Affairs are one of those things that are romanticized in a lot of music and TV. However, the act of cheating on a partner is hurtful and damaging to a lot of people. Kehlani knows the pain, but they remained quiet about the situation for the last 10 years.
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The singer-songwriter is now opening up about the situation due to their new song Better Not, which is on her new album titled Crash. They talked about the incident with Nessa on Hot 97, where they went into what made this situation diabolical. This was more than just a cheating scandal.
Kehlani Puts Her Pain Into a Song
The 29-year-old singer still holds onto the feelings from 10 years ago. However, she has decided to put those feelings into a song, called Better Not. It is a song that goes through the process of finding out that her ex was cheating on her.
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During the interview with Nessa, the host described the lyrics of the song as “alarming.” The song goes into how Kehlani and the unnamed ex were “little more than friends.” They didn’t have a label on what they were, but the betrayal still hurt.
The singer didn’t share the name of the ex, but they did go into some of the things that they found at the time. Their age may have played a part in the way that they reacted at first, but it was something on the crazy side of things. Fans have taken a look at the timeline of what happened to see which ex it could be. Kehlani was attached to PartyNextDoor and Kyrie Irving at the time, according to People Magazine.
Kehlani Found Polaroids of the Other Women
In the interview, Kehlani described some of the “diabolical” elements of the betrayal. They shared that their ex kept a stack of Polaroids in his travel bag. They were of all the women he would be with while on the road, despite being with Kehlani at the time.
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Kehlani explained that they were cleaning up while the ex was on a trip out of town. That’s when they found the Polaroids. Rather than confront the ex, they decided to throw the Polaroids away, thinking “Oh my God. Terrifying.” They do say that they were 19 or 20 at the time of the incident, and they may have a different view if they saw the Polaroids now. However, a person can only react with the experience and knowledge they have at the time.
Kehlani Offers Advice To 19-Year-Olds
Kehlani went on to share how there were some crazier things that happened in the relationship but didn’t elaborate about them. All she said was “so it checks out” when it comes to the idea of having the photos. The situation never came up in their relationship, but now the truth is out there in the form of a song and a radio interview.
The R&B singer went on to offer advice to other 19-year-olds to watch out for what their being pulled into. It’s easy to get “spun up in some s***.” However, they don’t care what their exes are up to, putting focus on their own happiness.
