Kelis Claims Nas Was Physically Abusive During Their Marriage

Kelis recently sat down with Jason Lee from Hollywood Unlocked for a lengthy interview. During the interview, they got deep into her marriage with Nas.

Kelis says that the infidelity, to which Nas admitted to, wasn’t the reason she filed for divorce.

You know what’s funny? That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. But, that wasn’t it; I didn’t file for divorce because he cheated. He’d been cheating for 2 years and I knew that. [I filed] because on top of all the other stuff, then you’re gonna cheat? Okay. This is too much.

It was really toxic and I was pregnant, and so at seven months pregnant, I was terrified. Like I cannot bring a person into this. This is a freaking mess.

The “too much” Kelis apparently referred to was the physical abuse she allegedly suffered during the marriage. It got to the point, in Kelis’ view, where she had to change something, because she was pregnant with their son.

It was dark, it was really dark. There was a lot of drinking, there was a lot just mental and physical abuse. And it just got to the point where I think…

You know, God is so good because being pregnant… I think I would have stayed longer had I not been pregnant. Because I really did love him and we were married. We weren’t dating, we were married. This is my person you know…

Jason got Kelis to specifically the type of abuse she allegedly suffered, and Kelis admitted to fighting with Nas. But, she was adamant she hit back in self-defense. She blamed the outbursts on his heavy drinking, and he doesn’t remember because of the drinking and drug use.

We would fight. So I never like, just sat there. But we would definitely fight.

I never painted myself as a saint. Did he hit me? Umm-hmm. Did I hit him back? Umm-hmm.

It was because, he would black out. He would drink too much. He drank way too much, he will never admit it.

Lastly, she wanted to speak out to the abuse suffered after witnessing Rihanna’s abuse from Chris Brown. However, she was still married and wanted to make it work despite the alleged “bruises all over” her body.

I don’t remember what I was thinking about but something reminded me of Rihanna. I remember so clearly when the pictures came out, with that whole thing that happened between her and Chris Brown, and the only way I can describe it, it was like double dips. I felt like, “Do I jump in?” Do I say it because I had bruises all over my body at that time.

Like that day, I remember being in Atlanta, sitting in the kitchen and like, do it. But I wasn’t ready to walk. I just wasn’t. And I didn’t say it. Honestly, because I’m not weak. I’m really private. I don’t like people in my business. I felt like, “This is my partner. I chose this. We’re gonna make it work.”

I stayed for years after that. And, just keep it moving.

Like I said, I’m not frail. I’m not scared, I’m not weak.

Check out the interview below:

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15 comments

  1. This is so disturbing. But he’s a black man in Hip Hop so we already know how this will play out. People will put on their capes like they are doing for Kanye. I’m sorry Kelis went though this.

  2. So she did this interview to clear her name. I can respect that. She could have said this a long time ago but didn’t even when Nas’ fans have slandered her and called her crazy. I wish Kelis well. I’m glad she’s happy now.

  3. It’s a shame that there are men out here who are okay with abusing women. Nas used to be a fave but I can’t keep supporting him after this.

  4. It’s so many bums defending Nas on Twitter and calling Kelis a lying gold digger. I’m disgusted.

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