Dame Dash Explains Appearance In R. Kelly’s ‘Fiesta’ Music Video
Dame Dash is setting the report straight and explaining why he appeared in R. Kelly‘s ‘Fiesta’ music video regardless of allegations towards the singer involving Aaliyah.
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Dame Dash Explains Appearing In R. Kelly’s ‘Fiesta’ Music Video
Earlier this week, Dash took to Instagram to share a clip of himself. In the video, Dash learn a query from a fan that appeared to reference R. Kelly: “Especially considering what the entire industry knew about him, why did you appear in the ‘Fiesta’ video?”
In flip, Dash defined:
“…when Jay was proceeding to still do business with R. Kelly, I went back and told Aaliyah, like, ‘Yo, they’re still doing projects, they got singles together, they’re shooting videos. I don’t want to go to the video. I don’t want to be or have any parts of it.’”
Dash stated that in response, Aaliyah, urged him to nonetheless take part in Jay’s enterprise with Kelly.
“What she told was that, ‘I don’t want to start any trouble. It would probably trigger more attention on it. I just want to heal. I just want to leave this alone and get as far away from it as possible. I don’t want to hear about it.’” Dash stated, recalling Aaliyah’s alleged phrases.
Furthermore, Aaliyah allegedly instructed Dash she was “happy” with their romance and the place it was going. Before concluding her ideas, the singer allegedly shared two guidelines for Dash to abide by.
“‘Just don’t appear in any scene with him and don’t take any pictures with him,’” the singer allegedly instructed Dash.
Ultimately, Dash defined that through the music video shoot for ‘Fiesta,’ he “stayed” in his trailer more often than not. However, when it was time for him to seem within the video, he solely did scenes the place he appeared solely alongside Jay-Z.
Social Media Reacts
Social media customers shared combined reactions to Dash’s clarification in his remark part.
Instagram consumer @emiliaisemmalee wrote, “it means a lot for people who go through sexual assault etc. to have loved ones by their side & open enough to listen to how they’d prefer to navigate life & complex situations. i’m really thankful you two had each other. eye hope more people experience love & support like that, in public & private. from biz inspo to character insights, thanks for everything dame ”
While Instagram consumer @keyknozart added, “it’s sad u have to explain yourself you made this clear before and no reason to cap Aaliyah from how I remember hearing how she articulate things I believe she thought like this so it make sense and believable! Didn’t have to know her to figure this! Thanks for staying solid for queen you a real one dame for being open and candid it’s respected!”
Instagram consumer @jacked_johnfitness wrote, “Watching the video I never would have guessed his girl had told him R Kelly was her victimizer.”
While Instagram consumer @razorramone1 added, “But you’re still in the video! Terrible explanation. You’re either on board, or you’re not.”
Instagram consumer @mizhyatt022 wrote, “Thank you for being supportive of her.. after what she went through I know that your actions made her feel safe and supportive. Don’t listen to the negative people.”
While Instagram consumer @rangesport1 added, “I don’t believe this nonsense. If Dame had an issue with R. Kelly, he would have not been in the video period…”
Instagram consumer @promotionsbytahra_ent wrote, “You don’t have to keep explaining yourself cause if they were not around back then they will not understand”
The Music Exec Previously Spoke On Jay-Z Choosing To Work With R. Kelly Despite The Allegations Involving Aaliyah
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, in July 2023, Dash appeared on the ‘That’s F*****d Up’ Podcast, the place he spoke about understanding what Kelly “did” to Aaliyah.
At the time, Dash additionally defined that he “couldn’t believe” Jay-Z opted to do a full-length venture, ‘The Best of Both Worlds,’ with Kelly “knowing that he had raped my girl.”
“If you look at it, I’m not on there as an executive producer… Just don’t put my name on that. I don’t want no money from that. ” he stated on the time. “And the did the s**t twice — it was just flagrant.”
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