Ray J There Is NO Whitney Sex Tape

Ray J is adamant ... he is NOT secretly harboring a stash of sexually explicit photos and video, depicting him and Whitney Houston in the throes of passion -- because no such stash exists.

There have been reports ... Ray is sitting on a hoard of sex tapes and XXX photos -- holding them over the Houston family as ransom -- because he knows they're worth a pretty penny.

But Ray J's rep tells TMZ, "The despicable tabloid report released today claiming the existence of a sex tape between Ray J and Whitney Houston is not true ... There is no sex tape."

Sources extremely close to Ray J tell us the singer insists he NEVER took sexually explicit pics of Whitney ... or recorded ANY of their intimate encounters.

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina doesn't want to keep dad Bobby Brown's name

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina may be inheriting her late mother's vast fortune, but she wants to shed any association with her father - stat.The 19-year-old is telling friends that she wants to change her name to rid herself of any link to her dad, troubled singer Bobby Brown, as soon as possible, 3m360 reports.

According to the site, Bobbi Kristina wanted to change her name to "Kristina Houston" years ago when her parents first split, but her mother didn't allow it at the time.Now, however, Bobbi Kristina is anxious to make the swap, and is doing so with a "sober mind," according to 3m360

Brown and Houston married in 1992 and divorced in 2006 after a turbulent marriage riddled with reports of drug abuse and domestic violence.In her will, the "I Will Always Love You" singer named Bobbi Kristina the sole beneficiary of her estate - leaving her "clothing, personal effects, jewelry, and automobiles, and all insurance policies theron," and to Brown, nothing.

But the conflict between the two is continuing on past Houston's death.In recently discovered divorce papers, Brown reportedly claimed that he was homeless and sleeping in his car while he paid for Houston's stay in rehab.

"Whitney took Bobbi Kris without my prior knowledge or consent, and moved to Orange County, California, where Whitney received treatment for her drug addiction. ...Although I was having severe financial problems, I did all I could to see my daughter," he wrote in the sworn declaration.

"I came to California to be near Bobbi Kris. I also paid approximately $10,000 for Whitney and Bobbi Kris to live in a nice hotel while Whitney was going through rehab. At the same time, I basically lived out of my car."The couple had signed a prenuptial agreement, so neither party was obligated to financially support the other.Houston maintained sole custody of Bobbi Kristina.

Robin Thicke Tributes Whitney Houston With “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” Cover

Robin Thicke delivered an encore performance of his cover of Whitney Houston’s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” (the lead single from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack) on The Ellen Show this morning. The R&B crooner took to his piano while performing a beautifully stripped down version of Whitney’s hit song, as photos of the fallen star throughout her illustrious career appeared on screens across the stage.

As much as we love Houston’s arrangement of “I Will Always Love You”, it’s nice to hear another one of her wonderful songs be covered by an artist who was clearly a fan of her work.Robin — who will soon be seen on the ABC singing reality competition Duets — also performed his own tunes on the program in the form of a web exclusive — listen to the smooth singer perform his Love After War single “Pretty Lil’ Heart” while playing the 88 keys: