Ashanti and Ex-Boyfriend Nelly Spark Dating Rumors After Holding Hands at Boxing Match

Throwback alert! Ashanti and her ex-boyfriend Nelly were recently spotted holding hands — and now their fans are desperate to know whether the long-estranged duo are back together.

The “Foolish” songstress, 42, and the rapper, 48, attended a boxing match in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 22, sitting next to each other in ringside seats as Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia battled it out. Ashanti wore a crystal-trimmed black mini dress, while the “Country Grammar” artist donned a black-and-white patterned hoodie.

As the duo exited the main floor later in the evening, cameras captured Nelly grabbing his date’s hand as they moved through the crowd. “This wasn’t on my Bingo card,” joked one fan via Twitter. “Early 2000s coming back!”

Ashanti also shared an Instagram Story video from the event showing off her outfit, adding the caption, “Oh hey,” with a winky face emoji. She didn’t mention Nelly in the post, but his distinctive hoodie was visible to her right.

The “Always on Time” singer and the St. Lunatics member dated off and on from 2003 to 2013 after meeting at a press conference for the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. The former couple kept their romance relatively private while they were dating, but two years after their split, Ashanti opened up about what led to their breakup.

“I think sometimes when people have their own insecurities it allows them to act out of character,” the Army Wives alum said during a March 2015 appearance on The Meredith Vieira Show. “I’ve been betrayed.”

Ashanti didn’t offer any specifics about what went wrong, but she hinted that she and Nelly had grown apart. “Again, you just have to grow. You have to grow up and accept responsibilities for the things that you do,” she explained. “I’m not a big fan of