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<p><strong>Irv Gotti</strong> is taking a moment to speak on where he currently stands with <strong>Fat Joe</strong>. Specifically, Irv says that — since Fat Joe called him out over past commentary about <strong>Ashanti</strong> — he doesn&#8217;t feel as close to the &#8220;What&#8217;s Luv?&#8221; rapper.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Irv Gotti Says Fat Joe &#8220;Speak[ing] Negatively&#8221; Of Him Was The Last Straw: &#8220;It&#8217;s Over&#8221;</h3>
<p>The record producer spoke on the situation during a recent sit-down on <a href="https://drinkchamps.com/episodes/episode-377-w-irv-gotti-drinkchamps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Drink Champs</em></a> — the same platform where Irv shared details of an alleged sexual encounter with Ashanti.</p>
<p>During his latest appearance on the podcast, Irv shared that he doesn&#8217;t see Fat Joe the same, and he declared,<strong><em> &#8220;I do not feel Fat Joe&#8217;s my brother anymore.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Fat Joe was my brother. I do not feel Fat Joe&#8217;s my brother anymore.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>He explained that he couldn&#8217;t get past Joe&#8217;s negative commentary about him, and he honed in on the rapper dissing him by calling him a &#8220;sucka.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Once you show me who you are or you speak negatively about me, it&#8217;s over.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Irv Gotti briefly detailed both parties&#8217; stances on the situation, noting that he feels like Fat Joe&#8217;s fronting as though he knows what occurred between him and Ashanti.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;He was on some, &#8216;If I&#8217;m your brother, I should be able to tell you you&#8217;re wrong.&#8217; &#8230; My thing is, &#8216;You don&#8217;t even know what went on with me and Ashanti. So for you to say anything is crazy.'&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fat Joe Previously Pushed Back Against Irv Sharing Intimate Details About Ashanti</h3>
<p>Irv&#8217;s update comes just over a year after Fat Joe called him out for oversharing his past fling with Ashanti.</p>
<p>It all began with Gotti reflecting on learning about Ashanti&#8217;s past romance with <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/irv-gotti-reflects-on-when-he-learned-about-ashanti-nellys-past-relationship/?_gl=1*17djynb*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE2NTM4MzE0Ni4xNjkyNjQ0MTMw*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MjY0NjY1OS4yLjAuMTY5MjY0NjY1OS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nelly</a>, and it later blew up with Irv declaring that <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/video-irv-gotti-claims-ashantis-song-happy-was-created-after-they-finished-having/?_gl=1*1d1vdfu*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTYzNDM5ODIwMy4xNjkyNjUxNDcz*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MjY1MTQ3Mi4xLjAuMTY5MjY1MTQ3Mi4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Happy&#8221;</a> was penned shortly after he and Ashanti had finished having sex.</p>
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<p>Once this began making headlines, <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/fat-joe-responds-to-irv-gotti-discussing-ashanti-whatever-irv-had-with-ashanti-was-20-years-ago-i-dont-need-to-know/?_gl=1*15x1c5f*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTgyODIzMDU3Ny4xNjkyNjUxNDA3*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MjY1MTQwNi4xLjAuMTY5MjY1MTQwNi4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fat Joe</a> stepped in to express his thoughts on Instagram Live. <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/ja-rule-says-he-doesnt-condone-or-agree-with-irv-gottis-behavior-in-regards-to-his-recent-drink-champs-interview-about-ashanti/?_gl=1*1e80zut*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTc4MzE1NTg5LjE2OTI2NTE2NDQ.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MjY1MTY0My4xLjAuMTY5MjY1MTY0My4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Ja Rule</strong></a> also eventually took a stand against Irv&#8217;s statements.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It felt like he&#8217;s not over [Ashanti]. &#8230; I&#8217;m not telling stories about a girl I was with 20 years ago.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Almost immediately after Fat Joe shared his stance, Irv Gotti said he was <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ChDZzrQPd5e/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>not </em>here for it</a> on Houston&#8217;s <em>97.9 The Box</em>.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I feel like he fooled me. He&#8217;s not my friend, but in life, you get fooled.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Following Fat Joe&#8217;s commentary on the matter, we should also note that Irv shared a story that involved him kissing Ashanti before grabbing her booty back in the day, which prompted even more reactions, as <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/irv-gotti-describes-allegedly-kissing-ashanti-grabbing-her-cheeks-in-inc-story-clip-twitter-users-react/?_gl=1*c8m0ap*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTY3NzI2MDI3NS4xNjkyNjQyNjE0*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MjY0MjYxMy4xLjEuMTY5MjY0NDExOS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Shade Room</strong></a> previously reported.</p>
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<p>Approximately two months later, <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/ashanti-says-irv-gotti-lied-about-writing-happy-more-stories-he-told-about-her-hes-not-mentally-in-a-good-place/?_gl=1*100g73q*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA3NDcwNzA5NC4xNjkyNjUxNzQ1*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MjY1MTc0NC4xLjAuMTY5MjY1MTc0NC4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashanti</a> chimed in as well. During an interview on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j55M6SC8Pw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Angie Martinez IRL</em></a>, Ashanti accused Irv of telling bald-faced lies and declared, <strong><em>&#8220;I feel like Irv is not mentally in a good place.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
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