{"id":565338,"date":"2026-07-02T15:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/565338\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:02:28","slug":"druski-jokes-ray-j-lied-about-dying-at-2026-bet-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/565338\/","title":{"rendered":"Druski Jokes Ray J \u2018Lied\u2019 About Dying at 2026 BET Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Druski<\/strong> recently joked with rapper <strong>Ray J<\/strong> about his health issues while hosting the <strong>2026 BET Awards<\/strong>. Druski pointed to Ray J\u2019s claims that he had months to live after he was hospitalized for pneumonia and heart issues. The 31-year-old rapper and comedian joked that Ray J lied about his health.<\/p>\n<p>Druski jokes about Ray J\u2019s health update at BET Awards<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his hosting gig at the 2026 BET Awards, Druski referenced the earlier claims that Ray J made about his health. The \u201cAnother Day in Paradise\u201d rapper had previously said that he had months to live after he was hospitalized for pneumonia and heart issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBut seriously, why you lie to us, man? I thought you was gon\u2019 be dead,\u201d Druski said to Ray J during the 2026 BET Awards, \u201cI\u2019mma get away from you, man. Ray J, you know that\u2019s wrong, man. You lied to all of us! I was praying for you and everything. We was rooting for you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this year, Ray J was hospitalized for pneumonia and heart pains. He also suffered from pneumonia in 2021. He later spoke out about his health and indicated that he would not be able to survive much longer. The rapper also told his fans that he \u201calmost died\u201d following the hospitalization. He also claimed that 2027 could be a \u201cwrap\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite these health issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1781099-ray-j-hospitalized-supa-hot-fire-mma-fight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ray J;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ray J&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ray J<\/a> recently got in the ring with internet personality Supa Hot Fire for an amateur MMA fight in Las Vegas, where he was defeated by knockout. Later, he was hospitalized for a concussion and said that he isn\u2019t going to give up on his MMA career despite the disappointing performance in the fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There have been multiple speculations over Ray J\u2019s health online in recent months. His mother, Sonja Norwood, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1739162-ray-j-health-mother-says-not-a-hoax\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:addressed his issues;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;addressed his issues&quot;}\" class=\"link \">addressed his issues<\/a> and asserted that it is not a \u201choax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1802380-druski-bet-awards-ray-j-health-joke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mandatory;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mandatory&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/06\/30\/druski-bet-awards-ray-j-health-joke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Druski Jokes Ray J \u2018Lied\u2019 About Dying at 2026 BET Awards;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Druski Jokes Ray J \u2018Lied\u2019 About Dying at 2026 BET Awards&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Druski Jokes Ray J \u2018Lied\u2019 About Dying at 2026 BET Awards<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Reality Tea;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reality Tea&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Druski recently joked with rapper Ray J about his health issues while hosting the 2026 BET Awards. 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