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Months after announcing their separation<\/a>, Usher and Grace Miguel\u00a0have officially started\u00a0divorce proceedings.<\/p>\n According to legal documents obtained by TMZ<\/em><\/a>, Usher filed for divorce\u00a0Friday in Atlanta. The 40-year-old singer married Miguel\u00a0in September 2015,\u00a0about six years after they began\u00a0dating<\/a>. Grace previously worked as Usher’s manager. The couple did not share any children.<\/p>\n TMZ<\/em> reports that the legal documents list\u00a0Dec.\u00a024, 2017 as Usher and Grace’s date of separation.\u00a0The documents\u00a0state that the former couple have\u00a0reached a confidential settlement agreement\u00a0awaiting court approval. According to\u00a0The Blast<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Usher is using the same attorney he retained in his a previous custody battle with\u00a0ex-wife, Tameka Foster<\/a>.<\/p>\n Usher and Miguel confirmed their split in March of this year, issuing a joint statement that read:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n After much thought and consideration, we have mutually decided to separate as a couple. We remain deeply connected, loving friends who will continue supporting each other through the next phases of our lives,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThe enormous amount of love and respect that we have for each other will only increase as we move forward.<\/p>\n
\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The announcement was made after Usher was hit with multiple lawsuits in which he was accused of\u00a0knowlingly infecting people with herpes<\/a>. Usher denied the allegations, insisting he had no intentions to cause harm. He also argued that the plaintiffs\u00a0“assumed the risk” when they consented to have sex with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n