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Ray J claims to know of multiple celebrities who are offering money to Diddy accusers to keep their names out of the ‘catch-and-kill’ scheme.
R&B singer Ray J revealed in “TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs” that he knows of multiple high-profile celebrities who are offering accusers money to not reveal their names in connection with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Ray J, who was a friend of the disgraced music mogul, claimed that multiple celebs had reached out to him after allegations swirled about celebrities who could have been a part of Combs’ “Freak-Off” sex parties. “I’m hearing about artists paying victims to keep their names out of it,” said the 43-year-old.
“People do catch-and-kills all day,” he explained. “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.”
When asked if he knew of instances where victims had come to celebs with an ultimatum, Ray J said it was the other way around: celebrities reaching out to alleged victims in a bid to cut them off before they’re tempted to come forward.
According to Ray J, the high-profile celebs are reaching out to him because of his known association with Combs, with fear he could be the one to potentially leak their names. “And I don’t even know why I just said it, but I said it, so what? Now they’re gonna be mad.”
The singer asserted he had “said too much” when asked to divulge names or further details of what the celebrities may have engaged in.
Combs was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in September and has pleaded not guilty. The flurry of civil lawsuits against him continues as he awaits trial next May, while held without bail in federal custody in Brooklyn.
