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Usher's 11-year-old stepson has died today.
Kyle Glover, whose name is sometimes spelled
Kile, passed away this morning according to
TMZ, from the injuries he obtained in a tragic jet ski
accident in Georgia earlier this month.
The young boy was reportedly taken off life
support by doctors, who determined that he would not recover from his
injuries.
The website reports that Glover's mother and
Usher's ex-wife Tameka Foster is said to have grappled with the difficult
decision to disconnect the life support, and is said to be understandably
'devastated.'
Tragic: Usher's 11-year-old stepson Kyle Glover, pictured
here with the R&B star and his former wife Tameka Foster, has died today
following a severe jet ski accident earlier this month
Kyle was struck in the head during a jet ski
collision while riding an inner tube on Lake Lanier in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier
this month.
According to authorities, a family friend who
was riding a jet ski behind the pontoon lost control and collided with Glover's
tube.
Kyle was with an unidentified 15-year-old girl
at the time and both children were airlifted to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
at Egleston.
Heartbroken: Tameka tweeted this picture of Kyle with his
younger brother on Friday
He was later declared brain dead.
As news of Kyle's death emerged, a string of
celebrities took to Twitter to express their condolences.
A friend of the family, 38-year-old Jeffrey S.
Hubbard, was allegedly operating the jet ski at the time of the collision.
Sergeant Mike Burgamy of the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources said: 'A
pontoon was pulling the two adolescents on an inner tube, and the personal water
craft went over the top of them.'
Devastated: Usher and his ex-wife Tameka pictured her in
2007, are understood have put their differences in the wake of the devastating
accident
He added about the driver: 'He was
interviewed, and it's possible he may be reinterviewed.'
Last week Kyle's family asked for prayers as they keep a
bedside vigil following the tragic accident.
Kyle's family said in a statement to CNN: 'We
know God's in control, and are leaning on our faith in Him and His word at this
most difficult time.
'We firmly believe in the power of prayer and
ask that you all continue to pray and lift Kile up, as it's the best way we can
all support him now.'
Usher (real name: Usher Terry Raymond IV), 33,
and Foster, who divorced in 2009 after two years of marriage, were in the throes
of a bitter custody battle over their sons Usher Raymond V, four, and Naviyd,
three.
But they are understood have put their
differences in the wake of the devastating accident. Kyle's father is
Atlanta-based clothier Ryan Glover, Tameka's ex husband.
Hospital: Usher's son passed away at the Egelston
Children's Hospital in Atlanta this morning
Last week it was also reported that Tameka may
be forced to take her son off life support - because her health insurance
coverage was about to expire.
Tameka had still not lost hope that Kyle could
make a recovery - despite being declared brain dead by doctors.
But while Tameka was praying for a miracle,
she could only keep him on life support if her insurance company agreed to pay
the enormous hospital bills, TMZ reported.
Showing support: Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons took to
Twitter to express his condolences
Reaction from Atlanta's music world: Famous Atlanta DJ
Frank Ski took to Twitter as soon as it was revealed that Kyle had passed
away
Reaching out: Justin Bieber who was discovered and
mentored by Usher also showed his support on Twitter
Touching: Musician Eric Benet also tweeted a message to
Usher and Tameka
The website claimed the insurance firm had not
set an exact deadline yet - but would only cover the costs for two months
maximum.
The insider also added that Usher has been
incredibly supportive - but has not offered to pay the medical bills and that
Tameka did not see him as a 'viable financial option.'
Scene of tragedy: Kyle was enjoying himself at Lake Lanier
in Georgia when the accident happened
Meanwhile Investigators analysing the
collision were waiting to see the outcome of his condition before they came to a
conclusion surrounding the accident.
Sergeant Mike Burgamy explained that the
accident was still under investigation, and that the lead investigators had yet
to talk with the district attorney’s office.
He told ABC News last week: 'I don't know
what's going to happen with the 11-year-old. We're going to have to see what his
condition is going to be before we present findings of the
case.
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