PASHA Bleasdell is dead at age 38, a tragic post from a peer confirmed. Director X, who was behind many of the model’s famous music video appearances, paid tribute to her on June 6th. Pasha, who famously appeared in Nelly’s Hot In Herre music video as well as many others, has died. Director X – […]
PASHA Bleasdell is dead at age 38, a tragic post from a peer confirmed.
Director X, who was behind many of the model’s famous music video appearances, paid tribute to her on June 6th.
Pasha, who famously appeared in Nelly’s Hot In Herre music video as well as many others, has died.
Director X – who has helmed more than 100 music videos including the 2002 hit – shared an Instagram post confirming the heartbreaking news.
Alongside a mashup of her on-screen moments, he wrote: “We lost a friend yesterday.
“Pasha Bleasdell passed away from a brain tumor June 4th 2022 11:59pm.”
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Director X continued: “If you made videos in 2000’s or were around to watch them you know Pasha.
“We met her doing background work on the set of Donnell Jones ‘Where I Want To Be’ from there we put her in the mix.
“It was a wild ride from then on. I’ve put her in a million videos and spent just as much time hanging out.
“She was always genuine and cool. Never brought drama to set of life.
“You never know when the last time you speak to some one will be the last time you speak.”
He concluded: “I hold on to my memories of you with love. Rest in Power Pasha January 24th 1984 – June 4th 2022.”
Hot In Herre – the video for which has 169M YouTube views and was Nelly’s first Billboard number 1 – was far from Pasha’s only major moment.
The legendary performer, front and center with Nelly, also appeared in Pimp by 50 Cent and Gimme the Light by Sean Paul.
The entertainer was dubbed “a video vixen,” a title fondly given to women who starred in hip hop music videos in the aughts, per HITC.
Pasha’s family has yet to speak out on the devastating loss.
Hundreds of hip-hop fans and figures have, however, shared their sorrowful words.
“This is terrible!!! Rest Easy Queen Pasha,” hip-hop heavyweight Busta Rhymes wrote under the post.
Actor Terrence Howard and rapper Pusha T both replied simply with prayer emojis.
On Twitter, one person wrote: “Gonna miss your kind heart, forever remember your gentle approach to life.”
Another penned: “Pasha Bleasdell is a legend. The jean vest with no shirt/bra… the Kangol with the wash and set… my God we stole all her styles from the music videos. She was IT R.I.P to an icon”
A third wrote,:”We were just talking about the importance of Video Vixens in hip-hop. RIP to Pasha de Matas Bleasdell. A true blue legend in the game.”
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Born on January 24, 1984 per The Ancestry, the Canadian-born model with long hair and a scene-stealing smile kept a low profile online.
She was said to have a net worth of $1M.
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