Ray J made his boxing debut against actor Orlando Brown
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Ray J
William Ray Norwood Jr., known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, television presenter, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of singer and actress Brandy.
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Born 17 January 1981 · Q542267
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2026· 5 entries
Public attention spiked: 5,267 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 1,737, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 9,695 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.6× the usual 1,737, with 1 article edits.
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Ray J revealed on social media that he was suffering from severe heart failure as a result of heavy binge drinking and drug abuse (such as Adderall) and was not expecting to live more than a year; he was diagnosed after
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On January 28, 2026, Ray J revealed on social media that he was suffering from severe heart failure as a result of heavy binge drinking and drug abuse (such as Adderall) and was not expecting to live more than a year; he was diagnosed after a recent hospitalization for pneumonia.
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2025· 2 entries
Ray J was arrested and booked in a Los Angeles-area jail after allegedly making a criminal threat to his estranged wife in his home
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On November 27, 2025, Ray J was arrested and booked in a Los Angeles-area jail after allegedly making a criminal threat to his estranged wife in his home.
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2022· 2 entries
Released album “Raydemption”.
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In January 2022, Ray J visited Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence to discuss job creation.
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2020· 1 entry
Ray J and Princess Love took part in The Conversation on Zeus Network
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2019· 1 entry
Released ep “Emerald City”.
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2017· 1 entry
Ray J took part as a "new star" housemate on season 19 of Celebrity Big Brother
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2016· 3 entries
Released album “Smoke Cloud TMG & OHB”.
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As well as the Raycon line of direct-to-consumer earbuds in 2017
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In August 2016, Ray J married Princess Love at Los Angeles' Cathedral of Saint Vibiana.
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2014· 5 entries
Prosecutors stated the arrest had turned into four criminal charges
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Filed charges against Ray J and a police spokesman said his initial hearing would take place on July 25
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Ray J was at a bar of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California when a woman accused him of inappropriately touching her posterior
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On May 30, 2014, Ray J was at a bar of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California when a woman accused him of inappropriately touching her posterior.
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The Los Angeles County district attorney on July 21, 2014, filed charges against Ray J and a police spokesman said his initial hearing would take place on July 25.
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2012· 4 entries
For a panel during the TVOne portion of the 2012 Summer Television Critics Association tour
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Ray J was found in his hotel room, unable to get out of bed and was rushed to a hospital by ambulance
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When he told US Weekly that while the "world had lost an icon", he had lost a "close friend"
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Whitney Houston died of "accidental drowning", as ruled by the coroner
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2011· 4 entries
Fabolous tweeted about Ray J playing his song "One Wish" on a piano inside Floyd Mayweather Jr
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Released album “A Family Business”.
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Ray J, along with his sister Brandy and his father Willie Norwood Sr
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On September 17, 2011, Fabolous tweeted about Ray J playing his song "One Wish" on a piano inside Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s house during a documentary on Mayweather and Victor Ortiz.
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2010· 1 entry
Norwood and his sister Brandy Norwood premiered the VH1 reality series Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business along with their parents
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2009· 2 entries
Released the soundtrack/studio album called For the Love of Ray J
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Norwood starred in his own VH1 reality dating show, For the Love of Ray J
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “All I Feel”.
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2007· 1 entry
Co-starred in the controversial adult film Kim Kardashian, Superstar, opposite then-relatively unknown actress Kim Kardashian
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2005· 3 entries
In North America after several delays, debuting at number forty-eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 18,321 copies in the first week
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Released album “Raydiation”.
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Norwood joined the cast of UPN's One on One, where he played the character D-Mack for the final season
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2003· 1 entry
Kim Kardashian, Superstar, was made public
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “This Ain’t a Game”.
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Released album “This Ain't a Game: Album Snippets”.
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1997· 1 entry
Released album “Everything You Want”.
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1995· 1 entry
And he began to record his debut album Everything You Want the same year
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1989· 2 entries
Started appearing in television commercials for different companies
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At the age of eight, Norwood began auditioning for and appearing in television commercials; he played the foster son in The Sinbad Show, from 1993 to 1994
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1981· 2 entries
In McComb, Mississippi, to Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood
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Born 1981-01-17.
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