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Celebrities React to Nick Ashford's Passing

Celebs took to Twitter to mourn legendary songwriter Nick Ashford's death.
Stars React to Nick Ashford's Death
Ledis Valerie Simpson
By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 28, 2020
Music lovers woke up to sad news this morning when they found out legendary songwriter Nickolas Ashford had died at 70.

Celebrities were especially vocal about how Ashford and Simpson had affected their lives.

Read reactions from Ledisi, Estelle, Rico Love, Spike Lee, Sherri Shepherd and more…