Ray J was rushed to the hospital Thursday after suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a livestream, with footage showing paramedics working on him as he lay shirtless and connected to medical equipment. He had been streaming from Fab Factory when he started having health issues, prompting someone to call the fire department and an ambulance before he was taken away by ambulance.
According to TMZ, it sounds like there was a problem with his heart, though the outlet stopped short of confirming an official diagnosis. Ray J's mother was also on the stream with him when the episode unfolded, according to the same report. Video from the stream showed paramedics tending to him as he lay shirtless with medical equipment attached to his chest.
Complex also reported on the incident, noting that Complex described Ray J as having been rushed to a hospital after suffering a heart-related medical emergency during the livestream, and that the singer and streamer was reportedly hospitalized on Thursday.
A Grueling Streaming Schedule
The emergency happened in the context of a lengthy streaming commitment, with the outlet reporting that Ray J had been staying awake for long stretches during a 180-day streaming event. That pattern of extended wakefulness during marathon sessions has drawn scrutiny as part of the backdrop to Thursday's scare, though the article notes the exact toll of the schedule on his health has not been established.
A Pattern of Health Scares
This is not the first time Ray J's health has landed him in the hospital. He was hospitalized for pneumonia and heart pain in January, and per the same account, he remained hospitalized at the time after receiving X-rays and an echocardiogram, with no word yet on the results when that report published.
Weeks later, Ray J spoke about his condition, telling USA Today, “My heart's only beating like 25%.” That January hospitalization followed an earlier bout of non-COVID pneumonia diagnosed back in 2021, from which he had recovered.
Thursday's incident adds another chapter to a health history that has repeatedly put Ray J in and out of hospitals over the past several years. For now, the circumstances of his treatment and condition following this latest emergency remain unclear, with no additional details confirmed beyond what unfolded live on camera at Fab Factory.
