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The Inc. Records executive reportedly believes that his professional pairing with the R&B star has come to a natural end.
Gotti told MTV: "Our relationship has run its course. We're in two totally different places.
“We don't really speak or talk and it's sad, but in another way it's like it's all good. I don't think she could win.
"She needs some guidance, but she's not thinking that and honestly, I'm going to drop her," he said.
Ashanti was signed to The Inc. Records - then called Murder Inc. - in 2002. Her last album, The Declaration, was released in 2008.
