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Ashanti Says A Producer Told Her She Had To Shower With Him In Exchange For Their Work Together
Ashanti Says A Producer Told Her She Had To Shower With Him In Exchange For Their Work Together,"I've been through a lot of interviews — and sometimes, I speak, but most of the time, I don't."

Ashanti Says A Producer Told Her She Had To Shower With Him In Exchange For Their Work Together

This story contains details of sexual harassment.

You know Ashanti, obviously — she is an R&B legend.

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During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, Ashanti talked more about the alleged incident, as well as why she continues to share her story.


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Ashanti said she thought the producer in question was joking at first, but she soon found out he was “dead serious.” “‘You know, let’s go out and let’s take a shower together, and I’ll give you the records,'” she recalled him saying. “‘If not, I need 40 racks per record.'”

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After some time, Ashanti said that she eventually realized the producer really was not kidding — and she had to “make some phone calls” to make sure “stuff was handled” regarding the extremely inappropriate situation that the producer created.

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“I’ve been through a lot of interviews — and sometimes, I speak, but most of the time, I don’t,” she said, noting that she doesn’t always share the details on “crazy situations” like this.

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“I feel like at this point, at 20 years being in, and where we are in social media and what we’re doing to progressively grow in this industry, I feel like just for a woman, I had to come out and just say my piece.”

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That’s real. You can watch the entire interview here.