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Celebrity men who have been awarded sole custody of their young children

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  • Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster went through a nasty custody battle. In the end, he was granted full custody of his 5 and 6-year-old sons.
  •  Jesse James was awarded sole custody of his then seven-year-old daughter Sunny in June 2011. This ended an extended court battle with ex-wife Janine Lindemulder. 
  • Lenny Kravitz received primary custody of his daughter, Zoe when she was 11 years old. Until then Zoe lived with Kravitz's ex-wife Lisa Bonet.Zoe is now 23 and a burgeoning actress and model. Kravitz said:"Watching my daughter grow up is the highlight of everything."
  • Britney Spears ended her custody battle with her ex-husband, Kevin Federline in July 2008. She agreed to give him sole legal and physical custody of their two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James while she would continue to have visitation rights. Since then, the couple have reportedly moved closer to shared custody.
  • In March 2011, a Chicago court awarded NBA star Dwayne Wade sole "care, custody and control" of his two sons, following a bitter custody battle with ex-wife Siohvaughn Wade.
  • After a long and bitter court battle Deion Sanders was granted full custody of his two sons, ages 11 and 12. He and his ex-wife will share custody of their 9-year-old daughter.
  • Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo announced the birth of a son, Cristiano Jr., in June 2010. The identity of the boy's mother is unknown and the Real Madrid player said he had "exclusive guardianship" of the child.
Jesse James
Photo: Huffington Post

Jesse James

Jesse James was awarded sole custody of his then seven-year-old daughter Sunny in June 2011. This ended an extended court battle with ex-wife Janine Lindemulder.

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