Ray J

Ray J is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, following a scare this weekend when the singer thought he had suffered a fatal blood clot.

And fans of the former Kim Kardashian sex tape partner reportedly have Sophie Monk to thank.

According to TMZ sources, the model was staying in a different hotel room from Ray J on Sunday night, but popped in to check on her Prince Reigns campaign mate (we wonder why?!?) and found him on the floor, unresponsive.

Monk proceeded to alert the hotel management, who dialed 911. An ambulance then transported Ray J to the hospital and, fortunately for all involved, nothing especially worrisome was discovered.

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In a word: phew.

A day after Ray J - the man best known for directing the Kim Kardashian sex tape and years later dating Whitney Houston - was hospitalized for what sources initially described as exhaustion, his rep says the singer is free and healthy.

Says a Ray J rep to Us Weekly:

"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."

That much is true. Heavy D passed away last year from a blood clut and Ray J did touch down in Las Vegas this weekend after a 32-hour round trip to China.

He arrived in time for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, and actually got in a verbal altercation with members of Houston's family - most notably her mother, witnesses say - who wanted the invited guest kicked out of the festivities.

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Woe is Ray J. No one ever said it was easy to be an amateur sex tape director.

Soon after the hip hop artist got into a verbal tussle with members of Whitney Houston's family at Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards, sources confirm to TMZ that he woke up Monday and simply could not bring himself to pull off the sheets.

Ray J was disoriented and totally "out of it," an insider claims, resulting in a trip to the hospital.

The website cites "exhaustion and dehydration" as a possible basis for Ray J's condition, considering he returned from a 32-hour business trip to China and then drove four hours to Las Vegas for the Billboard Music Awards.

Once there, Whitney's mother, Patricia, reportedly tried to get Ray J thrown out, despite the fact that he was an invited guest, with a seat and a ticket and everything. The late singer's family believes Ray was a bad influence on their daughter, possibly even supplying her with cocaine.

Ray J had denied these charges.

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Ray J was almost physically removed from the Billboard Music Awards last night after an angry confrontation with Whitney Houston's family members.

Pat Houston, Whitney's sister-in-law/manager, was seated next to Ray J, the person Pat believes was a very bad influence on the late music legend.

Minutes before a tribute to Whitney, in which Jordin Sparks sang and Bobbi Kristina Brown accepted an award, Pat asked her security to nix Ray J.

After Whitney's ex-BF refused to budge, Pat's security summoned hotel security, along with several uniformed officers to physically remove Ray.

Just before it got ugly, security warned Pat that things would likely get physical and it would almost be caught on video, just as Whitney was to be honored.

Sources say Pat then grudgingly recanted and Ray J stayed.

Later, Ray reportedly complained to friends about the incident, saying "Pat ruined what was a great opportunity to honor the woman who I loved."

A rep for the Houston family later admitted they did ask Ray J to be moved from his seat because Billboard told them they needed that particular seat.

Ray J had a ticket with the proper seat number, so he refused to budge, and security was called, but the Houstons deny any lingering feud with Ray.

In related news (not really), Kim Kardashian is the hottest woman in the world, according to Zoo Weekly. She can thank Ray for that glorious title.

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The June issue of Vanity Fair takes an in-depth look at the life and death of Whitney Houston.

Written by Contributing Editor Mark Seal, the article delves into the late singer's love life, which is best known for her 15-year marriage to Bobby Brown, but which also included a dalliance with Kim Kardashian sex tape partner, Ray J.

Karrine Steffans - a self-proclaimed "Video Vixen," who has dated Brown, Ray J and Bill Maher, among other celebrities - is featured in the piece, telling Seal that Ray used to taunt Brown on a frequent basis.

One evening, according to Steffans, she received a call from J.

“He said, ‘Is Bob still staying with you?’ I said, ‘Yeah, he’s right here.’ And Ray said, ‘Tell him I f-cked both of his chicks, you and now his wife.’” 

Ouch. Slam, yo!

Steffans goes on to side with Brown, who recently gave a defensive interview in which he shirked all responsibility for Houston's drug use.

“Bob’s big thing was everyone blamed him for her downfall, but when he met her she was already using drugs. He always felt very angry about that. He told me, ‘What everybody saw wasn’t the real Whitney.’ He always said her private persona - which you saw on Being Bobby Brown - was who she really was.”

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This is real pornography.
Wait… who's holding it? Two hands!
The end is purple.
What's taking him so long? He's so young.
She's just laying there.
That's a Brazilian.
That's what Greeks do… from the back.

And so the commentary goes in the following video, which claims to depict a trio of grandmothers watching Kim Kardashian Superstar. Are they actually witnessing Ray J thrust Kim... into the spotlight?

We'd like to think so. Actually, gross, we really would not. Either way, check out the hilarity now and decide for yourself:

Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Viewing: Grandmother Style!

Ray J is once again making serious bank by embracing a naked woman.

The hip hop star, best known for giving it to Kim Kardashian on tape, is one of two new spokespeople for some shaving gel from a company called Prince Reigns.

Then again, perhaps we should withhold all mockery, considering the company is apparently doing well enough to offer both Ray J and Sophie Monk - the topless woman Ray is hugging on the billboard below - $1 million each for their role in this campaign.

At this rate, Ray J may never need to make a living while wearing clothes.

He also may need to make regular STD appointments.

The coroner's report may now be out, and we may now know the official Whitney Houston cause of death, but that doesn't mean the controversy surrounding this artist has gone away.

On an edition of CNN's Headline News last night, Leolah Brown - the sister of Whitney's ex-husband, Bobby Brown - came right out and accused Ray J of supplying her former sister-in-law with the cocaine found in her system at the time of her passing.

Brown referred to Ray J as Houston's "runner boy."

In response, a rep for the singer has released the following statement:

"Even though Leolah Brown was nowhere near the Beverly Hilton Hotel on the day Whitney Houston died, Ms. Brown falsely claimed that Ray J was at the hotel and contributed to Whitney Houston's death. Even the most minimal inquiry with anyone actually in contact with Whitney would reveal that Leolah Brown had been out of contact with Whitney for more than a year."

Earlier in the week, Ray J also shot down chatter that he was in possession a sex tape starring himself and the late "I Will Always Love You" legend.

Considering his resume, we suppose this rumor was inevitable...

A rep for Ray J has come out and shot down chatter that his client is in possession of a sex tape, and/or any amateur pornographic material, starring the singer and late girlfriend Whitney Houston.

"The despicable tabloid report released today claiming the existence of a sex tape between Ray J and Whitney Houston is not true," this source tells TMZ, denying accusations that Ray J is holding naked videos or photos of Whitney for ransom.

Ray J, who was dating Houston at the time of the her death, has reportedly agreed to enter grief counseling in order to deal with his pain.

His reputation for filming bedroom conquests was solidified after he captured himself and Kim Kardashian boning and helped sell it to the public.

Ray J, a hip hop artist and reality star previously best known for videotaping himself having sex with Kim Kardashian, is not taking the death of Whitney Houston well at all.

Describing the late singer as "the love of [Ray J's] life," a source tells Radar Online that this amateur sex tape director will soon seek professional help.

"He has saved voice mail messages on his cell phone from her that he has been listening to," this insider claims. "His sister Brandy has urged him to go to counseling to deal with this loss, and he has finally agreed."

"Ray is just numb and he needs to be able to start to deal with these feelings."

Ray J spoke out a couple weeks ago about the pain from Whitney's passing and said God has been talking him through it. We wish him all the best in this difficult time.