Overview
- Videos from the Feb. 14 concert in Shreveport showed what appeared to be blood under Ray J’s eyes and on a chest monitor.
- New KTAL footage appears to show Ray J applying a red substance to his face backstage before taking the stage.
- Behind-the-scenes videographer Tommy Nard II says he watched Ray J put on fake blood and called the move theatrical and attention-seeking.
- In a backstage clip that night, Ray J told viewers he was fine, while his manager later told PEOPLE he had been under the weather.
- Neither Ray J nor venue representatives have confirmed whether the effect was real or staged, with concern heightened by his January hospitalization and his own claims of serious heart issues.