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He has sold over 21 million albums in the United States alone.

But rap artist Nelly might have gotten himself in a spot of trouble – if his ex-manager is to be believed.

The 36-year-old Country Grammar singer, whose real name is Cornell Jones Jr, has reportedly lost all his money due to a gambling problem and faces losing his home to foreclosure because of the debt.

The disgruntled former manager, known as Slim, also claims that the star is addicted to steroids and abuses cocaine – all of which he revealed to the website MediaTakeout.com

However Nelly insists the stories are false and even took to his Twitter yesterday to debunk the claims.

‘I no some hoping that 4closure statement is tru but I’m sorry EPIC FAIL!’ Nelly tweeted.
‘Don’t nothing go in this body but fish, chicken, turkey, protein, ROZAY, ciroc remy and Budweiser,’ he continued, referring to the allegation that he abuses steroids.

The Texas native has had to address rumors of steroid use in the past after a celebrity drug dealer fingered the star as one of his long list of high-profile clientèle back in 2008.

‘The only people who say that is people who don’t work out. Anyone who goes to the gym knows what Nelly is doing is nothing,’ Nelly said during a late 2008 interview when he was asked about the rumors.

The rap artist has been dating R&B star Ashanti since 2004 although the pair have always refused to acknowledge their romance publicly.

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