Usher Gets Restraining Order Against Wannabe Wife After Unwelcome House Call

R&B star gets temporary order of protection against 26-year-old woman whom he says came to his Atlanta home and told police they were married; suspect denies being a stalker in YouTube video

By Natalie Finn Jun 29, 2012 12:30 AMTags
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This Usher fan's got it bad.

The R&B star has obtained a temporary restraining order against a 26-year-old woman who, according to the artist, showed up at his Atlanta home twice and, on her second visit, told the cops that she was his wife, E! News confirms.

According to the documents filed in Fulton County Superior Court, Darshelle Jones-Rakestraw's actions left Usher "in reasonable fear for his own safety and/or the safety of his immediate family."

But she argues that she is no stalker—and that Usher knows her.

Jones-Rakestraw posted a video yesterday in which she claims that she has archived voicemails she has received from Usher since meeting him last year.

"I'm assuming that when he calls me he expects me to answer his call and it doesn't matter how I get to him," she said. "That is the reason why I showed up at his property."

The complaint states that Jones-Rakestraw first showed up Saturday and police told her not to come back.

But she returned the following day and that's when, per the petition obtained by TMZ, she told responding officers that she was Mrs. Usher Raymond and had just misplaced her keys.

Somehow, that story didn't fly with the cops, and she was detained on suspicion of trespassing.

"I would like to make aware for my own purposes," she said, holding up for the camera the TRO paperwork she was served with, "that for the last year, at least since February 2011, me and Mr. Raymond have been exchanging finances through Western Union and Bank of America."

"I am not a stalker," she said. "I have been an advocate for Mr. Raymond and his family. He has been complaining constantly to me about his ankle pain, his headaches and his situation with obtaining custody of his children."

She claimed that Usher—or "Mr. Raymond," as she impersonally refers to him throughout the video—agreed to help her find a place to live, and that's why he was giving her money.

"I am in love with Mr. Raymond but I do not appreciate the fact that he has tried to charge me with stalking," she said, adding that he has "defamed her character" and she is "deeply disgruntled and hurt."

Usher's rep hasn't yet responded to a request for comment.