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Some five months after his ex-wife Kelisaccused him of mental and physical abusein an in-depth interview withHollywood Unlocked,Nasis telling his side of the story.
On Thursday the rapper, 44, shared a series of seven plain black Instagram posts with lengthy captions that explain his relationship with the “Milkshake” singer, 39 — especially in regards to their 9-year-old son Knight, born in July 2009.
“PART 1. The Price I Pay to See My Son,” he began before explaining that “a call fromEssenceabout [his] wife doing another sad fictitious story” prompted him to speak out.
He continues, “Nothing surprises me anymore, including this … We are a human family and we should be better examples for our son. Why is there even a issue for me to have time with my son. A son needs his father.”
Nas continued, taking shots at Kelis' character: “You insulted any and everyone whoever was around me. Not a single person in my life loved or could even stand you. Luckily for you our assistants all signed NDA’s or you would have a list of men and women who would happily talk about how verbally abusive and evil you are.”
Then, the “I Can” hitmaker addressed thejoint custody arrangement he and Kelis reached in March, as well as theHollywood Unlockedinterview: “I finally got our custody together to work with both our schedule thru court, while leaving court you tell me your gonna get me back for fighting to see my son and 3 weeks later you’re on camera doing an interview about ‘your truth’. Interesting timing.” He also urged her not to “violate another court order.”
In part six of seven, Nas explicitly denied the abuse allegations: “I do not beat women. I did not beat up my ex wife. Stop. You got beat up in court. How much money do you want? Do you want me to relinquish my rights to see my son is that what you want? Just tell me.”
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And to conclude, the rapper explained that he had stayed silent for so long because he doesn’t “do this kind of petty s—” adding, “This is MY TRUTH. And I don’t care what else she has left to say unless it concerns our son. This is the first and last time I’m addressing this. Despite all of this I still hope for the best for her because whats best for her is what’s best for Knight.”
Nas and Kelis divorced in 2010 but did not reach a custody agreement regarding Knight until March of this year.According to TMZ, they have also been battling over the amount of child support Nas should pay. Kelis is also mother to a 2-year-old son, Shepherd, with husband Mike Mora.
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This past April marks the first time Kelis spoke out about her relationship with Nas, calling it a “really dark” time in her life.
“There was a lot of drinking. There was a lot of mental and physical abuse,” she recalled. “I probably would have stayed longer had I not been pregnant [with Knight] because I really did love him and because we were married. We weren’t dating, we were married. Like, this was my person.”
She continued, “I’ve waited nine years to say anything. I have never talked about this man, ever. The amount of airing out that I could do, and I’ve chosen not to … Our kids will find out. They’re finding out now. I’ve never painted myself as a saint. Did he hit me? Mmhm. Did I hit him back? Mmhm.”
Neither Kelis nor Nas immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
