Ray J Taken to Hospital After Livestream Medical Emergency

Ray J was taken by ambulance to a hospital on Thursday, October 1, after becoming ill during a livestream from Fab Factory Studios in Los Angeles. Footage from the broadcast shows paramedics treating the singer as he lay shirtless with medical equipment attached to his chest. His mother, Sonja Norwood, was present, and someone at the studio called for an ambulance and the fire department. The 45-year-old was transported from the building after receiving emergency care at the scene. Unnamed sources described the incident as heart-related, but no specific diagnosis has been reported. His condition after arriving at the hospital has not been confirmed in the available accounts. The medical emergency interrupted Ray J’s RayHab livestream, a planned 180-day streaming event. Reports said he had been staying awake for long stretches to keep the stream going. The material provided does not establish whether the broadcast resumed or whether the incident changed the event’s schedule. The hospitalization follows other reported health concerns this year. Ray J was hospitalized in January with pneumonia and heart pain, according to accounts of the earlier episode.