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Ester Dean Pens Open Letter After Keri Hilson Shares Regret Over Beyoncé Diss Verse: ‘I Believe in Telling the Truth’

Ester Dean is responding to Keri Hilson, who regrets her Beyonce diss verse on "Turnin Me On (Remix)," sharing her thoughts in an open letter.

The songwriter hopped on Instagram Thursday (April 10) to clear the air after Hilson said during an interview with The Breakfast Club that the decision to shade Queen Bey on “Turnin’ Me On” negatively impacted her career. She went on to rewrite some of the lyrics off the “Turnin’ Me On (Remix)”: “Your vision cloudy if you think that you’re the best/ You can dance, she can sing/ But she need to move it to the …,” which many believed to be in reference to Beyoncé’s 2009 hit “Irreplaceable.” Dean had previously come forward and issued her own apology on Wednesday (April 9) after Hilson’s interview, claiming the verse was “childish.” She wrote in what appears to be a now-deleted post: “I see how it hurt people, especially women, and I take full accountability.”

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