Nyeisha DeWitt, a friend of Tameka Foster, the wife of Sony Music singer, Usher, did an interview with Essence magazine, acting as a spokesperson, to tell her pal's side of the story, regarding her divorce from the R&B artist.

Usher and his son vacationing on Miami Beach without Tameka

However, DeWitt, who Foster clearly asked to conduct the interview on her behalf, has been contradicted by Usher in legal filings, regarding claims she has made about their marriage, such as the two not living apart for a year. 

Tameka Foster Raymond's BFF Speaks Out

POSTED: JUNE 24, 2009 - Photo Credits: C. Noel Photography - Breaking up is never easy, especially in the public eye. The most recent celebrity couple to join love on the battlefield is Usher and Tameka Foster Raymond. Since their friendship blossomed into a romance, the couple's relationship was under intense public scrutiny and Usher fans and bloggers often balked at his decision to make Tameka—a longtime friend and stylist—his wife and mother of his children. ESSENCE.com sat down with Tameka's friend of 20-plus years Nyeisha DeWitt, an educator and doctoral candidate, to set the record straight on all the rumors and why she's fed up with the blogosphere painting an ugly picture of her BFF.

ESSENCE.COM: Many are probably wondering why you're choosing to speak now after Tameka endured a hailstorm of criticism for years.

NYEISHA DEWITT: Let me first say that I hope Tameka and Usher can salvage things as a couple. I've known Tameka since I was in middle school and she was in high school, and we've been friends since. It's not that I have to defend her or speak on her behalf as if she's done something wrong, but I simply want people to know everything they read about her isn't true. It hurts me to read the lies that people write and say about her.

ESSENCE.COM: Is it true she first learned that Usher filed for divorce after reading about it?

DEWITT: She didn't know that he was going to file. Of course, she knew that there were challenges in their relationship and had been some discord since March and was aware there were some things that needed to be worked through. But did she know that divorce was imminent? No. It was a total surprise.

ESSENCE.COM: To your knowledge, is it true that they've been separated for the past year?

DEWITT: That's not true and there's proof of that if people would take the time to do their research...

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