Ray J took to his Instagram Story a day after the 2024 BET Awards (July 1) with a concerning post regarding “suicidal” thoughts.
In the lengthy message, the serial entrepreneur revealed that he’s at “a breaking point,” and is experiencing a “false” reality, alongside a post of him dressed in all-white. The post came after he claimed he was locked out of re-entering the awards ceremony, and also getting into an altercation with Zeus Network’s CEO, Lemuel Plummer, later that night.
“I’m really at a breakin point! To provide for my family and have generational wealth was always the plan. But money is evil and people are bad and I can’t take it anymore,” he wrote. “These chain of reactions are stemming from being locked in a false reality / confused by this whole life! The sh*t that happened tonight to me at the awards today was hurtful. I’m working backstage and then I go take a break in the back and BET wouldn’t let me back in for some reason. I don’t know who they didn’t want me to see. It was weird.”
In the spill, he continued speaking on his own perception of reality and also claimed that he’s been paid to “shut up” and accept “dirty money.” He also shared that he was feeling “suicidal” and also apologized to his sister, Brandy.
“I’m on my way out of the country. The sh*t that is happening is mind blowing. It’s making me suicidal and uncomfortable with the perception of reality,” he went on. “THEY PAID ME TO SHUT UP AND I DID! I FEEL BAD AND I HATE MYSELF FOR IT! I DONT WANT ANYMORE OF YOUR DIRTY MONEY! And B4! Or Right after I die I promise you I will be free of it all and the world can move on with what is real for me no matter the consequences I have to face on the other side!! I TRIED TO DO IT FOR REAL LAST TIME!”
“I’m sorry to myself and [my] sister sorry [Brandy], I will make it right, I won’t let them get away with it! I TOLD THE PEOPLE CLOSE TO ME THAT I FELT LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAppen F**K IT I SAID IT,” he wrote.
According to footage shared online, Ray attended a BET Awards afterparty hosted by GloRilla and engaged in some sort of disagreement with Plummer.
The two producers could be seen screaming at each other as a crowd surrounded them. Before the “One Wish” crooner could throw a punch, security stepped in to separate them.
Reportedly, the father-of-two eventually got into his vehicle and left.
Last month, Ray J appeared on The Breakfast Club, where he accused Plummer of abusing and manipulating women into sleeping with him so they could appear on his hit streaming network. The 43-year-old also threatened to sue Plummer.
“I don’t like when people are doing people wrong and making them do shows for certain things that they shouldn’t,” he told the host. “That would be foul, that would be inhumane. These are facts. I have the footage. I have a lot of stuff that he’s been doing. Now it’s time to do what we’re doing now, and that’s legally do the right thing.”
Ray J worked with Zeus at one point, but has also announced his own network, Tronix Network. Take a look at his concerning post above and his interview with TBC below.
If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, contact the 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988.
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