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Celeb Dads: Usher's Cutest Doting Daddy Moments with His Sons

The singer and his adorable sons make a great trio.
Usher's Doting Daddy Moments
Usher And Sons
By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 28, 2020
What does being a father mean to Usher? Everything!

The product of a fatherless home, the superstar singer says he makes a point to be present in his children’s lives. He calls sons Usher Raymond V, 5 and Naviyd Ely, 3, the greatest joy of his life.

“Being a father means everything in life as an African-American man,” he recently told ESSENCE.com.

The doting dad’s love for his children is obvious from the many twitpics and anecdotes he shares about them.

Here, we take a look at our favorite moments from Usher and his boys.