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This story was originally published in 2022.
It has been republished followingthe death of Irv Gotti.
Ashantiis setting the record straight about her alleged relationship with Irv Gotti.
Lets clear this up, Ashanti told Angie Martinez on theIRLpodcaston October 26.
We dealt with each other, but was Irv my boyfriend?
Was I his girlfriend?
Irv had several girlfriends, so Im a little confused by the label and the description.
Irv has flat-out lied about a lot of things, Ashanti explained.
Its very weird when you know youre lying and you just keep lying.
Thats where it becomes a little scary and a little mental.
I dont remember this at all.
Irv was salty, she recalled.
Irv would not let me come to the studio to record.
Irv was telling everyone not to record with me … You know what he said to me?
He said, Nah, you want to be with Nelly?
Go sign to Derrty Entertainment.
We dont want you.
Most egregious was Ashantis claim that Murder Inc sent death threats to her staff and labelmates.
I definitely feel like manipulation played a heavy part into me and Irvs situation, she said.
The genuine love Ashanti says she feels for Gotti is not reciprocated, according to the singer.
Its sad, she reasoned when asked why Gotti said theyd had a relationship.
I genuinely, in my heart, believe that Irv wishes death on me.
She wasnt as forgiving when she addressed the situation in a diss track earlier this month.
