Usher's Stalker Releases Video: "I'm Not A Stalker, We're Married" (VIDEO)
R&B singer Usher obtained a temporary restraining order against a 26-year-old woman who showed up at his Atlanta home twice, according to E!Online.
The complaint states that 26 year-year-old Darsheelle Jones-Rakestraw first showed up at the singer's home Saturday and was told by police not to come back, reported TMZ, who obtained the petition.
But she returned the following day, telling responding officers that she was Mrs. Usher Raymond and that she had misplaced her keys. She was subsequently detained on suspicion of trespassing.
Darshelle posted a YouTube video Wednesday responding to Usher's allegations and restraining order. In the video, she claims that Usher has been secretly sending her cash since last year, promised to make living arrangements for her and help with her music career.
"I would like to make aware for my own purposes," she says in the video, "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 in love with Mr. Raymond but I do not appreciate the fact that he has tried to charge me with stalking," she added. "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. That is the reason why I showed up at his property."
She continues: "I am not a stalker. 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."
Darshelle, who is listed as standing at 5'2" and weighs between 140 and 180 lbs according to the petition, also said she plans to file defamation charges against Usher soon. "I'm not a stalker ... [Usher] has officially slandered me and defamed my character."
Usher is one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23 million copies in the United States alone and over 65 million records worldwide. Usher has won numerous awards including seven Grammy Awards.
Usher is a mentor and friend to pop singer Justin Bieber. When Bieber first came to the United States when he was 13-years-old, Usher signed Bieber to his company Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Usher and Scooter Braun who originally discovered Bieber.
