Ashanti, Nelly Cozy Up, Sing Along to Usher Amid Dating Rumors

Ashanti and Nelly appear to be letting followers know that they’re taking issues at their very own tempo.

On Monday, August 7, Nelly, 48 — who dated Ashanti, 42, from 2003 to 2013 — as soon as once more sparked courting hypothesis by sharing an Instagram Story video of the hip-hop stars singing to Usher’s “Nice & Slow.”

“I just want to take it nice and slow,” Nelly and Ashanti croon within the video, because the “Foolish” singer rests her head on his. “See I’ve been waiting for this for so long.”

“We on my bro shyt,” the rapper captioned the submit.

The duo first sparked reconciliation rumors in April after they had been noticed holding fingers at a boxing match in Las Vegas. Two months later, the pair attended the third Annual Birthday Ball for Quality Control CEO Pierre Thomas in Atlanta, the place they posed with their arms round one another.

Nelly and Ashanti first met in 2003 at a Grammy Awards press convention, preserving their romantic relationship shut to the vest for the subsequent 10 years. Instead, the duo’s public-facing persona was nothing greater than collaborators and pals. In 2008, the twosome launched two duets collectively: “Body on Me” and “Switch.”

In 2010, Nelly informed Rap-Up TV that the 2 had been wedded to their careers.

“I’m married to my work. I’m married to getting things into a certain situation,” he defined on the time. “[Ashanti’s] married to getting things into a certain situation right now. We enjoy each other’s company. We love it.”

Two years after the pair’s 2013 cut up, Ashanti received candid about their relationship — and their breakup.

“I think sometimes when people have their own insecurities it allows them to act out of character,” she stated in a 2015 look on The Meredith Vieira Show. “I’ve been betrayed. Again, you just have to grow. You have to grow up and accept responsibility for the things that you do. I’m not a big fan of people being cowards. I think it’s really important to know yourself and understand what you want and get it. I’m in a different place right now.”

Following Nelly’s cut up from Shantel Jackson in July 2021, Ashanti and Nelly reunited to sing “Body on Me” whereas performing in Arizona in December 2022. Just a few days later, Ashanti revealed the place she stood with Nelly on the time.

“I saw a lot of comments. My reaction was, ‘Wow.’ It was a lot of comments and a lot of people wanting [us to get back together],” she stated throughout an interview on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “What I will say is, we’re in a better place. … We’re cool now. We had some conversations, so it was cool.”

In February, Nelly spoke out about making up with Ashanti after going via a tough breakup years prior.

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“Time does wonders for a lot of different things,” he informed Entertainment Tonight. “And time is one of those things that allows you time to reflect on what’s what, and you get a chance to see things in a different light and see your faults. So I think we both did that and it’s cool that we just friends.”