Ray J recalled his memory of Michael Jackson on and off camera in a recent interview.

The R&B singer shared with Shannon Sharpe on a recent guest appearance in the "Club Shay Shay" podcast a memory of the King of Pop that he remembers so well.

He recalled a "catastrophic" and "unforgettable" incident in the past where he got noticed by the late artist.

"If it wasn't for Brandy, Michael would have left me hanging. My hand was out there for 10 minutes. He's in another row. He already said, 'What's up?' to Brandy, but he didn't see my hand, and a lot of people behind me could just see my hand out there," he recalled.

As he was about to accept defeat in getting noticed by the "Billie Jean" artist at the time, his sister called MJ, and he finally noticed him.

"Oh, hey Ray," MJ said, per his recollection.

"It was just like that. That would have been catastrophic. I'm saying, little stuff like that, it's unforgettable."

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Aside from the encounter, the "Another Day in Paradise" singer also shared what type of person the "Smooth Criminal" hitmaker was like behind cameras.

"[He was] chill, man. He was super cool," he said, adding that the late singer had "got the world" and "got character."

Ray also shared the first time his sister met Michael.

"When Brandy first met Mike, she fainted on the ground. And he's like, 'Oh, that's so sweet.' He didn't help her up. I helped her up, but he's probably used to it," he recalled.


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Ray J speaks onstage during House Of BET on June 25, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET

Ray J has always had good things to say about MJ. In 2013, he even defended the pop icon against the molestation claims against him.

In an interview with TMZ at the time, he said that he used to hang out with Michael when he was a kid and swore that "the singer never acted inappropriately" toward him.


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