Nelly's Parenting Comments To Ashanti Spark Backlash
During a recent appearance on TODAY, Nelly revealed that ahead of having a baby with Ashanti, he warned her that he didn't want to be 'chasing toddlers at 50.' He said with a laugh, 'Listen, I told her before we had this baby, I said, 'Now listen, I'm here. But chasing toddlers at 50… As many as you want, but as many nannies as we can afford.''
But now, a clip from the couple's new reality series, Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together, has sparked backlash, after several viewers were left shocked at Nelly casually admitting that he's 'got nothing' for their baby until he can walk and talk.
Things began with Ashanti noting that the 'wife and mommy side' of her was upset that Nelly was going on tour, given that she'd be spending more time parenting their infant son alone. 'It's just with the baby, it's a lot,' she said.
In response, Nelly told her, 'Well, listen, it's all you, I ain't even gon' lie. You know, I ain't got nothing for him.' Ashanti replied, 'Absolutely not, I know.'
In another scene, Nelly told a group of his friends, 'Until he can say 'I'm hungry,' until he can say, 'I need to use the bathroom,' it's gonna be a lot in your lap… As soon as he gets to walking and talking, he with the crew.'
Ashanti later called Nelly out for sleeping through their baby's cries at night. 'I'm trying to understand how is it that you sleep through when he starts crying?' she said.
Nelly replied, 'Do y'all really be up at night? I heard about it,' prompting Ashanti to give some side-eye and say, 'You know what? It's absolutely ridiculous that you'll still be dead sleep and he'll be mad loud.'
'I don't even hear y'all, man!' Nelly said, describing his ability to sleep through the night as 'a gift.' Ashanti replied, 'No. That means get up, it's your turn to change him.'
Nelly then said, 'Baby, I'll give you the world… I just ain't changing no diapers.' In response, a fed-up looking Ashanti rolled her eyes before FaceTiming their nanny to check on their little one — something that seemingly annoyed Nelly, who asked, 'Why you don't ever sound that excited when I call?'
Reacting to the awkward clip online, one person wrote, 'Him asking 'Do yall really be up at night' would've got me my own season of Snapped. Because WHAT?!?!?!!!' Another said, 'This is not normal… Men should not get away with doing the bare minimum. He treats her like she should be glad he gave her a child.'
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