A fan who bombarded Ashanti’s manager mother with filthy sex fantasies about the singer/actress in a battery of text messages and photographs will spend the next two years in a New York prison.
Devar Hurd, 31, was sentenced to two years behind bars in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday. In December, Hurd was convicted of stalking and other charges and has already served about eight months while awaiting trial and sentencing. The Grammy Award-winning singer’s mother, Tina Douglas, said she was frightened and disgusted by messages that included photos of Hurd’s genitals and of the Douglas family’s Glen Cove, Long Island home.
Hurd said the messages were intended as friendly flirting with Ashanti, who he claims was in love with him. After Hurd’s conviction in December, doctors diagnosed the aspiring rapper with a delusional disorder. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber recommended psychiatric treatment for Hurd in prison.
Fleeting R&B star Ashanti has reportedly signed a deal to create a music-based reality competition, similar to American Idol.
Ashanti’s manager mom Tina Douglas confirms that the “Foolish” star has teamed with Reveille Productions for the reality contest: “It’s an unscripted television show that is definitely music related. We’ll be revealing more in the coming weeks. She has her own record label, called Written Entertainment, and the show is going to revolve around her label… It’s going to be really big.”
An crazed fan accused of stalking singer Ashanti has been found guilty of harassing the R&B star’s mother after bombarding her with a string of lewd text messages.
Windy City wacko Devar Hurd was convicted of stalking and aggravated harassment in a New York City courtroom on Tuesday. The aspiring rapper and model was arrested after sending a series of filthy messages and pictures of his genitals to Tina Douglas, Ashanti’s mom and manager. The pestering also included sexual and romantic scenarios, lifestyle, and career advice for her famous daughter.
Hurd faces up to up to two years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 11.
Ashanti’s got a psycho! Authorities in New York are investigating an Indiana man they say has been stalking he Long Island-born songbird — even bombarding her manager mother with lewd text messages and pictures of his genitals, prosecutors say. Read the rest of this entry »
Grammy Award-winning R&B vocalist Ashanti performed a tribute to the classic fantasy film The Wizard of Oz on CBS’ Early Show on Thursday. The former First Lady of The Inc. has played Dorothy — a role originated by Judy Garland in the 1939 — in the Broadway production of The Wiz as well The Muppets Wizard of Oz.
Check out this video performance of Ashanti’s rendition of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.”
Nelly and Ashanti have called it quits after nearly five years of dating.
The couple managed to keep their romance under wraps until Nelly confirmed that the pair were dating last November, but now the twosome has split amid claims that the rapper wasn’t ready to settle down with Ashanti.
According to The New York Daily News, Nelly has been nursing his broken heart by spending time with Canadian video model Melyssa Ford.
Broadway’s newest star, R&B singer Ashanti, performed the classic song “Home,” from the musical The Wiz, in a live performance on Regis & Kelly Tuesday, June 23.
Theater critics in New York City are easing on down the road for Grammy-winning singing star Ashanti’s revival of the Broadway musical, The Wiz. Featuring lively costumes and an outstanding score that helped make a star out R&B diva Stephanie Mills, was the most successful Black Broadway productions of the 1970s.
The show’s popularity even resulted in a film, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
Variety has compiled a list of reviews for the urban reworking of L. Frank Baum’s classic fairy tale, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, starring Ashanti as Dorothy and Orlando Jones as the man himself. Read the rest of this entry »
Feast your eyes on what you’ll get a taste of if you check out Grammy-winning singer Ashanti on Broadway this summer.
Here’s a video clip of the once self-proclaimed “Princess of R&B” performing “Home” — a song made famous by legendary powerhouses Diana Ross and Stephanie Mills — from the musical The Wiz at a press junket in Manhattan last week.
The Wiz opens June 12 — Ashanti has been cast in the role of Dorothy for a three week limited engagement.
