Unfortunately, a Princess Love and Ray J split is looking more and more likely, as the estranged Love & Hip Hop Hollywood stars continue to snipe at each other on social media. Following their recent marital difficulties and Ray J apparently abandoning his daughter and pregnant wife in Las Vegas, Princess declared she “doesn’t want to be married anymore.” And she’s still looking for a way to get herself, her daughter Melody Lee, and her car back to her and Ray J’s Los Angeles home.
Did Princess Love and Ray J split over the Las Vegas drama?
Both Princess Love *and* Ray J have apparently told each other they’re ready to file for divorce. Princess revealed what looks to be the shocking end of her three-marriage in a tea-spilling Instagram Live stream last night, while cradling her 18-month-old daughter and pacing her Las Vegas hotel room.
Princess, who could be done with Love & Hip Hop Hollywood as well, gave fans a recount of her final conversation with Ray J (though “argument” might be a better word) before he got on a plane and left. According to Princess, Ray J told he he was “preparing to be alone” and was fine with it “as long as I can see my kids Monday through Wednesday.”
When Princess responded that the two of them “can just be separated,” Ray J seemed to take the idea as a dare, telling his wife, “Not before I file first.”
Here’s the first of two videos capturing some of the live stream, via The Jasmine Brand:
#PrincessLove says #RayJ threatened to file for divorce first. Part 1 pic.twitter.com/13eGNOWt4W
— theJasmineBRAND.com (@thejasminebrand) November 22, 2019
…With the way you move, I’m liable to be alone at any moment. And so he said, ‘Well, I’m preparing to be alone too. As long as I can see my kids Monday through Wednesday.’ I said, ‘OK, well, we can just be separated then.’ And so, he’s like, ‘Not before I file first.’ The conversations are really, really ugly. We started getting real disrespectful, and so, he blocked me.
The second clip is far shorter, but even more dramatic — and the main reason for all the current talk of a Princess Love and Ray J split. “I just…” Princess begins, her words trailing off. “We’ll see what happens when I get back to LA, but, I don’t want to be married anymore. Period.”
#PrincessLove doesn’t want to be married to #RayJ anymore ? Part 2 pic.twitter.com/xUMT5lsFco
— theJasmineBRAND.com (@thejasminebrand) November 22, 2019
What happened between Princess Love and Ray J in Las Vegas?
It had already been a tumultuous time for the LHHH stars even before they arrived in Las Vegas for the BET Soul Train awards. Princess gave a recent history of Ray J’s infidelity — something she says he admitted to — but, for a time, it looked like the couple might be able to reconcile.
It seems that earlier this month, Princess discovered Ray J’s second phone. When she confronted him, Ray J apparently told his wife he was guilty of “entertaining some women” on the side. Ray J added that he had stepped out on his wife because they “hadn’t been getting along,” to which Princess responded that she is (very) pregnant with their second child.
Though she was mad, Princess said she was willing to try repairing their marriage. Then, after spending two days in Vegas before the awards show, Ray J told her he wanted to move the family there. Princess wasn’t enthused, saying Vegas is “not the place I want to be,” and another argument ensued.
The while drama became public after the awards ceremony, when Ray J posted a family photo from the event itself. It was Princess’ comment on the photo that sparked talk of a Princess Love and Ray J split: “Left me and Melody stranded in Vegas and blocked me from calling,” she wrote. “Now you wanna post family photos.”
Princess kept spilling tea in the hours after that. Most notable was the reason she gave for not finding another way home, since, though Ray J did leave his family in Las Vegas, he didn’t take Princess’ purse or ID. “My car is here and I don’t want to drive back alone with my daughter,” Princess wrote. “I’m over 8 months pregnant and I don’t even want to have to stop for gas or go into labor with all of this human trafficking going on…”
As of her livestream last night, Princess is still in Vegas & looking for a way home. Shortly before that, Ray J posted a conciliatory message from back in LA. We’re embedding it below — but first, here’s the complete text accompanying Ray J’s one-minute, forty-two second video message to Princess, which we’ve cut and pasted separately in the event that Ray J winds up deleting the whole thing:
Ray J x Princess
My heart has been heavy for the last past week. I miss my baby Melody so much it hurts! I’m so sorry the world has to watch a young relationship like ours fall down. In order to be solid in a relationship you have to keep people out of it and let God work it out. But this hasn’t been the case. I will continue being the best man and father I can be no matter what’s on the other side. Without respect there is nothing. Love took a L this time. ?
But Princess already responded to Ray J’s video, telling him to “Practice what you preach” and reminding him — and the world — that she can’t get in touch with him because her number is still blocked.
(Photo credit: Princess Love and Ray J split via Birdie Thompson / AdMedia / SplashNews.com)
John Sharp is Starcasm’s chief editorial correspondent-at-large. Tips: E-mail john@starcasm.net or Twitter @john_starcasm.
