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Usher & She-man's wedding canceled!
The wedding of Usher and Tameka Foster, originally planned for Saturday afternoon at record executive LA Reid's home in New York's Hamptons, has been canceled, a representative for Usher confirms to PEOPLE .
A source also says that the 70 to 100 guests who were expected at the wedding are being advised that the event will not take place as originally planned.
In a statement to the Associated Press, publicist Patti Webster said, "It was announced today that the wedding ceremony for Usher Raymond IV and Tameka Foster was canceled. No additional information will be given regarding the circumstances of the cancellation, but we hope the privacy of this matter will be respected."
This was to have been the first marriage for the R&B singer and actor, 28 (real name: Usher Raymond), and the second for Foster, 37, a stylist who has worked with Lauryn Hill and Toni Braxton – as well as with Usher.
The couple, who became engaged earlier this year, first became a serious item a year and a half ago, Foster has said.
In January, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together, due the fall. Foster has three other children from a previous marriage, to Noontime Music cofounder Ryan Glover.
Webster would not comment on whether Usher and Foster are still engaged or even remain a couple.
***UPDATED 7/29***
Always an Usher, never a groom.
R&B star Usher and his pregnant girlfriend hastily called off their glitzy Hamptons wedding yesterday just hours before guests were scheduled to arrive.
The 28-year-old singer offered no explanation for canceling his plans to tie the knot with his former stylist, Tameka Foster, 37.
"It was announced today that the wedding ceremony for Usher Raymond 4th and Tameka Foster was canceled," publicist Patti Webster said in a statement.
It was unclear if Usher and Foster - who are expecting a child this fall - remained a couple.
"We're all speechless," one guest said.
The last-minute announcement triggered a swirl of rumors.
Some guests speculated Usher was furious after discovering his intended had concealed details of her past. Late last week, the National Enquirer reported that Foster was an ex-con whose drug-dealing ex-lover had been gunned down.
Others suggested the bride, who has three children from a pervious marriage, may have balked at signing a prenup.
Still others wondered whether the long-standing enmity between Foster and Usher's mother was to blame. In May, the singer fired his mom, Jonetta Patton, from her job as his manager, allegedly at Foster's prompting.
"Jonetta was invited to the wedding at the last minute, but she didn't want to go," a source told the Daily News.
"She's not a hypocrite. As much as she loves her son, she's not going to pretend that everything's fine," the source said.
The ceremony was slated to be held at record exec L.A. Reid's mansion in Sagaponack. Among those expected to attend the swanky affair were Jay-Z and Beyoncé and Janet Jackson and her boyfriend, music producer Jermaine Dupri.
According to Life & Style magazine, Usher invited his previously estranged father to the ceremony, along with his godfather, Ben Vereen. Singer Robin Thicke was to perform at the affair, organized by famed wedding planner Diann Valentine and catered by Harlem chef Sylvia.
The multimillion-dollar couple had registered with Crate & Barrel and Williams-Sonoma, asking for items such as $8 asparagus tongs and a $4,000 espresso maker.
One guest called that decision "tacky."
"You'd think that he'd invite people to give to a favorite charity," the source said. "Does he really need another toaster?"
Message edited 7/29/2007 11:25:07 AM.
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