Taraโค Reid Hospitalized After Alleged Drink Spiking
Actress Tara Reid was hospitalized Saturdayโ night after claiming she was โฃdrugged at a hotel bar in Chicago,โข Illinois. Reid believes someone slipped a substance โคinto her โdrink while she briefly stepped outside for aโ cigarette, leading to her losing โconsciousness.
The incident raisesโฃ concerns about the ongoingโ threat of drink spiking, a crime that can have devastating consequences for victims. Whileโ the full extent of Reid’s condition remains private, the โcase highlights the vulnerability of individuals in public spaces and underscores โขthe importance of vigilance. Authorities have not yet โขconfirmed whether a police reportโฃ has been โfiled, and the investigation’s future remains โคuncertain.
According to a statement released to Rolling Stone โข through a representative, โReid is “recovering and asksโ for privacy during this traumatic time.” The rep also urged theโข public toโ “be careful,watch your drinks and neverโ leave them unattended,asโ this can happen to anyone.”
TMZโ obtainedโค footage showing Reid โคslurring her โwords and struggling โtoโ remain seated in a wheelchair before being transported from a DoubleTree hotel โon aโฃ stretcher. Upon regaining โconsciousnessโ at โคthe hospital, Reid stated doctors informed herโค she had beenโค drugged but did not โspecify the substance.
despite the โขmedical emergency, reid โคfulfilled a scheduled appearance atโ the Chicago Sports Stunning show on โSunday afternoon, posing for photos with fans.Event organizer rhonda Adelstein confirmed to Rolling Stone that Reid’s team informed them of her hospitalization and โฃpotential delay, but she ultimately attended the event. “even though sheโฃ was late,she did come,” Adelstein said. “I did not hear one bad thing at all. She obviously was very polite and happyโข toโค everybody.”
Reid told TMZ she noticed a group of YouTubers at the hotel bar and is considering filing a police report to investigate the incident. She emphasized that she โonlyโ consumed one โdrink โbefore blacking out and expressed relief that the situation did not escalate further.
