Saturday, March 24, 2012

Ray J's lawyer slams Leolah Brown's drug accusations - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

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A lawyer for R&B star Ray J has slammed Bobby Brown’s sister for suggesting he is withholding information about Whitney Houston’s death.

The music icon was found submerged in the bathtub of her Los Angeles hotel suite on February 11, and on Thursday, her official cause of death was ruled as accidental drowning, in addition to the effects of heart disease and cocaine use.

The singer’s former sister-in-law, Leolah Brown, appeared on “Dr. Drew” on Thursday to discuss her version of events leading up to the superstar’s passing. In the interview, she accuses Ray J of helping Houston to indulge in her addictions, since he allegedly “knows somebody that sells drugs.”

Recounting the night of the legend’s death, Brown said, “I saw Ray J coming out of the hotel, hiding his head, being pushed into a car. Why? I looked and I said, ‘Why is he hiding his face? He’s always trying to show his face around Whitney. Why now? Why are you trying to hide Ray J?’”

However, a representative for Houston’s on/off boyfriend Ray J has lashed out at the claims, insisting her interview was “rife” with “false” allegations.

In a statement to E! News, the star’s attorney says, “Though Leolah Brown was nowhere near the Beverly Hilton hotel on the day Whitney Houston died, (TV network) 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.

“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.”


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