Ray J claims celebrities are paying Sean 'Diddy' Combs' victims to stay quiet: 'I've said too much'
As part of a "catch and kill" plan, Ray J has claimed that he knows of multiple celebrities who are so terrified of their connections to Sean "Diddy" Combs that they have been paying accusers to remain silent.
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The R&B artist, who is pals with the late music mogul, told a new TMZ documentary that high-profile personalities have been reaching out to him after claims surfaced that celebrities may have attended Combs' so-called "Freak-Off" sex parties.
"I'm hearing about artists paying victims to keep their names out of it," the woman, who is 43, said in "TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs."
"I am aware that people engage in catch-and-kill activities throughout the day. In the real world, someone possesses the truth, someone pays you to keep it quiet, and perhaps that money protects your happiness while you watch the lie continue to prosper."
When asked if he knew of any cases when women approached celebrities with an ultimatum, Ray J indicated that the anonymous stars went to alleged victims in order to cut them off first.
"Here's the other way around that..." "I'll give you money, but please don't talk," he said of what the celebrities are supposedly doing.
Ray J, who once appeared in a sex tape with Kim Kardashian, implied that high-profile people are coming out to him because of his association with Combs, and they are afraid he will be the reason their names are revealed.
"That's exactly what I'm saying," Ray J remarked when asked if he thought others saw him as a potential "vessel" for leaks.
"I'm not even sure why I just said that, but I did, so what. "Now they're going to be mad."
The singer refused to reveal the identities or the alleged behaviors of the celebrities, stating only, "I've said too much."
This comes after Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, was charged with federal sex trafficking in September.
The federal indictment against him revealed unsettling allegations that Combs coerced alleged victims and drugged them into participating in "Freak-Offs" – violent sex sessions that were sometimes recorded against their consent.
Some claim they saw superstars at the sex-fueled events.
Numerous civil cases have also been filed against the founder of Bad Boy Records since his arrest, alleging decades-old abuse.
Combs' attorneys have frequently criticized the court efforts as "clear attempts to garner publicity."
Combs, who is scheduled to be tried in May, is being held without bail in federal detention in Brooklyn.