Levi, 38, began the awards on Monday with a few celebrity shout-outs before singling out Ray J, who was sitting in the audience alongside his wife, Princess Love.

“And, of course, America’s other sweetheart Ray J, fromLove & Hip Hop, is here,” theShazaam!star said of the singerin a video from the ceremony. “Although I’m sure some of you are more familiar with his work as a cameraman.”

As the cameras moved over to Ray J and his wife,she raised her two middle fingersin response to Levi’s joke.

“I had to,” Levi added. “I’m sorry. It was collectively a great idea.”

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Kim Kardashian

“Absolutely. Everyone knows it. My jaw was shaking,” Kardashian West admitted when asked ifshe was on drugsin the sex tape in an episode ofKeeping Up With the Kardashianslast year. “I definitely went through a wild phase.”

While Ray Jhas deniedbeing the one to leak the tape, Kardashian West has since referred to him a “pathological liar”after the “One Wish” singer allegedly made bold claims regarding their sexual history in November 2018.

For his part, the 38-year-old singer says he is no longer the same person he was back then, taking to Instagram days after Kardashian West’s tweet to distance himself from his past.

“The person I am now is not who I was in the past,” he continued. “I need y’all to give me a chance to grow and to love and to respect the people I’m with without trying to slander my name, please. God is working, and obviously, the devil is trying to work, too, but it will not happen. I will not let that happen, y’all. I love my wife and I have nothing but respect for everybody out there, past and present. False rumors.”

Kardashian West and Ray J’s on-and-off relationship lasted from 2003 to 2006 before the couple split. Kardashian West is now married to rapperKanye West, while Ray JmarriedPrincess Love in August 2016.

source: people.com