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{"id":161929,"date":"2014-08-14T09:45:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bckonline.com\/?p=161929"},"modified":"2015-05-22T17:39:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T22:39:36","slug":"usher-says-sons-prized-possesions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bckonline.com\/2014\/08\/14\/usher-says-sons-prized-possesions\/","title":{"rendered":"USHER SAYS HIS SONS ARE HIS MOST &#8220;PRIZED POSSESSIONS&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-161965\" src=\"https:\/\/bckonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/USHER2.jpg\" alt=\"USHER2\" width=\"540\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bckonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/USHER2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/bckonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/USHER2-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.contactmusic.com\/story\/usher-doesn-t-regret-getting-married_4324429\">Usher does not regret getting married<\/a>. It may not have worked out, but he learned a lot, and has his sons by his side. The singer has said that the boys are his most &#8220;prized possession&#8221;. &#8220;They are my greatest investment,&#8221; he added &#8220;it&#8217;s everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of his failed marriage, Usher spoke with catharsis. &#8220;Most people probably think I regret it because I ended up getting divorced, but it helped me learn that sometimes I think I know more than I actually do,&#8221; he admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, his ex-wife, Tameka Foster, has also spoken about the divorce in thoughtful terms. She said, &#8220;I made a lot of mistakes. He always told me, &#8216;You gotta drink a lot of milk.&#8217; You know, you gotta toughen up because I wasn&#8217;t ready for the scrutiny. And then to just hear the things people would say about me, it hurt me a lot. And I think I nagged him as a result of what I was going through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the star was awarded full custody of the children, Usher Jr. (6) and Naviyd (5), after a rough court battle against their mother.\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em> judge also revealed that one of his sons has recently been diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bet.com\/news\/celebrities\/2014\/04\/24\/usher-s-son-diagnosed-with-diabetes.html\">type-1 diabetes<\/a>. &#8220;Sometimes you\u2019re looking at me and we\u2019re off camera, and I\u2019m online looking at numbers, trying to make sure he\u2019s eating properly. It\u2019s crazy,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>After becoming a young star himself, Usher has grown into a very successful man at multiple levels of the entertainment business, conquering everything from performing, to producing, and even acting. Now, still only 35, he seems to be triumphing as a father too.<\/p>\n<p>Photos: Instagram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usher does not regret getting married. It may not have worked out, but he learned a lot, and has his sons by his side. 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