Ray J made a stunning claim during a recent appearance on Cam Newton’s “Funky Friday” podcast, stating that he has slept with more than 12,500 people throughout his lifetime. The statement, made on April 28, 2026, immediately sparked a wave of online ridicule, but the controversy deepened when the singer and reality star repeatedly referred to his partners as “people” rather than “women,” prompting many viewers to question his sexual orientation. During the interview, Ray J initially claimed a body count of 10,000 before raising the figure to 12,500. He also mentioned that a club called Booby Trap threw him a celebration when he reached the 10,000 milestone, with between 400 and 500 women attending to mark the occasion.
Cam Newton appeared skeptical and pulled out his phone to do the math live on camera, noting that the number would require Ray J to have slept with more than one new partner every single day for several decades. According to Complex, Ray J also claimed to have participated in over 3,000 threesomes, a detail that made his overall numbers even harder to process. But the moment that truly shifted the conversation came when Cam Newton asked Ray J directly whether he was gay. Instead of giving a simple yes or no answer, Ray J responded with what many interpreted as a bizarre and unrelated story involving someone putting peanut butter on a body part and letting a dog handle it.
Cam Newton went silent, and the internet erupted with criticism. The timing of the podcast controversy has proven particularly damaging for Ray J, given his recent statements about Sean “Diddy” Combs. In September 2024, Ray J told Chris Cuomo that he had never been in any of those rooms and did not know Diddy’s infamous parties existed. Then, in January 2026, he made a strikingly different claim on Instagram Live, saying he was never invited to Diddy’s so-called freak-offs because he was too ugly.
Observers have pointed out that both statements cannot be true simultaneously, with many online concluding that one of them must be a lie. The tension escalated when TMZ released a documentary in which Ray J discussed attending several of Diddy’s parties and being present in rooms with high-profile celebrities. When pressed to name specific people, he reportedly hesitated, saying he had already shared too much and that certain individuals had been calling him to remind him to stay quiet. TMZ also featured a woman who said she was hired to work at one of Diddy’s parties and claimed she saw underage individuals inside the venue.
She said she initially believed they were little people because she could not accept that actual children would be present in that environment, but she later concluded they were minors. Viral social media posts have since accused Ray J of hosting his own white parties modeled after Diddy’s events. According to these allegations, guests at Ray J’s parties may be recorded without their knowledge, with the footage allegedly used as leverage. Critics have suggested that Ray J did not merely attend Diddy’s parties but studied them closely and took notes.
These claims follow a troubling pattern of behavior from Ray J since Diddy’s arrest. In December 2025, a video surfaced of Ray J appearing disoriented while ranting in a way that many viewers interpreted as him addressing being exploited by someone. News outlets including All Hip Hop and Music Times covered the video, and the public consensus was that the entertainer seemed to be unraveling. Ray J’s erratic conduct has included a physical confrontation at a BET afterparty, after which he posted on Instagram that he had been paid to keep quiet and that he hated himself for it.
He also sat down with Pastor Jamal Bryant for an interview and reportedly discussed an attempt to take his own life on a rooftop in Mexico. During that conversation, he said there are people who will come after him if he talks, and he knows what that would mean. In a separate incident, Ray J was involved in an altercation with Diddy’s sons at a Halloween party, whom he said confronted him over comments he had made about their father. Ray J stated it was not the first time they had approached him and claimed that this time he was armed and ready.
A viral clip from Power 105. 1 also captured Ray J suggesting that Diddy had done something to him physically, with The Breakfast Club hosts reacting in real time to the remarks. While the body count claim has dominated headlines and comedy segments, the more serious allegations and damaging contradictions have framed Ray J as a figure whose stories keep changing.
The question many are now asking is whether Ray J is speaking out because he genuinely wants accountability or whether he is trying to stay ahead of being exposed himself.