Ashanti Loses Lawsuit to former producer

A jury found that R&B singer Ashanti breached her contract with her first producer and must pay him $630,000. The Grammy Award winner was not in court on Thursday as the jury ruled in favor of Genard Parker, who worked with Ashanti in 1996 and 1997 when she was 16. In her testimony earlier this week, Ashanti testified claimed Parker did not live up to the terms of their deal when she recorded in a home studio that was so crude she has to sing in the bathroom.


Ashanti's lawyer Harry Stokes said the singer was disappointed in the verdict and it would be appealed.