Looks like she wants to rock wit him.
Nelly and Ashanti are continuing to fuel dating rumors after attending a star-studded party together Wednesday night.
The two singers — who sparked reconciliation rumors last month after being romantically linked throughout the 2000s — were spotted arriving together at Tao Group Hospitality executive Jon Schwartz’s extravagant 40th birthday party at New York nightclub Marquee.
“They were smiling at each other nonstop,” an insider exclusively tells Pvnew, adding, “They were super cute.”
We’re told Ashanti was “enjoying herself” as she watched Nelly take the stage to perform several of his hits for partygoers including “Hot in Herre” and “Flap Your Wings.”
“She got really hyped,” the source said of Ashanti, sharing that she was “singing along.”
But we hear Nelly, 48, and Ashanti, 42, were staying under the radar throughout the evening.
“They were keeping it very cute and not heavy into the PDA,” the source said.
However, a photo exclusively obtained by Pvnew shows the pair looking smitten as they stared lovingly into each other’s eyes while dancing, signaling that they could be more than just friends once again.
Other stars at Schwartz’s lavish fête included The Chainsmokers’ Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, Pauly D, Brody Jenner, Chantel Jeffries, Giancarlo Stanton, P. K. Subban, Busta Rhymes, and Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns.
We’re told guests enjoyed a private dinner at Tao Downtown before heading over for an evening of dancing at Marquee.
“Don Julio 1942 flowed the entire night with several bottle parades,” the source added.
Last month, Nelly and Ashanti spurred romance speculation when they were spotted holding hands at a boxing match in Las Vegas. And last week, an insider told Entertainment Tonight that the pair were fully dating.
“Nelly and Ashanti are back together and both of them are very happy,” the source claimed.
The duo also set tongues wagging when their chemistry was off the charts during an onstage performance of their song “Body On Me” in December 2022 where Ashanti was seen grinding up on her former flame.
That same month, Ashanti addressed the steamy concert during her appearance on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.”
“My reaction was, ‘Wow.’ It was a lot of comments and a lot of people wanting [us back together],” she said at the time.
She continued coyly, “What I will say is, we’re in a better place. You know, ’cause before, it was like [mimics fighting]. But we’re cool now. Yeah, we have some conversations, you know. So it’s cool.”
When Cohen dug in, asking Ashanti, “But you’re not getting back together?” she could barely give a straight response, and said, “I mean, I don’t…”
Their PDA-filled performance followed Nelly’s 2021 breakup from Shantel Jackson.
The “Foolish” singer and Nelly have notoriously kept their love life private for years. However, she admitted in 2014 that he was her first real love.
”It’s a very small industry. Are we gonna see each other? Yeah… I’m not bitter,” she later told Hot 97. “I feel like in a relationship, it’s like ping-pong. Sometimes you love them, sometimes you hate them. That’s a real statement, everyone goes through that.”
Their reps did not immediately respond to Pvnew’s request for comment.
