Nelly ‘Fights’ Ashanti For Hanging Out With His Dad n Collaborating With Jarule

Ashanti didn't know her ex-bf, Nelly, had cut ties with his dad after she shared a video of herself hanging backstage with him, but she's hoping father and son will reconcile.

TMZ got Ashanti Thursday at LAX and asked her if she thought her hang with Nelly's dad is what made the rapper publicly eviscerate his pops. She seemed shocked when she was told about the fallout from her video.

She and Nelly dated for a decade, but broke up more than 3 years ago ... so you'd think they would've moved on by now, lol.

Ashanti brushed off the controversy by explaining her intentions, saying it was all love and nothing more and also gave a hint on some 411 on her joint LP with Ja Rule ... which sounds like it's going to be huge. But Nelly took to twitter to tell his dad, he isn’t getting a dime from him anymore.