Pregnant R&B singer Ashanti, 43, is reportedly embarrassed after her husband, Nelly was arrested for possession of ecstasy in Missouri.
Nelly, 49, was arrested in a St. Louis casino around 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
A Missouri State Trooper asked Nelly for his identification after the rapper won several casino jackpots.
When Nelly went to collect his winnings, he was searched by the officer who found ecstasy pills, also known as “Molly.”
The officer ran a search for warrants and found Nelly had an outstanding warrant for operating a vehicle without insurance in Maryland Heights in June 2018. The warrant was issued in December 2023.
The state trooper handcuffed Nelly and “felt compelled” to “parade him through the casino in front of other customers,” his attorney, Scott Rosenblum said.
Rosenblum said the cop was “overzealous” and “needlessly” ran a search for outstanding warrants. He said the cop did not have probable cause to search Nelly for drugs.
“I am 100% confident this case will go nowhere,” Rosenblum said. “And we will be asking for an inquiry into this officer’s conduct.”
The case may get dropped, however, the “Hot in Herre” rapper is still in trouble at home.
Ashanti trended on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. She was celebrating her mother’s birthday when the news of Nelly’s arrest broke.
Ashanti’s fans are furious that Nelly, a known womanizer, was arrested with ecstasy pills. They claim he wasn’t taking the stimulant drugs for sex with Ashanti because she’s still pregnant (and long overdue).
A YouTuber reported that the “What’s Luv?” singer and Nelly welcomed a baby boy 2 weeks ago. But the YouTuber used a photo of Da Brat’s baby. So far, no credible news outlet has confirmed the childbirth rumor.
Nelly and Ashanti met in 2003 and dated for a decade before breaking up. They linked up again in 2023, and announced they were expecting a child together — her first and his third.
Despite having a woman’s love, the bad boy rapper can’t seem to stay out of trouble.
In April 2015, Nelly was arrested on felony drug charges in Tennessee after a tour bus he was riding on was pulled over by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Nelly was also arrested in October 2017 in Auburn, Washington, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her on his tour bus.
Niggas was shittin on Ms.Jackson when they heard Nelly was back with Ashanti.
Now I SEE why she said let’s take a break. Lol
— Alexandria (@Alleeexxxx__) August 8, 2024
Yall asking who Nelly poppin x wit since Ashanti pregnant and they married. Nigga, his friends?! Damn. Heal. Shit
— L O N N A JAe (@illRAHRAH) August 8, 2024
How you get Ashanti back and go do that bs Nelly??
— jandra?? (@JandraMack) August 8, 2024
Yall thought Nelly was smiling so much cuz he got back with Ashanti…man that dude was rolllllinnnnnnnn ??? smfh
— s q u e e z e™ (@MiMii_BadAzz) August 8, 2024
