R&B singer Ray J has been hospitalized near Las Vegas for exhaustion.
Ray J’s representative said in a statement Tuesday that the singer went to the hospital Monday and “will remain there for treatment for exhaustion and jet lag.”
The rep says Ray J was in Las Vegas to host a party and also attended Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. The rep adds that Ray J had just returned from performing in China.
Ray J is R&B singer Brandy’s younger brother and was close friends with singer Whitney Houston.
Ray J was almost physically removed from the Billboard Music Awards last night after angry members of Whitney Houston’s family ordered their security to get him away from them, reports TMZ.
Pat Houston’s blood was reportedly upset because she, Bobbi Kristina and other family members were seated next to Ray J, the person Pat believes was a very bad influence on Whitney. Minutes before the tribute to Whitney, Pat asked her security to remove Ray J from his seat, but he refused to budge.
According to TMZ, Pat’s security summoned hotel security, along with several uniformed officers to physically remove Ray J. Security warned Pat that things would likely get physical and it would almost certainly be caught on video, just as Whitney was about to be honored. Sources say Pat then grudgingly recanted and Ray J kept his seat.
Reportedly, Ray J told to friends, “Pat ruined what was a great opportunity to honor the woman who I loved.”
A rep for the Houston family says Pat’s assistant did ask for Ray J to be moved from his seat, but only after an official from Billboard told the family they needed to move to the seat that Ray J was already using.
Since Ray J had a ticket with the proper seat number, he refused to budge, so Pat’s assistant called for security to help sort out the situation.
The Houston family rep insists Pat does not have a problem with Ray J.
**UPDATE**
Us Weekly reports, “Ray J has been released from the hospital in Las Vegas and is back home in Los Angeles following an extensive battery of tests to make sure that he did not have a blood clot in his lungs which is potentially a deadly condition that can occur following a long haul plane flight.”
Pointing out that beloved rapper Heavy D died last year from a blood clot in his lungs, Ray J’s rep adds that Ray J had arrived in Las Vegas Sunday for the Billboard Music Awards following a staggering 32-hour round trip from China and a four-hour drive from Los Angeles.
