Ashanti revealed that she prayed for Irv Gotti before his death last month. and hoped they were in a better place. During an appearance on Angie Martinez’s IRL podcast, she revealed that the words of her Instagram tribute are how she truly feels about the late mogul.
“I was really sad and I’m still sad that it ended like this, because there was a time where things were just amazing,” said Ashanti. “And I know my heart always just wanted peace for both of us and for us to be cordial. I wished peace for him. I prayed for him to be at peace and you just don’t really see this – it really just came out of nowhere.”
You can hear it all below.
After his death, Ashanti acknowledged she and Gotti weren’t on the “best terms” before he passed and expressed she is “grateful for everything that you’ve done for me.”
You can see Ashanti’s entire message below.