Brandy says that with the intention to defend her peace, she’s needed to put some “distance” between herself and Ray J.
The singer, recognized to many R&B followers because the “Vocal Bible,” has been extra candid about her private life than ever with the discharge of her memoir, “Phases,” the place she particulars her rise to fame at a younger age and all the things that got here with it: from reflecting on her relationship with Boyz II Males’s Wanya Morris when she was a young person and he was an grownup, to changing into a mom at 23, to her remaining phrases to Whitney Houston earlier than the legendary singer died in 2012.
In an interview with Parade, she additionally opened up about the place her relationship stands along with her youthful brother, Ray J, who grew up alongside her from their childhood in Mississippi to Hollywood.
“There’s distance proper now. There are some things that he’s been doing within the public eye that I don’t condone, and I simply really feel like loving him from afar proper now could be greatest for me and my peace,” she advised Parade. “However my life with Ray and my reference to him is all all through the guide, and my love for him by no means wavers.”
These previous few months have been a tough look ahead to Ray J followers. The entertainer was arrested final November after he allegedly pulled a gun on his estranged spouse, Princess Love, whereas on a livestream. The incident earned him six misdemeanor expenses in addition to a restraining order, which restricted him from seeing Princess Love and their two youngsters. His spouse had the protecting order amended in February, a month after Ray J was hospitalized for pneumonia and coronary heart pains. He stated he virtually died from the incident, and claimed he wouldn’t make it previous 2027.
The saga of Ray J’s well being scare didn’t finish there. Throughout a present in Louisiana, the singer was bleeding from his eyes whereas performing, however it’s unclear whether or not the blood was faux and part of the efficiency or if an actual medical emergency was going down, as Ray J’s camp claims.
On prime of this, the “One Want” singer is preventing an ongoing authorized battle towards Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner over the notorious intercourse tape he made with Kardashian in 2003.
Brandy additionally not too long ago spoke out about Ray J’s statements towards Shyne and Mase after he threatened the 2 rappers, who claimed on a latest podcast to have been romantically concerned with Brandy on the identical time. Ray J responded in a now-deleted video, saying “Hold my sister’s identify out of your mouth, and if not, I’m gonna slap the f–king daylights out of you once I see you.”
However Brandy stated she was greater than able to defending herself. She wrote on Instagram, “I hardly ever launch statements and usually ignore tales about me within the headlines even once they’re false. However once I do determine to face up for myself, I deal with issues by myself,” she stated. “Whereas I really like my brother Ray J, I don’t condone or help the messages he’s shared on social media and haven’t requested him to defend me in any kind.”
