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Keri Hilson snapped back at Ester Dean after the singer-songwriter issued an apology for writing the controversial remix of her hit "Turnin' Me On."
The seasoned singer hopped into the comment section of The Shade Room on Wednesday, April 9, to clarify a couple of things about Dean's statement. In her apology, Dean took accountability for writing the verse that was laced with shots at Beyoncé and other female singers in 2009, but she also claimed she co-wrote it with Hilson. The "Bae" singer shot back and clarified exactly what she contributed to the song.
"I personally don't think this is our fight to have," Hilson began. "I've respected you on this matter for 16 years, and attempted to do that again yesterday while finally expressing the truth when asked. But since you're coming to the table, let's be clear... You used the word co-wrote. I RE-wrote 3 lines in your verse. Which was the ONLY battle I won in the whole matter. But you weren't there when all this was going down, and we didn't write it together."
"These line are mine: 'Been getting dollars boy/Gone get ya money up/No you ain't the only homie on me, line up.' The softest section," she continued. "Lines about a boy. Because not only did I strongly disagree with the unnecessary hateful sentiments towards other women, and I've never been a fan of the publicity stunt method... I ALSO argued in my trail of attempts that "This verse isn't even ON SUBJECT with the original song!" which is how I even got those 3 lines on the remix. They were taken from the ideas/lines in my phone that I mention in the full interview."
During the interview, Keri Hilson said the song's producer Polow Da Don essentially forced her to sing the verse Dean wrote. She recalled how much she didn't want to do it and even wrote additional lyrics to try and replace them. However, Polow didn't budge and allegedly threatened to shelve her album if she didn't sing the verse as is. Although she managed to work in a few of her own lines, Hilson ended up singing the controversial verse and faced backlash from the BeyHive and other fans.
"You chose to stay quiet for 16 years, but coming out only now, when you felt a portion of the heat I've gotten all this time," Hilson concluded. "I really wasn't gonna discuss this anymore. But in that interview we talked about the backlash of NOT speaking up for myself. So I just wanna finally clear the air, respectfully. For those who only watched the clip, I suggest you watch the full interview."
Watch the entire interview with The Breakfast Club below.