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From The Associated Press

The wedding between Usher and his pregnant fiance has been canceled, his publicist told The Associated Press on Saturday.

The wedding between the multiplatinum singer and his longtime girlfriend, Tameka Foster, had been scheduled for Saturday. The pair are expecting their first child together sometime this fall.

Publicist Patti Webster said, “No additional information will be given regarding the circumstances of the cancellation, but we hope the privacy of this matter will be respected.”

John Grisham’s essay about his life in high school is expected to bring in record sales for his alma mater’s literary magazine this year. “I wrote him asking if he would write a letter to the students that we could use as an introduction,” said April Holifield, the sponsor for Melange, the magazine of poetry, short stories, essays and art work produced by students at Southaven High School in Southaven, Miss. Grisham sent the essay two months later.