In a candid interview, singer Ashanti discusses her traumatic encounters with a stalker, Devar Hurd, who harassed her for years through explicit messages. Sharing her story in the docuseries "Stalking the Stars," Ashanti reflects on how the invasion of her privacy during her Broadway performance in 2009 deeply affected her life. Despite facing a mistrial initially, Hurd was eventually convicted of second-degree stalking. Ashanti expresses the mixed feelings of hope for rehabilitation while grappling with the unsettling nature of the experiences she endured.
I have some of the most amazing fans in the world, so I always try to be gracious, I always try to be courteous. But it does get a bit invasive.
In 2009, I was actually playing Dorothy in The Wiz on Broadway, and my mom was getting these pictures, texts.
It's unsettling, it's disheartening, and it makes you question who's the victim. The feeling is hope that the rehabilitation happens.
He felt like I locked eyes with him, and that was his open door.
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