Dame Dash is setting the record straight and explaining why he appeared in R. Kelly‘s ‘Fiesta’ music video despite allegations against 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 read a question 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 turn, Dash explained:
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“…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 said that in response, Aaliyah, urged him to still participate in Jay’s business 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 said, recalling Aaliyah’s alleged words.
Furthermore, Aaliyah allegedly told Dash she was “happy” with their romance and where it was going. Before concluding her thoughts, the singer allegedly shared two rules 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 explained that during the music video shoot for ‘Fiesta,’ he “stayed” in his trailer most of the time. However, when it was time for him to appear in the video, he only did scenes where he appeared solely alongside Jay-Z.
Social Media Reacts
Social media users shared mixed reactions to Dash’s explanation in his comment section.
The Music Exec Previously Spoke On Jay-Z Choosing To Work With R. Kelly Despite The Allegations Involving Aaliyah
As The Shade Room previously reported, in July 2023, Dash appeared on the ‘That’s F*****d Up’ Podcast, where he spoke about knowing what Kelly “did” to Aaliyah.
At the time, Dash also explained that he “couldn’t believe” Jay-Z opted to do a full-length project, ‘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 said at the time. “And the did the s**t twice — it was just flagrant.”
