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Ever since Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested in September, a seemingly endless stream of allegations, rumors, and stories have been revealed in its wake. The latest comes from controversial R&B artist Ray-J — yes, the Kim Kardashian one — who recently claimed that celebrities are trying to pay off victims to keep their names out of the Diddy controversy.
The 43-year-old Ray-J, real name William Ray Norwood Jr., was best known for his 2005 single “One Wish” before featuring in an adult home movie with Kim Kardashian in 2007, which has since become his ultimate legacy.
The younger brother of singer and actress Brandy, Ray-J has been on the Hollywood scene since the late 90s, meaning he likely heard plenty of stories about Diddy and his infamous parties over the years. And according to Ray-J, celebrities have been trying to use their money and power to not get caught up in Diddy’s downfall.
“I’m hearing about artists paying victims to keep their names out of it,” the 43-year-old alleged in TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs.
“Here’s what I do know, people do catch-and-kills all day … for the regular world, somebody has a truth, somebody pays you to keep it quiet and hopefully that money you got paid secures your happiness while you watch the lie continue to succeed… Here’s the other way around that … ‘I’ll give you money, please don’t talk,’” he claimed.
“And I don’t even know why I just said it, but I said it, so what. Now they’re gonna be mad… I’ve said too much.”
Combs was arrested by Homeland Security agents in a New York City hotel on Monday, September 16, and was indicted on federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Diddy, who pled not guilty and is being held without bail at the MDC in Brooklyn, New York, faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of life in jail if found guilty.