Ashanti’s VMAs Purse Is a Sweet Nod to Her Rekindled Romance With Nelly
Ashanti’s VMAs Purse Is a Sweet Nod to Her Rekindled Romance With NellySeptember 13, 2023 at 02:30AMAshanti’s accessories really came in clutch. A day after Nelly officially confirmed the two were back together on “Boss Moves” with Rasheeda and Kirk, Ashanti took the news to the red carpet. The singer-songwriter arrived at the VMAs on Sept. 12 in a sparkling cutout gown with a crystallized chest piece and a clutch featuring a throwback photo of herself and Nelly. The standout accessory fully solidified the relationship news, ending months of speculation with a single outfit. Following their breakup in 2013, the two spent a full decade apart, with Nelly saying he just wasn’t ready for marriage, and Ashanti explicitly saying she’d been “betrayed.” After an unexpected reunion on Ja Rule and Fat Joe’s Verzuz DJ battle, Ashanti told Andy Cohen in December 2022 that…