Roc-A-Fella co-founder Dame Dash recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight (ET) on the 20th anniversary of his former girlfriend Aaliyah’s death.
On the anniversary of Aaliyah’s death, Dame Dash is speaking about his former girlfriend. It was 20 years ago today (August 25) that Aaliyah lost her life in a tragic plane crash at 22-years-old. Throughout the day, fans and friends of the singer have come forward to pay tributes and recall fond memories, and Entertainment Tonight released an interview with Dame where he speaks about their relationship, her fear of flying, and why the singer’s death made him upset with famed director Hype Williams.
Dash was reportedly dating Aaliyah at the time of her death and the Roc-A-Fella co-founder recalled the singer being afraid of flying. He said that she was apprehensive of taking the flight to the Bahamas to film her final music video “Rock the Boat” and claimed that before her fatal flight, they were texting about her being scared.