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Ray J Vows 2026 Turnaround After Calling 2025 a 'Crash Out Campaign'

The singer says health concerns pushed him to stop drinking.

Overview

  • In a Jan. 18 Instagram video posted a day after his 45th birthday, Ray J pledged that “something’s gonna change this year.”
  • He described 2025 as a period of “jail, sickness, silence, and loss,” took accountability for his actions, and thanked fans for support and criticism.
  • Ray J credited his parents and sister for helping him through a critical time and said he misses his children and hopes to be with them soon.
  • He wrote that his health forced him to quit alcohol and to confront himself.
  • Brandy publicly backed his post in the comments, and earlier this month TMZ, via Complex, reported he was hospitalized in Las Vegas for pneumonia and heart pains.