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Keri Hilson Expresses Regret Over Dissing Beyoncé in 2009: ‘I Did Not Want to Do That’

Keri Hilson expressed regret over dissing Beyoncé on 2009's "Turnin Me On (Remix)." See what she said looking back over a decade later.

When Hilson flew in for the studio session with producer Polow Da Don, whom she was signed to in a joint venture with Timbaland through Interscope Records at the time, he already had her impending verse penned by another writer (Ester Dean). Ester Dean came forward and issued an apology on Wednesday (April 9) for penning Hilson’s verse on the “Turnin Me On” remix, which she called “childish.” She wrote: “I see how it hurt people, especially women, and I take full accountability.” In 2021, Hilson had a weight lifted off her shoulders when the singer revealed that she had a positive conversation with Beyoncé surrounding the track and finally cleared the air.

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