MTV:

Following news of Whitney's death today, sources initially reported that Ray was the one who had found the singer dead. Ray J's rep later refuted those allegations.

Now this is something I did not know: Ray J and Houston were an item.

Rumors swirled about the two as early as 2007. Despite the 17-year age difference, they were seen at industry gatherings like Jay-Z and LeBron James' All-Star game party as well as romantic dinners in Los Angeles at hot spots like Crustacean. They would be on-again/off-again for several years and the relationship would be riddled with gossip involving their respective exes.

Who is this Ray J character? I only know him because of Burial. But he is the brother of Brandy ("She got upset, talking about how it was all her fault ... she didn't stop, kept saying how she hit the lady"), a second-rate R&B singer, and mostly famous for fucking Kim Kardashian on tape (NSFS). How hard the mighty fall.