The whereabouts of Ray J has been at the center of everyone’s attention in the midst of Whitney Houston’s death. We know, according to his publicist, that he was not with Whitney when she died, but the two had been together all week long so her death has taken a huge toll on the R&B singer. Last night Ray J was photographed at the Beverly Hilton trying to see Houston but was turned away by cops. More details after the jump…

Wendy L.

TMZ:

Ray J was home when he got the word Whitney Houston had died last night, but he was turned away by law enforcement at the hotel after he raced over to try and see her … TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Ray J tell TMZ he went straight to the Beverly Hilton to try and see Houston as soon as he got the call that she had passed away. He had not been with Houston at all that day or the night before.

We’re told when he arrived, law enforcement turned him away just as they did Bobbi Kristina. Ray J can be seen in the photo above, moments after, outside Whitney’s room on the 4th floor.

According to our sources, Ray J is “crushed” by Whitney’s passing.