Usher has filed for divorce from his wife Tameka Foster, less than two years after the couple were married in a star-studded affair in Georgia back in August 2007.

Usher Raymond IV, 30, filed the petition in Superior Court in Atlanta, with no details given regarding the reason behind their surprise split.

The couple have two young sons, Usher Raymond V, 18 months, and Naviyd Ely Raymond, six months.

Foster, 38, also has three children from a previous marriage.

In May last year, Usher addressed negative feedback about his relationship with Foster, who was once his personal stylist.

“People are so attracted to drama. That’s easier to take than a story of righteousness,” Usher said.

“I decided to marry this woman, then I decide to be a father to my child… It’s not like I got caught with a gram of coke in my car or speeding or was caught for murder, so why would I be ridiculed? That’s why I don’t understand – that’s the part that is mind boggling. Why would I be ridiculed for that, even a year later?”

Raymond has been quiet on Twitter since May, and Foster – who is usually active on Twitter, posting dozens of messages per day – hasn’t tweeted since 7pm Friday night.