Nelly reveals why he invited kidnap survivor Amanda Berry on stage

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Ree Hines NBC News
Aug. 1, 2013 at 1:02 PM ET

Berry joined rapper Nelly on stage at his RoverFest concert in Cleveland on Saturday, and the 27-year-old survivor was all smiles as she waved to the crowd of supporters who cheered her on.

But what led to her surprise appearance at that show? Nelly spoke to MTV News about his choice to bring out the woman he says "inspired" him.

"I had a chance to meet and greet fans before the show and she was there with her family and friends," he said. "I asked if she wanted to hang around, her and her family were more than welcome to come up on the side of the stage and they did. ... I just wanted to make sure we had a chance to acknowledge her."

Just as important to Nelly was that he could acknowledge her in a way that she was comfortable with.

"When you kind of meet someone who's been through something as traumatic as that, you really don't know what to say or how to act," he admitted. "You know, it's one of those situations where you follow their lead with things. ... When she smiled, we smiled and when she didn't smile, we kind of calmed down a little bit."

During Berry's moment on stage, Nelly dedicated his hit "Just a Dream" (which features the line "Will she come back? No one knows" in the chorus) to her.

"I just wanted Cleveland to know that we were proud of her," he told MTV News.

The rapper explained that Berry's story of survival amazed him. "It inspired me to do almost anything," he said.

But while he was happy to honor Berry at his show, he insisted he had no idea the act would get so much attention.

"I didn't think it would be that big of a deal," he said.


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Full story...
http://www.nbcnews.com/entertainmen...kidnap-survivor-amanda-berry-stage-6C10818024

 

Very cool :smt049:smt049:smt049:smt050

PS...do men get much sexier than Nelly?! Good God!! :razz:

 

Have to agree. Have ALWAYS found him to be irresistibly hot!

Him and Ashante, sexy sexy couple! :smt047

 

That was a very nice thing for Nelly to do.

 

Him and Ashanti are not together anymore. He's dating Tae Heckard now.

 

It is a nice story and a nice gesture by Nelly.

But am I an a-hole for thinking that the reason why Ms Berry was at the concert in the first place was because at the time she was kidnapped Nelly was still relevant in the music industry? I guess I am. Ha-ha.


Again...class move by Nelly.

 

Not a fan of Nelly, haven't ever been really.

Great idea though, that woman is an inspiration to us all. I still couldn't even imagine that kind of hell for that period of time.

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I think this is way cool...

 

Pimp Juice has hits for days