Ray J threatens legal action against Celebrity Big Brother after being removed from the house

The housemate blacked out due to a medical issue
Removed: Ray J left the Big Brother house after blacking out due to a medical issue
Channel 5
Ben Travis11 January 2017

Kim Kardashian’s ex-partner Ray J has threated legal action against Celebrity Big Brother after being removed from the house.

The US rapper was a housemate in the current series, but had to leave on medical grounds due to a bad tooth.

Asked by TMZ whether he will sue the show if he doesn’t receive his rumoured $1 million fee, Ray J said: “I never like to do that because I’m a producer as well, and I like to be on the same page as everybody.

“But this is just not fair, you know, and if I have to take those precautions I will.”

Speaking out about the events leading up to his departure, Ray J said that he had experiencing problems in the house for a while.

“I’ve been complaining about my tooth for three and a half days,” he said. “It got to the point where some of the housemates in the house felt like I was being ignored.

“We took petitions to say, hey we’re not doing any more tasks until Ray J’s tooth gets fixed.”

Channel 5 declined to comment on Ray J's payment but said: “We always follow strict medical protocols relying on the advice of experts with regard to the health of housemates.”

Ray J said he blacked out after the wind hit a cracked tooth, but has now recovered and wants to re-enter the house, claiming that the producers won’t let him.

“I end up in the hospital, 45 minutes, they give me some nutrition, and I eat some McDonalds, and I’m cool. I’m literally fine, I’m ready to go back in the house, and they won’t let me back in,” he said.

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“I’m, like, really hurt by it because I was doing well, I felt like I was connecting with the British fan base, with a British audience, and it just sucks because I was having such a good time.

“I don’t even care about my tooth. Put me back in the house and let me work. This isn’t right.”

A statement on the official Big Brother UK Twitter account read: “Ray J has left the Celebrity Big Brother House and you are no longer able to vote for him.

"Those who have cast votes will be entitled to a refund.”

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