![]() ![]() Kelly," in which viewers were able to delve into the R&B singer's controversial past. She looked different than Aaliyah on the TV screen." We're not crying, you are.Īaliyah and Kelly's relationship was further discussed in the Lifetime special, "Surviving R. "I was not in love with Aaliyah through the television - I fell in love with her from hanging out and meeting her. just liking being around somebody for who they are," Dash said. There was never any obligation or any title. we never stopped hanging and that is what happened with her. During an interview with Page Six in 2019, the record exec spoke candidly about his former lover. Losing a loved one isn't the easiest task, but Dash still mourns Aaliyah nearly two decades after her death. Wherever we were was like our own little party, in our own little world." Every memory - every day was a special event, whether it was going to a store or going to a movie or just sitting in a house. "Every day that we were together, we cherished. I never met a person like her in my life," Dash told MTV in August 2001. Read on to learn more about their relationship.Īccording to her former boyfriend, Damon Dash, her death was one of the most heartbreaking moments of his life. It's clear that Damon Dash and Aaliyah's relationship meant the world to them both. ![]() ![]() At the time, the "Are You That Somebody" singer wrapped up her film debut in "Romeo Must Die," and began working on "Queen of the Damned." Dash explained to the outlet that their quality time meant so much to them, that they considered marriage once their schedules allowed for it: "Our time together meant so much that when we got more time, we felt like that would be next." The couple was together for about a year up until her tragic death on August 25, 2001. She had a very quick mind and a very kind heart."īoth Aaliyah and Dash maintained busy schedules while they were together. "I'm the kind of guy who says things sometimes just to make myself laugh, but she would just catch me making jokes for me. "She was intelligent and she caught me," Dash told The Juice (via Billboard). Despite their eight-year age difference, the couple continued to connect and build a genuine, private relationship with one another. As Cameron pointed out, Damon remains one of the world’s top actors with a net worth of around $55 million, proving that in the end, one career mishap doesn’t define a career.The "Try Again" singer and Dash were "inseparable" from then on, according to Billboard. So, although you can’t strategize for success, you also needn’t stress too much about making the wrong move. “We have to do it so that the world is in equilibrium again,” Cameron added. ![]() Plus, Damon’s professionalism since turning down the role has impressed the Avatar director so much that he wants to include Damon in the franchise. And I really think you know, Matt, you’re kind of like one of the biggest movie stars in the world, get over it.” In a BBC Radio 1 interview, he said: “He’s beating himself up over this. Just like anyone who’s ever had a career mishap, Damon has clearly been mulling over the scenario for years, having previously touched on the topic with GQ in 2019 and even blasting the move as “the dumbest thing an actor ever did in the history of acting” in Entertainment Tonight.īut his friend, the actor John Krasinski offered him a reality check: “Nothing in your life would be different today if you had done that movie-except you and I would be having this conversation in space,” he joked.Įven Cameron has chimed in to tell Damon to “get over it”. “I was in the middle of shooting the Bourne movie, and I would have to leave the movie early and leave them in the lurch a little bit.” All’s well that ends well Despite missing out on a sizable chunk of the film’s profits and the opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking 3D movie, for Damon, it’s more important to stick to your word than risk damaging your reputation by breaking a contract for an exciting new offer. ![]()
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