymond V, 4, and Naviyd, 3.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the countless number of people who opened their hearts, extended their prayers, well-wishes and remained hopeful for my son Kile during the last weeks of his life,&amp;quot; wrote Tameka in a personal statement on GlobalGrind -- her first extensive since the tragedy. &amp;quot;I truly believe that he has always been an Angel from birth and the World was just too small to contain a spirit so vast. I&amp;apos;m thankful and blessed to merely be the vessel that carried him and humbled that God gave him to us to love. I also feel humbled by everyone&amp;apos;s show of concern, and knowing that Kile Glover touched the lives of so many has given me strength during my worst and darkest hour &amp;#x2026; Again I THANK YOU ALL!&amp;quot;\r\nWhile Tameka and Usher, 33 -- who was close to Kile -- briefly called a truce in the weeks between Kile&amp;apos;s tragic accident and death, they returned to court earlier this week.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Sadly, I remain in the unfortunate position of having to respond to and attend court proceedings that were not initiated or begun by me. I did not file this custody case (January 2011) and was content with the &amp;apos;joint custody&amp;apos; arrangement that we share.  Most importantly, nor do I wish to appear in court while I am mourning the loss of my son,&amp;quot; she continued.\r\n&amp;quot;I have only been defending myself and protecting the best interests of my children through my counsel,&amp;quot; Tameka wrote.\r\nOne TMZ report claimed Tameka called Usher &amp;quot;bogus&amp;quot; for supposedly pretending to mourn over Kile&amp;apos;s death.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;You must NOT believe everything you read or hear and never judge,&amp;quot; she says.\r\nThanking her supporters for &amp;quot;positive energy and hope for my family during this surreal time,&amp;quot; she adds, &amp;quot;There have been times when just the right words, at the right time, have provided me shelter through this storm.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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