Ray J's wife Princess Love flips off the camera in response to Kim Kardashian sex tape joke at MTV Movie Awards
One of Zachary Levi's jokes went down like a lead balloon as he hosted the 2019 MTV Movie Awards on Saturday.
The awards show aired on Monday and featured a very awkward moment when Levi poked fun at reality star Ray J for his infamous sex tape with Kim Kardashian more than a decade ago.
Ray J was sat in the audience with wife Princess Love when the host made the quip at his expense - and an unimpressed Love did not hold back as she flipped off the camera in response.
Not cool: Ray J and wife Princess Love looked unimpressed after host Zachary Levi made a joke about Ray's infamous sex tape with Kim Kardashian
Levi, 38, began the show with some celebrity shout-outs starting with a compliment for Sandra Bullock who won an award for Bird Box during the night.
He then moved on to Ray J saying 'And, of course, America’s other sweetheart Ray J, from Love & Hip Hop, is here,
'Although I'm sure some of you are more familiar with his work as a cameraman.'
As the camera panned to show the reality stars Princess flipped both of her middle fingers at the Shazaam! star.
So awkward: Shazaam! star Levi said of Ray J 'I'm sure some of you are more familiar with his work as a cameraman,'
Infamous: Ray J and Kim made the sex tape in 2003 when they dated for three years - but it didn't leak until after they split in 2007
After the collective gasp from the crowd, Levi added, 'I had to, I'm sorry. It was collectively a great idea.'
Ray J and Kim made the sex tape in 2003 when they dated for three years.
The video got leaked in 2007, a year after they'd split and helped boost the profile of Kim, then known more for being Paris Hilton's sidekick.
Dragging up the past: Ray J awkwardly sat back down when Levi gave him a shout out only to realize he was the butt of the joke
Bad joke: The singer has previously denied being the one to leak the sex tape which helped shoot Kim to stardom
Ray J has denied being the one to leak the video and Kim lashed out at him in November 2018 calling him 'a pathological liar' on Twitter.
The 38-year-old singer married Princess, a former stripper, in 2006, and has been trying to distance himself from his past.
After Kim's diss he took to Instagram saying: 'I felt like I needed to come online and shut down all of these false rumors that [are] going on about me and what I said about somebody I’ve been with in the past,
Kim and Ray J dated from 2003 to 2006 before she starred in Keeping Up With The Kardashians
'Let me make this one thing clear: I'm in a great place in my life. I'm happy. I love my wife [Princess Love]. I've got a beautiful new baby girl — her name is Melody Love Norwood — and I've been trying to be the best parent I can be. I would never say these things after watching my wife go through labor for 28 hours, OK?
'The person I am now is not who I was in the past. I need y’all to give me a chance to grow and to love and to respect the people I’m with without trying to slander my name, please.
'God is working, and obviously, the devil is trying to work, too, but it will not happen. I will not let that happen, y’all. I love my wife and I have nothing but respect for everybody out there, past and present. False rumors.'
The 38-year-old singer married Princess, a former stripper, in 2006, and has been trying to distance himself from his past. The couple are pictured cuddling up at the MTV Movie Awards on Saturday
