Oh my gosh, has Nelly really been caught cheating on Ashanti while he’s in the middle of dealing with an arrest for having ecstasy? Seriously? And now people think he might be cheating with his ex, Miss Jackson, who he was with for seven years? Nelly, really? My ex, your ex, and Nelly? Sure, okay. We didn’t end on bad terms; there’s no bad blood between us, and keeping that door open for friendship is really important to me.
I still talk to his mom, and my mom still keeps in touch with her. That connection hasn’t gone away. Alexa, play “I Knew You Were Trouble” by Taylor Swift. So, is this just a break? Yeah, you could say that—a break, a split—but I feel like we need to take this time apart. Personally, I need it because if our relationship is meant to come back, it will. And if this break stops that from happening, then maybe it wasn’t meant to be after all.
Okay, so here we go again with Nelly getting into some trouble. He recently got arrested at a casino, and things went south real quick when the cops found some pills on him. It all started when they asked him for his ID, just part of the usual check by the Missouri Gaming Commission. But then, surprise! When they ran his info, they found out Nelly had an active warrant for not having insurance from an old traffic stop in Maryland Heights. So, they arrested him right then and there, and when they searched him, they found four ecstasy pills. That got him charged with felony possession and, of course, the warrant for no insurance.
Now, I have to ask—why on earth does Nelly not have car insurance? And seriously, who was he taking those pills with? Because it definitely wasn’t Ashanti, who was at home. A lot of people on social media are saying he might’ve been with someone else. One person even said, “Ashanti better leave Nelly before the baby’s born; he’s clearly cheating. LMAO.” I had to block her after that.
And out of nowhere, now there’s talk that Nelly could be cheating on Ashanti with his ex, Shantel Jackson. Is that why she was on social media the other day, talking about their breakup and how she was the one who ended things because she needed some space to figure stuff out?
“I left because I needed space. At first, I wasn’t sure if that space would help us come back together or if it was just time to rip off the Band-Aid. When we first started dating, I was always traveling with him, going to concerts and all that. But then I started spending more time at home, focusing on my company, Shoe Gummi, and other projects. He was still on the road a lot, and we just started growing apart. It became this big question of, ‘What are we doing? Where is this going?’ So, we decided to take some time apart to see if that would bring us back together or help us figure out what’s next.”
Shantel later mentioned that the space was necessary to finally tear off that Band-Aid and made it clear there’s no hard feelings between her and Nelly. Now, I don’t know if they’re still in touch, but rumors started flying that Nelly might be cheating on Ashanti with Shantel. Even though Shantel said there wasn’t any big drama behind their breakup, people on social media started questioning why she’s talking about it now, especially since Nelly’s married to Ashanti. Some are wondering if she’s trying to stir the pot or maybe even rekindle something with Nelly. Honestly, if they did reconnect, it would be wild! But whether or not Nelly’s involved with Shantel, some folks think he’s seeing someone else. There were already rumors a few weeks ago that Nelly got another woman pregnant, and just to be clear, that woman isn’t pregnant because she just had a—[Music]—baby. Maybe we should focus on that new baby for now.
Anyway, Tasha K was the one who spilled the tea about Nelly supposedly fathering a child with another woman, and when the rumor first broke, some people thought it was just a mix-up with Nelly’s daughter, who recently had a baby. But Tasha made it clear—she wasn’t talking about him being a grandpa; she meant he fathered another child with someone who isn’t Ashanti. She even had screenshots suggesting that this baby boy lives in Atlanta.
If these cheating rumors are true, it’s really disappointing, especially since Ashanti and Nelly originally broke up because of his betrayal. Sometimes, people’s insecurities lead them to act out in ways they shouldn’t, you know? I’ve been betrayed before, and I think you have to grow from it, take responsibility, and move on. I’m not a fan of people who act like cowards. You’ve got to know who you are, understand what you want, and go after it. I’m in a different place now.
Ashanti has spoken about the betrayal before, like in 2018 when a fan at her concert cursed Nelly out, and she just pointed at them and said, ‘Word, I’ve been betrayed before,’ making it clear in public. And now, here we are, talking about the possibility of Nelly not just cheating, but maybe even cheating with his ex. It’s all just so messy!”
We really need to talk about Nelly and his ongoing issues because that’s at the heart of why all this drama is blowing up right now. Not too long ago, a video from his performance at Melbourne’s Juice Fest went viral, and not in a good way. Nelly was on stage, totally out of it—his eyes were rolling back, and he was missing cues left and right. Fans immediately took to social media, worried about what was going on. It was pretty clear that something wasn’t right. And honestly, this isn’t a new thing for him.
Back in 2012, Nelly’s tour bus was stopped at a border checkpoint in West Texas, and what did the cops find? Weed, heroin, and a loaded gun. Someone from his crew took the blame and got arrested, while Nelly and the others were let go. Fast forward to 2015, and his tour bus gets pulled over again, this time for missing some stickers, but they also found more drugs and several guns. Nelly ended up facing charges for drug possession, and it wasn’t just weed this time.
And let’s not forget the other shady stuff, like when a college student named Monique Green accused Nelly of assaulting her on his tour bus. Nelly’s lawyer shot down the claims, saying she was just after money and fame. A week later, the case was dropped because Monique didn’t cooperate, but she said it was because she didn’t think she’d get a fair shake. And then there were more allegations—two anonymous women in England said Nelly assaulted them in 2016 and 2017 after being invited to hang out with him and his crew.
Now, with Nelly getting arrested again and those cheating rumors flying around, people are starting to wonder if Ashanti might have really messed up by getting back with him. But Nelly’s camp is saying this latest arrest is just part of some witch hunt. His lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, released a statement saying that Nelly wasn’t even charged with possession this time. Instead, he got arrested because of an old warrant from 2018 for not having proof of insurance, a warrant he apparently never knew about. Rosenblum claims that an overzealous officer targeted Nelly after he won a bunch of money at a casino. According to him, instead of just handling the winnings, the officer insisted on running a background check, found the warrant, and decided to handcuff Nelly and parade him through the casino. Then, during a search that Rosenblum says was totally unnecessary, the officer claimed to have found ecstasy in Nelly’s stuff.
So, what’s your take on this? Is Nelly just bad news? And do you think he might really be cheating on Ashanti with his ex? I’m dying to know what you all think, so drop your thoughts in the comments!
