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Usher’s stepson dies 2 weeks after being critically injured in accident on Georgia lake

July 21 2012 05:33 PM

CP19487138 — FILE - Hip-hop artist Usher Raymond takes the witness stand in court in a legal battle with his ex-wife in a custody fight involving their two sons in this May 22, 2012 file photo taken in Atlanta. Willie A. Watkins funeral home in Atlanta confirmed Saturday July 21, 2012 it is handling funeral arrangements for 11-year-old Kirk Glover. He was the son of Usher\'s ex-wife Tameka Foster. The boy was run over July 6 by a personal watercraft on Lake Lanier, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Original Publication Date: July 21, 2012 5:33PM

Publication Updated: January 9, 2025 5:20AM

ATLANTA – The stepson of hip-hop artist Usher has died, two weeks after he was critically injured in a boating accident.

Willie A. Watkins funeral home in Atlanta confirmed Saturday it is handling funeral arrangements for 11-year-old Kirk Glover. He was the son of Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/LEWGWa) that Kile died Saturday morning at a hospital.

The boy was run over July 6 by a personal watercraft on Lake Lanier, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. He had been hospitalized with a major brain injury. Lake Lanier is about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Before the accident, Usher, whose full name is Usher Raymond, had been in a legal battle with his ex-wife arising from a custody fight over their two sons.