Enrique Iglesias and Aaliyah 'Were Close Friends,' Says Jennifer Love Hewitt: 'He Was Really Crying'

Enrique Iglesias was devastated by Aaliyah’s death.

On Friday, May 31, a social media fan page dedicated to the late singer shared a clip of Jennifer Love Hewitt discussing a little-known fact about the friendship between the Spanish entertainer, 49, and the “More Than a Woman” singer.

“Oh, Enrique! Oh, this is such a good combination, guys,” Hewitt, 45, said in a clip reposted by Aaliyah Legion on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The video showed the actress appearing on Tonight’s party retrospectivewatching herself play Iglesias’ love interest in the music video for his 2001 single “Hero.”

There is an emotional scene in the ballad where he cries as Hewitt holds him.

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“The craziest thing about doing that video, and I don’t know if people know, is that Enrique and Aaliyah were close friends,” she said.

“And the night we shot that video was the night she passed away. And so Enrique had to film it, like all his crying in the video was recorded and he was really crying because she passed away,” Hewitt explained.

The List of clients The alum added that the cast and crew “all said a big prayer for her at the end of the video.”

She recalled how Iglesias dedicated her to the singer and said the evening was “really intense.”

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Enrique Iglesias in the music video for the song “Hero”.

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Aaliyah died at 6:45 PM ET on August 25, 2001. She was 22 years old.

The singer was filming the music video for her song “Rock the Boat” in the Bahamas and was returning to Miami with seven other people when the small, twin-engine Cessna they were traveling in crashed into a swamp shortly after takeoff.

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The hip hop mogul, who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with JAY-Z, said Aaliyah was always afraid of flying. He also claimed to have heard rumors that Lenny Kravitz, who lives in the Bahamas, offered Aaliyah another plane, but music video director Hype Williams took it instead.

Aaliyah. Dave Allocca/DMI/LIFE/Getty Images Collection

Authorities identified the other passengers killed as Scott Gallin, 41; Keith Wallace, 49, of Los Angeles; Virgin Records representative Douglas Kratz, 28, and makeup artist Eric Foreman, 29, both of Hollywood, Calif.; Gina Smith, 29, of New Jersey; and Christopher Maldonado, 32, of New York. The pilot of the plane, L. Marael, also died in the accident.

Aaliyah was the niece of Gladys Knight and began performing professionally at the age of 11. By 15, she released her first album, Age is nothing but a number.

Shortly before her death, her single “Try Again” was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Female Vocalist.

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She made her acting debut in the film from 2000 Romeo must die with Jet Li. Her self-titled album was released in 2001 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart.

After her death, Queen of the damned was released in 2002, in which Aaliyah played a vampire named Akasha in a horror film. Posthumous album, I care 4 Uwas also published that year.

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