Ray J performs onstage throughout ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on October 25, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photograph by Julia Beverly/Getty Photographs)
Ray J has just lately been coping with well being considerations, however some observers are questioning whether or not his situation is as critical as he has prompt.
The singer is now going through allegations that he used pretend blood throughout a latest efficiency.
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KTAL 6 mentioned it has footage that seems to indicate Ray J making use of a substance to his face throughout his Feb. 14 present on the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The 45-year-old “One Want” performer drew consideration for taking the stage on Valentine’s Day with what regarded like blood round his eyes and a bloodied chest monitor. Occasion photographer Tommy Nard II shared a video with the outlet displaying Ray J mendacity down in an orange outfit and inserting what he described as “pretend blood” beneath his eyes.
“He loves the digicam. He loves the eye. Anyone that is aware of him, it’s all theatrical,” Nard II mentioned of the artist.
He additionally recalled feeling puzzled when he first seen what was taking place behind the scenes, saying, “I’m behind the scenes, like, ‘What are you doing?’ ”
“I seen him actually placed on the pretend blood and issues like that, and go on the market with the group, which could be very surprising that he’d do one thing like that,” he added.
Representatives for Ray J and the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
Beforehand, Ray J’s supervisor, Melinda Santiago, addressed his well being in an announcement to Individuals, saying,
“Everyone knows that Ray J has been beneath the climate, however all my artists that work with me gotta do their job whether or not they’re bleeding or not.”
Forward of the live performance, the singer—born William Raymond Norwood Jr.—posted a video on Fb and wrote within the caption, “I’m placing my life on the road for this present!!”
The efficiency happened shortly after Ray J publicly claimed that docs had given him solely months to reside.
In January, he mentioned his well being struggles in an Instagram video. “I wish to thank everyone for praying for me. I used to be in a hospital,” he mentioned. “My coronary heart’s solely beating like 25 p.c, however so long as I keep targeted and keep on the suitable path, every part will probably be all proper.”
That very same month, he made additional claims throughout an Instagram Stay session that was later shared on X. “2027 is unquestionably a wrap for me,” he mentioned, alleging that docs advised him he wouldn’t reside for much longer and that his coronary heart had turned “black” on account of alcohol and drug abuse.
TMZ beforehand reported that Ray J was hospitalized in Las Vegas on Jan. 7 for extreme pneumonia and coronary heart ache. He had additionally been admitted for pneumonia in 2021.
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