Editing Ray J (section)

===2012: Death of Whitney Houston===
On February 11, 2012, [[Whitney Houston]] died of "accidental drowning", as ruled by the coroner. Ray J was in San Diego when she died<ref name=DailyBeastWhitneyHouston /> and arrived at the Beverly Hilton, where Houston died, at the time paramedics and police officers came to the scene. While waiting for more information, he became angered upon hearing one of the officers make a "disrespectful comment" about Houston, prompting him to force entry into the suite prior to being restrained.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/article/ray-j-angry-after-cops-lewd-remarks-whitney-houston_3873286|title=Ray J Angry After Cops Lewd Remarks About Whitney Houston|date=September 19, 2013|publisher=Contactmusic.com|first=Lauren|last=James}}</ref> Though he initially did not publicly address her death, Ray J broke his silence on February 17, 2012, when he told ''US Weekly'' that while the "world had lost an icon", he had lost a "close friend".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ray-j-breaks-silence-on-whitney-houstons-death-2012172|title=Ray J Breaks Silence on Whitney Houston's Death|date=February 17, 2012|publisher=US Weekly|first=Zach|last=Johnson}}</ref> Ray J's sister Brandy described him at the time of Houston's death as being "very distraught" and "disconnected" as well as referring to it as "a very hard time in his life."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.singersroom.com/content/2014-08-04/Brandy-Talks-Ray-J-and-Whitney-Houston-Car-Accident-on-Where-Are-They-Now/|title=Brandy Talks Ray J and Whitney Houston, Car Accident on 'Where Are They Now|date=August 4, 2014|publisher=Singersroom}}</ref>

Ray J and Houston became very close in the last years of her life, leading to speculation of a romantic relationship between the singers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hiphollywood.com/2014/07/exclusive-ray-j-on-whitney-biopic-thats-a-real-touchy-subject/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720182121/http://hiphollywood.com/2014/07/exclusive-ray-j-on-whitney-biopic-thats-a-real-touchy-subject/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2014|title=Exclusive: Ray J's Take On The Whitney Houston Biopic|date=July 16, 2014|publisher=HipHollywood|first=Vanessa|last=Barnett}}</ref> However, Ray J stated that he and Houston were friends, and that they had never dated.<ref name=DailyBeastWhitneyHouston>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/23/whitney-houston-s-final-romance-was-ray-j-using-her-for-reality-tv.html|publisher=The Daily Beast|title=Whitney Houston's Final Romance: Was Ray J Using Her for Reality TV?|date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> On May 21, 2012, Ray J was found in his hotel room, unable to get out of bed and was rushed to a hospital by ambulance. The day before, he was said to have had a confrontation at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards when Whitney Houston's sister-in-law Pat Houston called security on him when she saw Ray J was seated next to [[Bobbi Kristina Brown]], Whitney's daughter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/whitney_houstons_family_ray_j_clash_at_billboard_music_awards_report-2012-05|first=Rick|last=Porter|title=Whitney Houston's family, Ray J clash at Billboard Music Awards: Report|publisher=Zap2it|date=May 21, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2014|archive-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814070752/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/whitney_houstons_family_ray_j_clash_at_billboard_music_awards_report-2012-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ray J went to the Beverly Hilton on August 1, 2012, for a panel during the TVOne portion of the 2012 Summer Television Critics Association tour. It was his first time there since Houston's death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://perezhilton.com/2012-08-02-ray-j-returns-to-whitney-houston-hotel#.VCC7Byj7X-Y|title=Ray J Returns To The Hotel Where His Ex-Girlfriend Whitney Houston Died|publisher=PerezHilton.com|date=August 2, 2012|access-date=September 23, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129161954/http://perezhilton.com/2012-08-02-ray-j-returns-to-whitney-houston-hotel#.VCC7Byj7X-Y|url-status=dead}}</ref>