Ashanti has sparked an outcry over the promotional campaign of her new album, prompting lobby groups and family values campaigners to protest out the front of her record company’s office in Los Angeles earlier this week.
In the video for her single “The Way That I Love” a spurned lover, played by Ashanti, exacts revenge on her cheating boyfriend by stabbing him to death. The video features images of blood-spattered walls, images that are repeated in an e-card promotion that can be viewed here.
The label removed the site and video and released this statement:
“Following discussions with Ashanti, we have jointly decided to remove the TheWayThatILoveYou.com website that hosts the Gotchagram. Ashanti and her music have always been about self-empowerment and addressing the issues that are most meaningful to her. We stand by our artist and her creative choices.”
According to one of the protest leaders, the decision came after his group threatened to picket Ashanti’s performance at Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
TIMBALAND GOT MARRIED
Word is, super producer Timbaland and his publicist Monique Idlett tied the knot in Virginia on Tuesday. According to sources, they will have an official ceremony in Aruba later on this month. The couple have a daughter together.
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Did Ashanti go to college? She doesn’t seem very smart because that video was wack. Poor album sales!!!! Is it better to not have your album released in the US? like other RnB artist or to release a super flop like Ashanti? and that video says Washington DC why she gotta throw DC into her poor promotion, she not even from DC…this girl is played!
It’s funny how some of ya’ll was ridin Ashanti’s dick when her single was hot.and now that it fell of the map, her album damn near flopped and or might flop now ya’ll turning the other cheek dissin her..It’s obvious rhat this shit is a lie..First off, there’s no such thing as UCN OR UNC news..and you could tell from the dude that this was set up to sabotage her already low album sales..I love Ashanti but i’m not a big fan of this album..it’s only mediocre compared to her previous work..normally when an album have low sales like that, it flops…unless they release another single to try to bring up the sales. Sad thing is there aren’t too many songs on there that are better than her single..anyway, ya’ll shouldn’t believe everything you hear
Billy,
I did read the post. And my response was to your suggestion that I choose something else to protest, DUDE (talk about lame). Please try and comprehend clearly.
As to why this has become pertinent again, it could be because other blogs are just beginning to pick up on it (Jezebel, for one) and like some news stories which initially do not go wide the first time, some stories experience a resurgence, like this one obviously has hence today’s post on CL.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to catch on. So why don’t you broaden your own knowledge of media matters, SON.
And who said that I’m a dude, anyway? Well gotta go now – manicure appointment, you know.
Ashanti people can do whatever they want to promote her. Ain’t nothing they can do to make up for her poor singing skills. This shit is dumb and I still won’t buy the album.
Congrats to Monique and Timberland, best wishes!
Poor Ashanti, her album is NOT doing well at all, I guess desperate times call for desperate measures…..sad
haha @ lwb. the site was actually created a few months before the album came out. this site had to do with the song and video, not to get album sales. but thank you.
for those not understanding, “all black children” will die was not apart of the site. you’re able to put whatever name you want in that blank and “will die” will be posted after it. its apparent someone who thinks ‘all black children will die’ wrote that, not ashanti, her label, or anyone from her team. i’m guessing the people on here were not able to send a gotcha gram when it was up, so i can see the misunderstanding, and how and why people don’t know how it all works. but please, seek information before going about ‘preaching”. its all love!!!
Timbaland is making a good career, i hope he increase it with good faith !
Ringo
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wow Timb’s wife resembles Aaliyah eh?? or is it just me??
Ive never been an Ashanti fan anyhow but I will admit I do like some of her songs.
Congrats to Timbo!!!
F**k Ashanti! This video is sick. “Black Children Will Die” WTF! They have been trying to kill us for years! Ashanti is a puppet for the racist record industry that is controlled by White men. 2008 and this sh*t is still going on.
Is it me or does his wifey have the Aaliyah hair swoop going on in this pic…she kinda looks like her.
How they connect murders in D.C. and other places (where I live…they have made it a “police state smh) to Ashanti’s video? People see the video and are going to kill? Some people might be that stupid to let music videos and games become their reality but trying to blame or connect her video to murder is too stupid.
Congrats to Timbaland. I don’t see no Aaliyah resemblance @74.
The video is for parody purposes but like….lol……. is the protest for her video that serious forreal? Anyone?
That’s ok Ashanti your cd is HOTTTT !!!!!!!!!
I don’t think that her video was that bad. There are so many other videos that portray images similar and even worse then hers.
Congrats Timbo! I wonder who was @ the wedding. Are there any pics?
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Sup Timbo, U know real men get married. I’mma follow soon!
wow there’s a whole debate goin on here.. lol.
aaaanyways congrats to my man timbaland!!! sooo happy for him!
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