Ashanti addressed record producer Irv Gotti's death with an Instagram post on Feb. 7. The record producer, who worked with Ashanti in the early 2000s, died on Feb. 5.

I can’t believe things ended like this….and it makes me so sad,” Ashanti said, paying her respects to the late Irv Gotti.

On February 5, hip-hop heavy weight Irv Gotti tragically died at 54 years old. Since then, fans and musicians alike have mourned the famed director, producer, and label executive.

In 2022, Gotti infamously claimed he had an alleged romantic and sexual relationship with Ashanti during an appearance on the “Drink Champs” podcast. He later doubled down on his comments while appearing on an episode of “The Murder Inc Story,” claiming the pair had sex before the singer recorded her 2002 hit “Happy.”

The "In Da Club" rapper took to Instagram to pay his own kind of tribute to the late Murder Inc. founder, who was a close associate of his longtime rival, Ja Rule.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift reunited in her suite following Super Bowl 2025, and the professional athlete appeared sad after the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome. It was an epic matchup in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday, February 9, but the Eagles ultimately secured the win and took home...