Nelly and Ashanti are husband and wife and have been for some time now, according to a legal documents database. The “Lil Bit” rapper and “Only U” singer quietly tied the knot late last year, according to the St. Louis County Recorder.
The Missouri database entry said Nelly (born Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.) and Ashanti (full name Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas) married on Dec. 27, 2023, but had no additional information about their nuptials.
TMZ first reported on the database entry Wednesday. Representatives for the pair did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment Wednesday. Just months ago, Ashanti confirmed that she and the “Hot in Herre” rapper, 49, were betrothed and expecting their first child together.
The “Baby” singer, 43, told Essence in April that she was looking forward to entering motherhood “with my family, fiancé and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career.” According to the database, the R&B stars married shortly after rekindling their romance in September. Nelly confirmed his romance with Ashanti in an interview with Rasheeda of “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” on her “Boss Moves” TV show.
“Yeah, we cool again,” he said at the time. “I think it surprised both of us, though. It wasn’t anything that .
..[was] planned.
I think we’re both pretty much doing what we do.” Nelly and Ashanti split in 2013. Before calling it quits, the “Body On Me” collaborators had dated on and off for 11 years.
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