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Elgin “Ginuwine” Lumpkin found himself in a particularly pleasing situation during a recent Ashanti performance. The singer graced him with a lap dance.

Although it wasn’t too S&M or bondage, apparently, Ashanti had Ginuwine bound to a chair on stage. According to him, his hands weren’t free, and she was on the verge of getting into “mad trouble.”

@ashanti better stop hand cuffing me before she get in mad trouble,” Ginuwine mentions via his video post. As you’ll see from the video, during her lap dance, Ashanti ended up getting stuck to the “In Those Jeans” singer — effectively staying on his lap longer than intended.

In the video, you’ll see Ashanti and her crew members attempt to see what’s going on. Fans have commented that, without the volume turned up, they thought they were “feeling a hard penis,” says one Instagram user.

However, given that it’s Ashanti, is that possibility so far-fetched? I mean, seriously…

So, Here’s What Happened On Stage [Video]>>>

Ashanti with her sister and parents, Tina and Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas [Instagram]
This is a pretty intense story, by a woman who has recently come forward with graphic claims about Ashanti’s parents, Ken-Kaide Douglas Thomas and Tina Douglas. In a nutshell, Stephanie Taylor detailed the alleged years-long molestation she claims to have endured at the the hands of Ashanti’s Dad, beginning approximately at age 9, up into her teen years. Stephanie knew Ashanti’s mother, Tina, very well and claims Tina did nothing to help her escape the alleged sexual abuse.

In a recent interview with ‘UnWine With Tasha K,’ Ms. Taylor tearfully shared her story, because she says she does not want to take it to her grave. Stephanie’s story begins in the 1970s, when she was 9-ish and Ken-Kaide was reportedly in his early 20’s. Her details are lengthy, but we’ve condensed much of them below, as well as included her full video interview…

Stephanie Taylor, woman accusing Ashanti’s dad, Ken-Kaide, of impregnating her at 11 [via Youtube]
– Stephanie Taylor met Ashanti’s parents when she enrolled into their dance school as a little girl. She described a then 20-something year old Tina as a very nice woman and said Ken was very friendly as well at that time.

– Taylor says Ken began showing special interests in her as a child and would take her home from dance class. She says he also got in good with her parents, whom Stephanie says were dysfunctional- and says Ken-Kaide would oftentimes bring her alcoholic Dad beers and spend time with her family.

– Stephanie was also in Ashanti’s parent’s wedding as a child.

– Ken-Kaide eventually touched her in a sexual manner around age 9, and told her not to tell anyone, according to Taylor. She was distraught, she says.

Then Things Took An Even More Drastic Turn For The Worse, Says Accuser>>>

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It’s pretty hard to think of an artist who is already, “On” to not show any love and support to an artist on the rise. That’s what folks are thinking after Ashanti appeared on an episode of Good Morning Ameria and barely even made eye-contact with invited guest Erika Kayne.

Who is Erika Kayne

Erika Kayne is a bartender at her father’s restaurant lounge KeVante’s, and on Thursday nights they have Karaoke night in which Erika often sings while performing her duties at the restaurant. In the video Erika, covers Jazmine Sullivan’s “Need U Bad,” The video went viral and reposted by celebrities such as Snoop Dog and that’s what landed her on GMA last week.

Fellow singer and actress Keke Palmer was a fill-in co-host and Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Ashanti was an earlier guest on the show. When Erika came out on the stage singing she was gleefully greeted by Keke and the show’s host and they stood up to greet her, meanwhile, Ashanti did not get up, shake her hand or anything.

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During the interview, Ashanti barely made eye-contact and her body language remained stiff and only clapped when everyone else clapped and smiled even when Erika gave her a compliment about “selling out shows like Beyonce, Keke and Ashanti”.

After the airing of GMA, Erika posted a photo with a thank you caption and the only person she did not “@” mention was Ashanti… look below 

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Meanwhile, Ashanti has been doing promo runs for her new movie “Stuck” and new music but there’s no sign on her Instagram page of that particular promotion run.

See the awkward video and what fans said >>>

Ashanti's Newest Photos Send Internet Into Frenzy, And Rightfully So

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA — Ashanti, after finding herself in national headlines recently, moves the public’s attention with her newest photos via Instagram. Some of them are real neck-breakers.

Ashanti, concert extraordinaire, was recently in headlines after one of her shows canceled due to poor ticket sales. And by “poor ticket sales,” we mean she reportedly sold only 24 tickets.

FYI: According to Hot 97, Ashanti tickets went on sale at Stony Brook University for its “Back to Brook” event. The source says Teyana Taylor was supposed to perform the event, but she pulled out at the last minute. That’s when Ashanti, “Rock With You” artist, stepped in. Supposedly, that was the reason for low ticket sales.

NEVERTHELESS…

Ashanti — age 38 — still looks young as ever. Her body seems to have found the fountain of youth, putting on a visual “Ashanti concert” wherever she appears.

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Ja Rule and Ashanti were a dynamic duo back in the day. However, as you can see, her appearance is still “dynamic” all its own.

As described by Daily Mail Online, Ashanti showed off:

“…her amply endowed cleavage in an off-the-shoulder black mini-dress with full sleeves and a mid-thigh hemline. Her sleeves were puffed out, adding a stylish touch, and she cinched a belt around her waistline to play up her svelte frame.”

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“Ashanti let her sumptuous platinum blonde hairdo tumble freely around her shoulders, clasping on a glinting double necklace,” Daily Mail Online continued its description of the singer’s photo.

“The Long Island-born songbird modeled a pair of chic little earrings, accentuating her bombshell features with an elegant makeup job,” the source finished.

Of course, this particular instance was an Ashanti concert at the MTV Midterm-Election After Party. According to Footwear News, the event happened at Miami-Dade College, alongside Fat Joe.

‘WE VOTED’

Apparently, Ashanti now has been quite active in getting others to vote and participate in the mid-term election.

“If you are not happy with the way things are right now let’s make a change together,” mentioned via Ashanti’s Instagram. “BE The difference!!! Your VOTE MATTERS!!!”

Even in an interview with MSNBC, the singer pushed the initiative with an important, suggestive “twist” on Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign.

If you’re interested in the Ashanti interview, you can check the video footage for yourself below.

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[Featured Photo via Ashanti / Instagram]

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There comes a time in everyone’s life, where you just get pushed to the limit by someone who’s workin’ on your last ever-lovin’ nerve. Apparently, that day has come for Nelly and his pops. The St. Louis rapper/actor has just pretty much told his daddy that he’s ‘going down, down baby’ after what he’s just done with Nelly’s ex/singer, Ashanti.

Why Nelly Mad Tho?

As most of us already know, Nelly and Ashanti dated for many years on the low. They seemed inseparable actually, until suddenly one day they just split and the public never saw them together again. Word on the Old School curb is that the breakup was over something Ashanti allegedly did to Nelly during their relationship, but since they’ve never confirmed that, we won’t divulge any further details and/or allegations about it.

At any rate, whatever happened between them, is still stinging the HELL outta Nelly to this day. How do we know that? Well, because years after their breakup, he is HIGHLY pissed that his daddy, Cornell Hayes Sr., was spotted with Ashanti the other night. From the outside looking in, Nelly seems like a bitter, irate ex, because all his dad did was allow Ashanti to post of brief Snapchat video of himself backstage at her show, speaking on how much he’d enjoyed the concert.

However, following Ashanti’s Snapchat post, Nelly went on a Twitter AND Instagram rant from 12:21 a.m. all the way to 3:01 a.m.!  Talk about dedication, huh?

Nelly Publicly Cuts Dad Off Financially

Nelly started off his rant, by letting his pops known he will no longer help him financially:

The word father is [a] strong word..something I never knew anythIng about as a child because mine never did what he had to do only what he wanted… “HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT POPS I’M DONE WITH YA NO MORE MONEY FOM ME” LET THEM PAY YA BILLS!!

He then called his dad out for not being a true father to him back in the day:

“Just because it’s ya DNA DONT MAKE YOU A FATHER..!!! Mine never saw me play sports never taught me anything never saw me graduate and I still took care of him for almost 20 years he never to care of me for half that..!!!! And till this day he still does what ever he wants even tho I pay his bills .. “WELL USE TO” ..!!! That’s Over as of tonight ..!!!”

Nelly then praised his mother for picking up the slack of not having his father their to support them:

You don’t see my mama…should have known she would hold it down…she always had a job…came to my games…saw her son graduate saw me score my 1st touchdown bought me my 1st pair J’s…wiped my tear away when I lost the big game and taught me how to play sports! “MAMAS BOY!!!”

He also shouted put all mothers who are like his mother:

Nelly: S/O to all the mamas that had to be fathers for the kids…to my mama who taught me how to catch and play ball took me to my game borrowed money to buy me cleats and stood up and cheered when I walked the stage .. I LOVE YOU Mama….!! I GET IT NOW TOTALLY..!!!

Overall, it seems like the innocent Snapchat video between Nelly’s ex-girlfriend Ashanti and his pops, was just the spark he needed, to finally get a plethora of things off his chest. Still waiting for Nelly him speak on why he has an issue (if any) with Ashanti though…that’s the one elephant in the room of this entire scenario, that Nelly skipped right over.

One look at the latest move boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather, just made in his pending court case, and it’s clear to see why he and 50 Cent were such good potnas. They hold grudges for a long time and once someone is their enemy, he/she is their enemy seemingly for life- just ask Ja Rule. Or in this case, let’s just ask Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend, who is now Nelly’s current girlfriend, Shantell Jackson.

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Nelly and his girlfriend, Shantel Jackson  (Photo by Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

What Does Ashanti Have To Do With This?

After Floyd and his then long-time girlfriend, Shantell Jackson, broke up in 2014, she soon started a relationship with Nelly, reportedly that same year and they’re still going strong.

Ever since Floyd’s and Shantell’s breakup though, the two exes have both thrown public jabs at each other. In 2014, Jackson filed a lawsuit against Mayweather for assault and battery, defamation and invasion of privacy, after accusing him of releasing her personal medical information on social media, regarding an abortion he says she had while they were together.

Mayweather on the other hand, countersued Jackson for stealing money off his credit cards without his permission. So what does any of this have to do with Nelly or his ex-girlfriend, Ashanti? Not sure, but according to Mayweather, they clearly have SOMETHING relevant to bring to the case, because he’s just filed a legal request on April 20,2018, to have both of them deposed in his and Shantell’s upcoming January 2019 court trial.

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Ashanti and Nelly reportedly broke up in 2010, after years of dating. So her time with Nelly doesn’t seem to cross Nelly’s relationship with Shantell, which as we mentioned, began in 2014.

Therefore, it’s suspected that Mayweather and his team are trying to use as many famous faces as they can to build a stronger looking case against Shantell. It’s also being assumed that Mayweather, who reportedly is still pissed that Nelly’s dating his ex, wants to depose Nelly in the case, just for embarrassment purposes:

Via The Blast: With Nelly, it’s a good bet Mayweather wants to open the R&B star up to a line of personal and embarrassing questions regarding the intimate details of his relationship with Shantel Jackson. […] It’s possible Mayweather wants to put pressure on Jackson by roping in powerful celebrities and people close to her.

Recap Of Mayweather vs. Shantell Jackson Lawsuit

In case you missed what all their drama is actually about, here it is…

Shantell Jackson’s claims…
As we previously reported, according to Ms. Jackson, she had a rocky relationship with Floyd and claimed that he once choked her, controlled her, and embarrassed her online after they broke up, by revealing that she’d aborted their twin babies. Then she claimed things blew up between them after she began dating Nelly and attended an NBA game with him three months after she had the abortion.

Floyd Mayweather’s claims…

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Shantel Jackson with then fiancee, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Photo provided by Allred, Maroko, Goldberg via Getty Images)

Mayweather claims that Shantel stole thousands of dollars from him in cash and credit cards, while they were dating and that she’d been hiding it the whole time. In his court filing, Floyd claimed that Shantel gained access to all of his credit card accounts and also stole cash he had stashed around his home to go on a ton of secret shopping sprees. He also claims that Shantel had the stolen goods shipped to various hidden locations, so he would not be able to trace it back to her. In legal docs, his lawyer noted accused Shantel of gaining Floyd’s trust, only to rob him later:

“As a result of that confidence, Mayweather, who’s education ended at eighth grade, did not audit or otherwise inspect either his cash or his credit card statements for theft by Jackson.”

Mayweather’s suing Jackson for an undisclosed amount of money. Both Mayweather and Ms. Jackson have both denied all claims against each other.

We’ve got love for Wendy Williams, but there’s no denying that the sista is always draggin’ somebody to smithereens and back. It never fails. Someone is always a victim of scrutiny when it comes to the “Hot Topic” segment of The Wendy Williams Show. Now, it looks like Ashanti is the latest celebrity caught in the Wendy Williams crossfire. Apparently, Wendy feels some type of way about the singer’s music and she thinks, at 37 (even though Wendy believes Ashanti is 40), it’s time for Ashanti to put the microphone up and move on. Of course, the comments were as brash as you’d expect for Wendy Williams and Ashanti fans, everywhere, are shaking their heads.

Erotic…

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Draggin’ Ashanti:

By now, we all know how Ashanti reacted when someone called her a stripper recently. Now, Wendy Williams is offering her take on the fiasco. “40 something at this point. Nobody cares about her music, 37, same difference. You are – and I didn’t call you a stripper – I call you an exotic dancer. And I agree with what Joe [Budden] was saying, Ashanti just take it for what it is. Nobody’s buying your music. Nobody cares about your music. You’ve got a beautiful body, and you’re using it to make your bones. And that is a fact, jack.”

Here’s a clip from The Wendy Williams Show:

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Fans’ Reaction:

As expected, Ashanti fans weren’t pissed off over Wendy’s comments. In fact, many people who aren’t even fans of the singer have agreed Wendy took things a bit far. Many Twitter users argue that Wendy Williams doesn’t realize there’s a fine line between “keeping it real” and being blatantly disrespectful. Others wasted no time dragging Wendy the way she dragged Ashanti. People quickly reminded Wendy of her own drama over the past couple months and how her life isn’t exactly perfect either.

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Ashanti has yet to respond to Wendy’s comments. However, based on how she responded to the fan for making it rain dollar bills on her and also how she checked Joe Budden’s “stripper” remarks, it’s only a matter of time before Ashanti verbally chin-checks the hell outta Wendy.

ILOSM fam,’ we all know that in the current days of twerkin’ substance-less music, and lack of love songs. That, combined with the fact that when it comes to many female singers oftentimes performing in nothing more the a piece of string, with about 12 inches of fabric covering their lady parts, the line between singer and stripper can sometimes get blurred. By the way, that was no judgement at all, those said singers look hella good doing what they do in my opinion.

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On the flip side though, whatever fan reactions the ladies get from their clothing onstage, or lack thereof, they must be prepared to deal with it. That was the case when the ‘blurred stripper line’ was crossed between Ashanti and a fan at her recent concert.

Watch Ashanti Check Fan

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On Saturday, Nov. 18th, Ashanti and Ja Rule performed at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. As she was singing while simultaneously giving a choreographed lap dance to one of her fans onstage, the whole situation went left. A random fan- who was later determined to be a strip club owner but we’ll get into that in a minute- started making it rain on Ashanti with a boatload of $1 bills. As he was emphatically tossin’ ’em up on the stage, Ashanti suddenly put her lap dance on pause and cursed the dude out with this message:

“Let me tell you something…stop, stop, stop. Yo, I’mma need you to stop throwing that money…I’m not a FUC*IN’ STRIPPER!”

Fan Apologizes AND Claps Back

The crowd went wild and he stopped, but then later on, news surfaced that the fan, Dyamin Thomas, was the owner of a nearby strip club in Honolulu. He also took the liberty of apologizing to Ashanti on social media, but not before clapping back at her for being hypocritical…

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Regardless of if Ashanti was onstage giving out sexy lap dances, bottom line is she isn’t an exotic dancer, so it’s understandable why she felt disrespected. Now, there’s nothing wrong with women choosing to be exotic dancers. However, when a female singer appears to be okay with mimicking some of the moves and clothing of an exotic dancer during her shows, it’s also understandable how that blurred line can mistakenly get confusing. Word to the wise for anyone else planning on going to Ashanti’s shows though: Don’t come for her, unless she comes for you.

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Ashanti has these ‘social media streets’ singing a collective “Baby, baby, baby, baby, babyyyy” just like she sang back in the day. Why? Because of the online photos she shared on Saturday (July 7, 2017). Now, we already know Ashanti’s a beautiful woman, but when she posted her barely there bikini swimsuit pics, showing her thick thighs, ‘apple bottom,’ and tiny waist, her fans were like ‘Good Gawd girl!’ And understandably so.

Throughout the years, Ashanti’s physique has taken on a life of it’s own and this time was no different. Check out her pics below and some of the comments her fans left…

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 On a side note, I wonder if her ex-boyfriend, Nelly, is checking her pics out on the low. I know he’s in a long term relationship with Floyd Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend, Shantel Jackson, so that’s no diss to her. However, that hasn’t stopped ‘Mr. Ee-I-ee-I’ from checking for Ashanti in the past, AFTER  he and Ashanti’s breakup.
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Nellly with current girlfriend, Shantel Jackson; Nelly’s ex, Ashanti; Shantel’s ex, boxing champ Floyd Mayweather

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In 2015Vibe reported how Nelly- who was also dating Shantel then- had a tough Instagram feud over Ashanti, with his former friend/St. Louis rapper, Loose Cannon S.L.I.M.. Loose Cannon seemed to taunt Nelly, by posting a bikini pic of Ashanti and labeling her his Women Crush Wednesday (#WCW) crush on Instagram:


Nelly then responded by posting a throwback Apple Bottoms ad of himself with S.L.I.M.’s baby mama topless. His caption implied he’d had some type of sexual encounter with the baby mama after the photo shoot back then:


Loose Cannon then posted a throwback pic of Nelly’s current girlfriend, Shantel Jackson, when he auditioned her for an Apple Bottoms ad back in the day. He, too, implied that he had sex with Shantel and that her new body was paid for by Floyd Mayweather. By the way, Floyd then posted an Instagram message on his page, telling his fans to go follow Loose Cannon- seemingly meant to be some side shade toward Nelly and Shantel as well:

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So, yeah…it got a lil’ heated for a minute and hopefully they’ve squashed their tension. Point is though: Nelly checks for his ex…at least he did two years ago. So again, wonder if he’s still doing it now. If he is, it’s understandable because Ashanti’s bikini body is catching everybody’s attention these days.

Well, it seems that Beyonce has started this whole thing of performing in bodysuits and leotards on stage, and there’s nothing wrong with it, but some fans are saying that enough is enough. Now although Ashanti is still fine, and “thicker than a Snicker”, and her adoring fans looove her, many of them are saying she’s too old for this, and that she should be “classier” than that.

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