Whitney Houston's toyboy lover Ray J has shot a controversial new video singing the praises of marijuana. The R&B singer, who made headlines earlier this year when a leaked sex tape featuring him and ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian was leaked, directs and stars in the music video for Smoking Weed, alongside rapper pals Snoop Dogg and Slim Thug.

But Ray J, singer Brandy's brother, insists the song and video were made purely to highlight the medicinal qualities of the drug, which he was prescribed three years ago - to help him sleep.

And he claims the rappers who join him in the promo also use marijuana to help them battle insomnia.

He says, "In Los Angeles and in nine other states you can smoke weed legally because that's my medication. Like it's hard for me to go to sleep at night... I have insomnia.

"So they (doctors) prescribe marijuana for me so I can relax at night and just be cool... I've been a patient for two, three years.

"Snoop's a patient... Slim Thug's a patient, so what you're doing is you're watching a video of people just using their medication to help them relax.

"It's hard to go to sleep at night, being an entrepreneur and being on the grind every day."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)