"I do not beat women": Rapper Nas responds to ex-wife Kelis' accusation of being physically abused by him

Essence called him informing him that they were doing a story with Kelis and Nas wanted that his side of the story be out in front of the world before that interview.

"I do not beat women. I did not beat my ex-wife. Stop" rapper Nas wrote on Instagram in some seven posts on Thursday in reply to the accusations brought against him by ex-wife Kelis in April this year. Kelis, who is a singer herself, had publicly revealed in an interview with Hollywood Unlocked that her relationship with ex-husband Nas has been a lot of ugly battles including them now fighting for custody over their son Knight.

Opening up about their lifestyle, the 39-year-old singer had said how smoking and drinking was the order of the day for the duo but sometimes when the rapper would get really drunk, he used to become physically abusive as well. She had even thought of speaking up about it when the pictures of Rihanna with a bruised lip were doing the rounds. Chris Brown's treatment of Rihanna had shocked everyone. Kelis, however, was not mentally ready to come out with her story of pain so she kept quiet.

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