Usher wife 'had no warning of divorce'

Usher's estranged wife has reportedly claimed that his decision to file for divorce was a massive shock to her.

The R&B star announced that he was separating from Tameka Foster last month, after nearly two years of marriage.

According to E! Online, court papers filed by Foster have disputed her husband's claim that the couple had been living apart for almost a year before the split.

Foster has alleged that the pair were "intimately together" less than one week before the divorce proceedings were initiated and added that she had "every reason to believe her marriage was intact".

It is understood that the former stylist has now requested that Usher pay her legal fees and is hoping to secure financial support for their two children, 18-month-old Raymond Usher V and Naviyd Ely, 6 months.