Overview
- New KTAL video appears to show Ray J applying a substance to his face backstage before his Feb. 14 performance at Shreveport Municipal Auditorium.
- Behind-the-scenes videographer Tommy Nard II says he watched Ray J put on fake blood and characterized the move as theatrical.
- Viral concert clips showed red liquid beneath his eyes and smears on a device resembling a heart monitor during the set.
- Manager Melinda Santiago told PEOPLE he had been under the weather but said performers still had to do their jobs whether they were bleeding or not.
- Ray J wrote before the show that he was putting his life on the line and later said backstage he felt fine, with no independent medical verification of the reported bleeding provided.