Ray J Slams Bobby Brown's Sister for Claiming He Gave Whitney Houston Cocaine

Singer vehemently denies allegations that he somehow was responsible for the drugs found in the pop icon's system

By Josh Grossberg Mar 23, 2012 3:27 PMTags
Whitney Houston, Ray JDenise Truscello/WireImage

If you ask about that cocaine Whitney Houston took before she died, Ray J knows nothing about it.

The hip-hop hunk lashed out today at claims by Bobby Brown's sister Leolah Brown made on HLN's Dr. Drew show that he may have provided the late diva with the drugs that contributed to her tragic Feb. 11 death, saying her interview was "rife with false statements."

"Though Leolah Brown was nowhere near the Beverly Hilton hotel on the day Whitney Houston died, [HLN's parent company] CNN proceeded to broadcast an interview with Ms. Brown in which she falsely claimed that Ray J was at the hotel and contributed to Whitney Houston's death," Ray J's attorney said in a statement released to E! News last night.

The statement continued: "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 and was nowhere near the scene on the day of her death."

What ticked off Brandy's little brother was the fact that Leolah told Dr. Drew Pinksy that she witnessed Ray (real name William Ray Norwood Jr.) leaving the "So Emotional" singer's hotel room "hiding his head" on the day she died.

"Why is he hiding his face? He's always trying to show his face when he's with Whitney. Why now? Why you trying to hide, Ray J?" she asked.

Brown then accused Ray J, who was rumored to be casually dating Houston, of being a "runner boy" for the music legend because he "knows somebody that sells drugs" and bought and supplied them to her.

The musician's lawyer has urged media outlets "not to republish these defamatory stories" and warned of legal action should they proceed to do so without verifying the truth.

Houston's official cause of death, released yesterday by the Los Angeles County Coroner, reveals that the 48-year-old songstress died as the result of accidental drowning and the combined effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine. The drug, however, was never found in her hotel room when investigators conducted their probe.