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.