Enrique Iglesias dropped his emotional “Hero” music video in 2001, which additionally starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mickey Rourke, however it seems that his tears have been extra actual than followers knew.
Hewitt advised Leisure Tonight in regards to the real-life tragedy that impressed Iglesias’ sobs.
“The craziest factor about that video shoot that I do not know if individuals know is that Enrique and Aaliyah have been shut mates. The night time that we filmed that video was the night time that she handed,” the actress revealed.
“Enrique needed to movie all of his crying stuff within the video… and he was actually crying as a result of she had handed,” Hewitt continued.
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“All of us did a giant prayer for her on the finish of the video and he type of devoted it to her. I simply keep in mind that being actually intense,” she shared.
Iglesias has seemingly by no means mentioned his friendship with the “Rock the Boat” singer publicly, however per Complicated, Aaliyah was pictured at his album launch get together in 1999.
Tragically, the revolutionary R&B star handed away in a airplane crash after filming a music video within the Bahamas in Aug. 2001.
The “We Want a Decision” singer was solely 22 years previous.
In an interview with ET, in 2021 Aaliyah’s former boyfriend Damon Sprint shed extra gentle on the singer’s remaining days on the twentieth anniversary of her premature loss of life.
“She was a very good particular person and he or she was actually into being round good individuals, so, I knew I used to be cool ‘trigger she stated so. ‘Trigger she was the good, you realize what I am saying?” the music mogul stated.
In accordance with Individuals, Sprint additionally revealed that Aaliyah at all times had a worry of flying and was provided a distinct airplane by rock star Lenny Kravitz, however her music video director took it as an alternative.
Members of Aaliyah’s staff that have been additionally tragically killed have been Scott Gallin, Keith Wallace, Douglas Kratz, make-up artist Eric Foreman, Gina Smith and Christopher Maldonado.
L. Marael, the pilot of the ill-fated airplane, additionally died.
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