Floyd Mayweather 'watched on FaceTime' as rapper Earl Hayes shot VH1 star wife Stephanie Moseley dead and killed himself

  • Stephanie Moseley was a dancer and actress on VH1 series Hit The Floor
  • Husband Earl Hayes was a rapper once signed to boxer Floyd Mayweather Jnr's record label Philthy Rich Records
  • The couple were found dead at a high-end Los Angeles apartment complex in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday morning
  • SWAT team broke down the door after residents heard a woman screaming and up to 10 gunshots fired
  • Hayes is believed to have shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself as officers entered the apartment
  • Boxer Mayweather is reported to have been a witness to the deaths as Hayes had called him in a rage over his wife's alleged infidelity 

By Jack Gaughan for MailOnline

Published: 05:49 EST, 9 December 2014 | Updated: 09:21 EST, 9 December 2014

Floyd Mayweather pleaded with a rapper not to shoot his wife and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide as the pair spoke on FaceTime.

Earl Hayes, a friend of Mayweather, shot wife Stephanie Moseley, a dancer who starred in the VH1 show Hit The Floor, while in a rage over her alleged infidelity.

Hayes is believed to have shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself at a high-end LA apartment complex, according to police sources.

Floyd Mayweather pleaded with a rapper not to shoot his wife and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide

Floyd Mayweather pleaded with a rapper not to shoot his wife and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide

Stephanie Moseley was a dancer and actress in the VH1 drama series Hit The Floor
Rapper Earl Hayes

Stephanie Moseley, a dancer and actress in the VH1 drama series Hit The Floor and rapper Earl Hayes were found dead at a high-end LA apartment complex in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday

Boxer Mayweather (left) is reported to have been a witness to the deaths as Hayes had called him in a rage

Boxer Mayweather (left) is reported to have been a witness to the deaths as Hayes had called him in a rage

TMZ reports that Mayweather was a witness and heard everything after Hayes called him.

When the rapper, once signed to Mayweather's record label Philthy Rich Records, said he was going to kill his wife, the boxer pleading with him not to - but to no avail.

LAPD raced to the Palazzo East apartments at 7:30am after residents heard a woman screaming and up to 10 gunshots, a police spokesperson said.

A SWAT team was forced to knock down the door of the apartment and, once inside, found a back bedroom door closed.

When they sought to go into the room, they heard two more gunshots, police said. 

'I suddenly heard screaming,' neighbour Charles Segal told NBC 'and then the screaming stopped and the next minute, cops all over.'

Hayes' friend Burrel Wilks said the married couple had been in the process of breaking up 

LAPD raced to the Palazzo East apartments at 7:30 a.m. after residents heard a woman screaming 

LAPD raced to the Palazzo East apartments at 7:30 a.m. after residents heard a woman screaming 

Moseley had performed as a backing dancer for Chris Brown and on Monday he posted a tribute to her on his Instagram account

Moseley had performed as a backing dancer for Chris Brown and on Monday he posted a tribute to her

Burrel Wilks, Hayes’ life coach and close friend, described the married couple as long-time partners who were in the process of breaking up, reports KTLA.

'I've had sit downs with both of them so whatever happened behind those doors we'll never know, but I heard out of her own mouth, he never raised a hand on her so this is kind of stunning,' he said.

Moseley played ‘Devil Girl/Arelly’ in Hit The Floor, the VH1 drama series about an NBA cheerleading team called the Los Angeles Devil Girls.

She had also appeared in movies including The Twlight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Mirror Mirror and Sparkle and as a backing dancer for singers including Janet Jackson, Chris Brown and Britney Spears.

On Monday, Brown posted a tribute to Moseley on Instagram. 'RIP baby girl. Danced with me on tour and was always the coolest person. My prayers go out to you and HAZE family,' he wrote. 

Stephanie Moseley played 'Devil Girl/Arelly' in Hit The Floor, the VH1 drama series about an NBA Cheerleading team called the Los Angeles Devil Girls
Earl Hayes is believed to have shoot his wife and then turned the gun on himself as officers entered their apartment

Hayes is believed to have shoot his wife and then turned the gun on himself as officers entered the apartment

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