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Kelis, Nas' Ex-Wife, Accuses Rapper Of Physical And Mental Abuse

The singer and chef details a "toxic" marriage defined by mental and physical abuse, the second accusation of violence to be made by a former partner of the rapper.
Kelis reveals new details about her "tumultuous and toxic" former marriage with Nas in a new interview.

For nearly a decade, singer and celebrity chef Kelis kept the details surrounding her divorce from the rap artist Nas private. But in a new video interview with Hollywood Unlocked, she describes their high-profile celebrity marriage of five years as a "tumultuous and toxic" relationship in which she suffered both mental and physical abuse.

"I have edited myself for nine years and I woke up this morning

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