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Ray J Was Enraged After Hearing Cops Laugh At Scene Of Whitney Houston's Death
Ray J (s_bukley / Shutterstock.com)
Earlier this week, news broke that a Beverly Hills cop accused a member of the Beverly Hills SWAT team of making inappropriate comments about Whitney Houston's body immediately after her death. Now, TMZ is corroborating those claims with a report that something said by police at the scene of Whitney's death caused Ray J, who was reportedly dating Whitney at the time, to fly into a rage:
Ray J heard a "disrespectful comment" about Whitney followed by loud laughter, and it angered him so he tried to crash the room
Ray J reportedly heard more laughter and tried to bust into the room again, but was held back.
The claim made earlier this week by Sgt. Brian Weir suggested that at the scene of Houston's death, then-Det. Sgt. Terry Nutall lifted a sheet covered the deceased singer's body and said, "Damn, she's still looking good, huh?''
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