Overview

• Ray J emphatically denied on the Funky Friday podcast that he was present at Whitney Houston’s passing, calling rumors he was in her Beverly Hilton suite “the biggest cap” he’s ever heard.
• He explained he was performing in San Diego on February 11, 2012, and said confusion arose because Houston’s bodyguard, also named Ray, discovered her body.
• Ray J confirmed he and Houston were in a romantic relationship at the time and planned to announce it at a Clive Davis event the following day.
• He described persistent online abuse, noting that Instagram commenters accused him of killing Houston and heckled him during livestreams.
• The singer revealed that grief over Houston’s death drove him to try hard drugs for the first time.