In an exclusive interview on the Drink Champs podcast, Irv Gotti revealed some messy details about his alleged affair with R&B songstress Ashanti.
During the interview, Irv Gotti went into explicit detail about the creation of “Happy,” one of Ashanti’s best-known songs, and how devastated he was when he found out she started dating rapper Nelly.
But, as several were quick to point out, Irv Gotti really had no reason to be upset about Ashanti moving on with her life because he had a wife at the time, Debbie Lorenzo.
Here’s what we know about Irv Gotti’s ex-wife, Debbie Lorenzo.
She designs hats and is making a name for herself.
Despite her past with Irv Gotti, Lorenzo is making a path for herself. She designs hats for the Frances Grey Hats by Debbie Lorenzo line, which can also be found at Nordstrom, according to the company’s official website.
The pair have three children.
Irv Gotti and Deb Lorenzo share three children: their daughter, Angie, and their sons, JJ and Sonny. In an exclusive interview with The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, Angie and JJ said that their parents didn’t raise them in the spotlight.
“There was never like, that pressure that we have to fill our dad’s shoes,” Angie told the outlet.
Ultimately, they appeared in a season of Growing Up Hip Hop, where they went into more detail about their childhood and being the children of one of the most famous producers of the early 2000s.
The former couple also starred in their own reality show.
Gotti and Lorenzo also starred in the controversial reality series Gotti’s Way, which ran for two seasons. Fans watched awkwardly as the pair’s marriage fell apart on the small screen. You can check out a clip of the show below.
They divorced in 2013.
Gotti and Lorenzo were together for more than a decade before divorcing in 2013.
In an exclusive interview with Essence magazine, Lorenzo said that she split with Gotti because of “the cheating and everything else.” She added that she did everything she could to save their relationship but ultimately found the strength to let him go.
“I had to set these boundaries for me so that when I move forward in any other relationship my boundaries will be respected,” she told the outlet. “I can honestly say that I used to hate Irv and everyone affiliated with him because I was so angry, bitter and hurt, but once I learned to forgive and was saved, everything started to fall into place.”
