Nationwide — Singer Ray J is clearing his identify, denying long-running rumors that he was concerned in Whitney Houston’s 2012 demise. He says the claims are false, disrespectful, and painful to listen to.
On Cam Newton’s Funky Friday podcast, Ray J lastly addressed the hypothesis. He mentioned folks wrongly declare he was within the resort room when Houston died. “That’s the largest cap I’ve ever heard,” he mentioned.
Ray J defined he was in San Diego the evening Houston handed. He had a present and wasn’t in Los Angeles. He shared that they had plans to attend Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy occasion the following day to go public with their relationship.
“She was one of the essential folks to me,” he mentioned, in response to EurWeb. “We have been going to make the announcement that we have been [dating].”
For years, Ray J stayed silent on the matter, considering it will be extra respectful. However he mentioned the false tales began to spiral uncontrolled. “That’s not true,” he mentioned. “It’s important to shut sure issues down.”
Ray J not often talks about Houston publicly. He mentioned their bond was private and deep. “That was my folks, bro. … She’s Whitney to me,” he mentioned.
He discovered it hurtful to listen to folks discuss issues Houston herself couldn’t reply to. Now, he mentioned he’s talking out to guard her identify and reminiscence.