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In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Ashanti’s sister, Kenashia “Shia” Douglas, opened up about her violent relationship with her ex-fiancé, hip hop brand ambassador Slow Bucks.
Media Take Out learned that Shia shared extremely disturbing photos about being abused at the hands of the man she once loved.
This October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a month which is meant to acknowledge domestic violence survivors and be a voice for its victims.
A few years ago, Kenashia “Shia” Douglas – sister of singer Ashanti – revealed she was involved in a violent relationship with her ex-fiancé, Slow Bucks. On her 32nd birthday in 2020, Shia shared photos and videos of her battered face, sharing how her teeth were knocked out by a man she once was madly in love with and clips of her reconstruction surgery on her mouth and jaw.
Since then, Shia has been a domestic violence advocate, speaking out about how she’s on the journey to heal from her past and all of the trauma she has endured. To kick off the month of October, Shia shared an extremely disturbing and vulnerable post on Instagram about being horrifically abused at the hands of her ex-fiancé. She also spoke about a pregnancy as well.
”I thank GOD! My anscestors, angels and guides for pulling me through this Warzone alive!,” Shia wrote in the caption of a collage of pictures that displayed her injuries. “It was Toxic, and it was dangerous not only for obvious reasons but also because to the outside world everything seemed fine.. but those closest to us knew! But didn’t know how to help, It got to a point where the abuse was regular behavior, and I would fight back pick up whatever I could to protect myself.. truthfully lots of us have grown up in toxic environments where the adults around us argue or fight to which we seem to normalize.. this starts the beginning of our inner child wounds and Or traumas… I didn’t have a normal child hood, and although my parents were together the circumstances of our family dynamic had me strongly wanting to do things a different way with my own family.. My undying loyalty and strong desire to create my own family had me accepting things I never should have,” she wrote.
”I’ve been Punched, spat on, strangled, pushed to the ground. And been threatened with a [gun emoji],” she continued.
”I look at these pictures and I hold grace and patience for the woman I was and everything she didn’t know! I love her and thank her for her role in my journey. I don’t consider myself a victim or a survivor, this is all apart of my story, my life and my journey…”
According to a recent Instagram post, even the ongoing pandemic cannot stop Ashanti and her family from having a lovely time when there is a special occasion.
The R&B icon got together with her mother, Tina Douglas, and a couple of close people to celebrate the 31st birthday of her younger sister, Kenashia Douglas, also known as Shia.
The birthday girl took to Instagram to reach out for her fans on her special day, as she shared a touching video clip that was dedicated to her life.
The footage, which was also reposted by Ashanti and Tina, revealed some very personal scenes of Shia’s life, beginning from her childhood to her entering into adulthood.
It appears that Kenashia reportedly tried to include all the important moments of her life in the clip — the good ones and the sad ones — as her followers could see images from her pregnancy, a miscarriage, and her wedding proposal, while the identity of her partner was kept hidden.
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It was also revealed that she was abused — she had a black eye, a bloody face with her front teeth broken. In the footage, fans could also see scenes of Shia laughing alongside Ashanti, as well as her spending time with their mother.
In the narrative, which is led by Shia herself, she touches on some very personal topics, as she states: “Our experience begins to shape our realities. Here, learn about the pain, isolation, sacrifice and heartache” and continues with “These experiences though, no matter how bad, how painful, how ugly, how dark, how beautiful, are all threads that together wove our story and shaped our purpose.”
Not much is known about Shia’s personal life, as she usually avoids public attention. Ashanti’s younger sister made headlines back in 2016 when her engagement to Slowbucks was announced.
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50 Cent, who is famous for his trolling, has decided to be serious for a minute and took to Instagram to slam his hip hop rival, Slowbucks, for beating Ashanti’s sister.
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While Shia never mentioned Slowbucks’s name, 50 Cent decided to post a video to let everyone know who the abuser is.
The Power star called out Slowbucks and added: “Yo, what’s wrong with you boy, hitting that girl like that.”
Is 50 wrong for doing this?
