How Their Love Became More Than Just a Dream

But in 2013, Ashanti fueled rumors of division.

“Nelly and I are in a space where I’m kind of focusing on my career,” she said on Hot 97. “He’s focused on what he’s doing. A lot has happened this year. A lot of things have been made public more than others before.”

“I have to do myself”, Ashanti, who released her album Brave heart in 2014, continued. “We’re in this space right now. And there have been things that have been said and things that have been done that probably shouldn’t have been said or done, but they were.”

She later confirmed the separation in 2015.

“I think sometimes when people have their own insecurities, it allows them to act out of character,” she said on The Meredith Vieira Show. “I was betrayed. Again, you just have to grow up. You have to grow up. You have to accept responsibility for the things you do.”

“I’m not a big fan of cowardly people,” she added. “So I think it’s really important to know yourself and figure out what you want and get it. You know, I’m in a different place right now.”