In a candid interview on E!’s ‘True Hollywood Story,’ Timbaland reveals a secret about his feelins for the late R&B singer Aaliyah.
Timbo speaks on everything from his life-long struggle with his weight to his past battles with suicidal thoughts.
His most shocking surprise in the episode was his secret love for Aaliyah.
“When I first met Aaliyah — it’s time for the world to hear this, I’m gonna give a little secret — I was in love with her,” He went on to explain why he never acted on his strong feelings. “I said, ‘She [is] just a baby, I’m old’. I said to myself, ‘I’m just gonna be her brother’. Oh man, I was fightin’, I was fightin’ a lot — a big war. But I loved Aaliyah.”
Timbaland’s True Hollywood Story airs Dec. 19 on E!