Longtime ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith is being dragged by followers after involving himself within the ongoing beef between Ray J, Brandy, and mega pop star Beyoncé. Days after Ray J posted an Instagram video calling out Beyoncé and her husband, Jay Z, for allegedly ignoring his sister, Brandy, backstage at her ongoing tour, Smith shared his perspective on the scenario and slammed the “Horny Can I” artist for blowing issues out of proportion. Nevertheless, his feedback did not land nicely with most people, who wasted no time torching him in numerous social media threads for involving himself in a single too many conditions that don’t have anything to do with him.

Smith took a while out of his busy schedule to talk with The Shade Room, the place he spoke about present occasions, his profession, and trending matters. At one level throughout the dwell stream, Smith shared his ideas on Ray J’s video, questioning the “Love & Hip Hop” star over his passionate response to Beyoncé allegedly dodging footage together with his sister.

“What you caught up in your emotions for to the purpose the place you must broadcast it to the world?” the “First Take” host requested. “Why? There are worse issues to occur to us than not have footage taken with any person.” Persevering with, Smith criticized Ray J for sharing an excessive amount of of his private enterprise. “Why does everyone must know every thing?”

For individuals who could be unfamiliar, Ray J shared a video on Instagram in early December 2025, taking photographs at Beyoncé for allegedly being chilly to his sister, Brandy, when she attended a number of stops of the “Boy Is Mine” tour. “N—as want to drag up once they come to the present. Come say what’s as much as Brandy too, Jay-Z and Beyoncé,” Ray J stated within the video, later stating that his household are “huge followers” of the Carters and that they “look as much as y’all.”

Ray J did not cease there, although. He took it even additional and said, “For y’all to return to each certainly one of Brandy and Monica’s exhibits and by no means say what’s as much as B and take all the photographs, I don’t prefer it.” Based on the “I Hit It First” singer, it might price Beyoncé and Jay Z nothing to “simply stroll by Brandy’s room and pull up and say, ‘What’s up, B? Have an excellent present.'”

Ray J had already sparked a powerful response amongst social media customers after his video went viral, and Smith obtained an analogous response. Many customers shared their ideas concerning Smith’s stance on the matter, calling him out talking on matters exterior of his space of experience.

“Generally I want he’d preserve his opinions way back to [his] hairline,” a person wrote, whereas second wrote, “This has nothing to do with sports activities… this has nothing to do with you, Stephen.”

A 3rd person added, “Y’all are actually making a factor out of this. Beyoncé went to assist her sister (Kelly Rowland) and her childhood pal and it has been a subject and manufactures beef for per week now.”

The controversy Ray J stirred up did not appear to trouble his sister, Brandy, or her tour companion, singer Monica.

The truth is, the pair joked concerning the scenario throughout a latest present, with Monica telling the viewers that she took Ray J’s telephone away after his dramatic publish.

She later confirmed him love, saying, “Y’all make some noise for Ray J. He’s not simply Brandy’s brother, however he’s my brother, too.”