For years after their breakup, neither Nelly nor Ashanti seemed to want to place any blame regarding the end of their relationship. That changed at a concert in 2018. Taking the stage, Ashanti began, "I've been betrayed before. Publicly at that." Someone in the crowd yelled out, "F**k Nelly!" Ashanti pointed at them and just said, "Word," seemingly confirming what many had suspected for a while: the reason for the end of the relationship was Nelly's betrayal of Ashanti and not the other way around.
Ashanti's 2018 comments came after even vaguer comments on The Meredith Vieira Show in 2015. Speaking about the betrayal, the singer said (via US Weekly), "I think sometimes when people have their own insecurities, it allows them to act out of character. I've been betrayed." Ashanti went on to say, "I'm not a big fan of people being cowards," adding, "I'm in a different place now." On Watch What Happens Live in 2019, Ashanti told Andy Cohen that she had not seen Nelly since they broke up six years prior.
While Ashanti clearly has no interest in divulging the nitty gritty details of the breakup yet, it seems like she blames Nelly for the split and has no interest in ever getting back together.
