Ashanti said a famous music producer asked her to shower with him or pay $80,000 for songs they worked on together

Her quotes are so ghetto. Does she speak English?

Feel like it wasn’t Ja, as they had a good run together. Kanye’s insane, but this doesn’t seem like him. Maybe Pharrell tho.

R1 thinks Donald Trump is a great speaker

So, did she shower with him?

Jerry Herman

L.A. Reid?

Didn’t she go down in a plane decades ago?

It's interesting because Irv Gotti was the biggest creep of all the big producers around the year 2000, besides R. Kelly. My guess would be R.Kelly but she would've just said his name since everyone else has.

I can't see Pharrell, Timbaland or Puff Daddy doing something like that.

Or she could just be making it up.

Duh thats par for the course in the music industry.

It wouldn’t be Irv Gotti or Ja Rule because she said she only worked on 3 songs with him. Irv Gotti produced almost all her early work.

R1: “ Her quotes…”

Oh DEAR.

Famous producers she worked with that were one-offs were Jermaine Dupri, Akon, Babyface, and DJ Clue. DJ clue produced 2 songs on her last album whereas the other guys only did 1 song. Clue isn’t famous pop wise but he’s well known in the rap / R&B community. He’s been around for at least 30 years.

Jermaine wouldn’t surprise me. Babyface would lol. I’ve never thought Babyface liked women that way.

Ashanti denying the relationship with Irv Gotti was a bad move and damaged her credibility. They made HUGE hits and could tour for eternity on just those songs. But they instead choose to argue over stuff that happened over 20 years ago.

Her mom probably told her to deny it forever. They both need to realize she isn't 20 anymore. At 40 years old no one cares about who you were doing it with! We all regret some people we fucked when we were young.

Was it a relationship?

Irv Gotti was a piece of shit. He mishandled a lot of artists. All these rappers and producers used to be handed record labels and they’d sign artists to get advance money and then blow the money on shit.

Charli Baltimore (Biggie’s ex girlfriend) said Irv blew her whole album budget on coke.

r13 I thought about Jermaine but he did later work for her in 2007/2008 and Im assuming this incident happened closer to 2000. He was also dating Janet Jackson all during that time. I just can't see the other guys doing that either. She I dont think she worked with west coast people either because of the beef Ja Rule had with 50 Cent.

r15 Irv is an awful person. but its so common for the producers to sleep with the artists, big deal Ashanti. I could see her denying it when she had that R&B princess image, but after the label disbanded there was no point.

"We all regret some people we fucked when we were young."

She's talking about sexual harassment, not "fucking"

You really think it's rare for music producers to do stuff like this?

r18, my post wasn't regarding OP's article and someone sexually harassing her. I was speaking about Ashanti as it relates to Irv Gotti, because I'm sure it was discussed in that interview as well.

R16 See I think it happened on the later end. She only worked with Murder Inc producers for her first 3 albums.

She was in rapid decline by 2008 so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone got her when she was vulnerable.

I guess it depends on how old she looked at the time.

R1, she speaks very well actually. Typical Long Island girl. Her speaking voice sounds like a black Fran Drescher.

R8 This happened in more recent years so don't think it's R. Kelly. I think it's some no name producer on the come up in hip hop. I don't think this occurred when she still had radio hits.

This woman hasn't had a hit in years but stays working in fluff movies on Lifetime and Netflix. And she forver has royalties for writing her own songs and many of Jlos biggest hits.

She did not fuck him and was appalled by his behavior.

Irvine Gotti wasn't so much a creep but typical womanizer who had affairs with the women who worked with.

R2, It definetly wasn't Ja. They are still cool and do live shows together.

Dallas "Fucks for Tracks" Austin

R14 she basically came clean about their affair and how he was continously lying to her about leaving his wife. Irvine Gottie handle it extremely messy and tried to bash her in the media, when she obviously was an impressionable young girl.

R7, you are thinking about Aaliya.hAshanti became famous right after Aaliyahs death. As much as I love Beyonce, when she first hit the scene she mimicked Ashanti's NYC glamor but street style.Before then Bey was wearing them ugly ass country bumpkin looking dresses designed by her mom.

R16, you do realize 50 cent is from Queens.

[Quote] I can't see Pharrell, Timbaland or Puff Daddy doing something like that.

Because Diddy isn't known for being a creep....

Sounds like Jermaine Dupri. He’s a notorious creep.

Someone mentioned Dallas Austin…thanks for the laugh.

r31 diddy creeps with the mens hunny, Ashanti aint got nothing for him lol

r30 50 Cent didnt produce

Where is the soap? That's a damn good deal. Shower or $80,000, girl, take the shower and move the hell on.

Right, R35?

Especially since the rumor mill claimed Ashanti was escorting amongst the elites of the developing world.

Take the $80,000 and keep it pushing. And, name the pervert.

R33 Diddy is bi and treated Cassie like shit.