Ray J has come out to defend himself after certain comments and events occurred on Kim Kardashian’s show that put him in a negative light.

After a recent episode of Kim Kardashian’s show on Hulu in which it is shown that Kanye West retrieved a series of hard drives which are stated to be the excess material from Kim and Ray J’s sex tapes, Ray J  himself has come out to defend that many of the statements from the show are false.

Kanye made a comment about never getting extorted again, which Ray J refuted— saying he handed over all the material willingly and without protest. Ray J also said that the show inaccurately depicted what was actually on the drives, saying that the material on them was a series of pictures and short videos, not a sex tape. He also said that all of the sex tapes had always been with Kim from the start and that the trio of Kim, Kris Jenner, and himself were all in on this.

Kim also made a statement about Ray J sticking a dildo into her butt while asleep, which he denied was true. Kim also admitted that this was a lie in a text message that Ray J released to prove his innocence. For key quotes and transcripts from their text messages, look below.

“Ray J tells @DailyMail that Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian were involved in the 2007 sex tape leak, releases alleged DMs with Kim Kardashian.”

Quotes from Ray J

“”I’ve sat in the shadows for over 14 years allowing the Kardashians to use my name, to abuse my name, make billions of dollars over a decade and a half talking about a topic I’ve never really spoken about,” Ray J, 41, said during an interview with the Daily Mail published on Wednesday, May 4. “I’ve never leaked anything. I have never leaked a sex tape in my life. It has never been a leak.”

The Love & Hip Hop Hollywood alum claimed that Kardashian, 41, and Jenner, 66, were aware of the sex tape going public because they were allegedly involved in the deal. Ray J also alleged that he didn’t possess any other explicit footage from his relationship with the businesswoman, despite recent reports of there being another video.

“I never had a single one at my house she had them at her house. She’s always had all the tapes in a Nike shoe box under her bed,” he claimed. “That’s how it all came about. Once I pitched the idea to her, just playing around a little bit, that’s when she jumped on the idea, talked to her mom and it was out of my hands from there.”

“I felt suicidal because when you know something’s real and it’s true and you’re watching a whole family create an empire from a lie they’ve created, it’s heartbreaking and disrespectful to all the entertainers who have been honest and true to their craft,” the singer explained, alleging that he couldn’t get certain jobs because of his public “image” at the time. “Because of what they made me, I’m not allowed to be in those places.””

Kim Kardashian and Ray J’s text message transcript

“I know how promo goes and I get it 100% – but it’s got out of control with this new story and my team is on my head thinking it’s true. Me sticking a dildo in your while you was sleep is pretty out of control! Lol – wouldn’t you wake up if you felt that in your butt? I would hope so kimmy – it could never be that lose and open. Lol jk but seriously it makes me look like a rapist and dirty perv and I’m catching a lot of slack from it. That’s why I hit u like this- out of all these years since the tape we’ve been able to build brands and make a lotta money. You already got to the Billys! Please help me stay in a positive light and I want my kids to be proud of me. They are 3 and 2 years old. They are innocent. Please don’t make their dad look like a loser when u know me more”

“ITS RAY j!!! If YOU DONT KNOW WHO THIS IS — RAY j!

APR 14, 7:56 PM

Hi – sorry I’m only seeing your above DM’s now. I am happy to hear that you’re doing well and congrats on your beautiful family. In regards to your last message, did you actually watch the episode because I didn’t say a single bad thing about you? The show filmed in real time the day in hell that I had with my lawyers when your manager threatened to release another tape that doesn’t exist-and my son who was 5 years old at the time seeing an ad with my cry face emoji that said “Kim’s new sex tape” as click bate in Roblox. It was upsetting to have to deal with and I am”

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