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Ashanti 'shocked' by retrial

R&B star Ashanti says she's "shocked and horrified" at the possibility of being questioned again by a stalking suspect after a New York mistrial.

But the Grammy-winning singer tells The Associated Press she'll "do whatever it takes" to make sure her family is safe.

A juror's illness prompted the mistrial Thursday, two days after Ashanti told jurors she was scared and "disgusted" by Devar Hurd's behaviour.

Hurd represented himself and cross-examined her.

He'd been convicted in 2009 of stalking Ashanti's mother by sending her crude text messages about her multiplatinum-selling daughter. He served about two years in jail and was ordered not to contact the family.

Then the family realized in 2013 Hurd had been tweeting Ashanti X-rated messages and posed for a photo with her sister.

He says he meant no harm.



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