Tara Reidโค Files โขPolice Report Following Alleged Drugging โขIncident at Hotel Bar
LOSโ ANGELES, CA – Actress Taraโ Reid has filed a police report alleging she was drugged at a โhotel bar in Los Angeles on November 22, 2023, resulting in an eight-hour blackout and subsequent hospitalization. the incident occurred duringโ an appearance at the “RECon” event at the Millennium โคBiltmore Hotel.
Reid alleges she was approached by a “very prosperous influencer and YouTuber” while in the hotel lobby and the two exchanged numbers after going outsideโฃ for a cigarette. โฃUpon returning to the lobby,Reid states she discovered a โnapkin covering herโ drink. โ”The last thingโ I remember was drinking thatโฃ drink and seeing a โคcouple sitting next to us,” Reid said in the police report. “The next thing I remember was waking upโ in the hospital around 8 hours or โคmore later not knowing โคwhere โคI was or anything that happened. I fully blacked out with no recollection of anything.”
The incident raises concerns about the โขongoing issueโ of drink spiking, a crime that can โขhave devastating consequences for victims. While statistics on drugging are arduous to ascertain due to underreporting, awareness of the issue hasโฃ grown in recent years, particularly within the entertainment industry and at large public events. โ
According to the police report, โreid’s agent locatedโ the hospital where she was taken and picked her up.She claims hospital staff โขtoldโข her she was “freeโ to go” without providing release forms or discharge papers. After retrieving her belongings from โthe hotel, Reid checked โคout.
Reid further alleges that the influencer later โคsent her videos of herself at the hotel following โฃthe alleged drugging -โข footage which was subsequently obtained and published by TMZ, โshowing her slurring her words and requiring assistanceโฃ fromโ a medical team. Reid stated she believed the influencer “was trying to extort, saying he could stop the videos going out.”
The police report concludes with Reid stating โฃthe influencer told her she had called security on him and confirmed she only consumed one drink. Despite the incident, Reid attended a scheduled autographโ event โon Sunday, November โข23, whereโ she interacted with fans. An event organizer told rolling Stone that Reid “did come” and “was very politeโ and happy to everybody.”
The Los Angeles Police Department has not yet commented on the โstatus of the investigation.
