Usher - Usher Parties On After Yacht Death
Caption: * Usher (Picture) TO BE A DAD R&B singer USHER is to become a father for the first time. The Yeah! hitmaker and partner Tameka Foster are expecting their first child together later this year (07), reports People.com. In a statement, the couple said: "We are extremely excited at this point in our lives planning our wedding and the....
According to NY Post, "NOT even the drowning death of a crew member on a yacht where Usher's mom, Jonnetta Paton, hosted a "Welcome to Miami" party for her son could dampen the high spirits at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.
The tragedy happened when crew member Craig Rochel, 34, who lived and worked on the boat, went diving late Friday night while Usher partied aboard the 146-foot Gray Mist III. The 70 guests included Usher's team and the yacht's owner, private jet entrepreneur John Kaufman.
The victim was described by sources as an experienced diver who frequently made night expeditions. No one noticed he was missing until the morning. Rochel's body was discovered Saturday afternoon about 100 yards from the yacht, washed up on the rocky shore near the chichi Fisher Island Beach Club, where diners had eaten lunch unaware of the nearby corpse.
When PAGE SIX's Tom Sykes asked Usher about the death at his post- VMA party at Ian Schrager's Shore Club, the star said he didn't know anything, and added, "I'm not responsible." [How sensitive of him.]
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