Actress Tara Reid claims she was drugged while at a hotel bar outside Chicago, an incident that allegedly left her unconscious and resulted in a trip to the hospital. The alleged event took place early on a Sunday morning.
The Alleged Incident and Timeline
Reid detailed the sequence of events to the media, stating she checked into the hotel located in Rosemont, Illinois, on Saturday night. She went down to the bar, around 10:30 p.m., seeking to smoke a cigarette and have a drink. She ordered a glass of wine at the bar.
Reid then stepped outside to smoke a cigarette. While in the lobby, she encountered a group of YouTubers, and one of them accompanied her outside to smoke.
She told the media that when she returned to the bar, she noticed that her drink—the glass of wine—was covered with a napkin. Importantly, she insists that she was not the one who placed the napkin over the glass. Despite finding this unusual, she removed the napkin and drank from the glass. Reid estimates that the substance was added to her drink approximately 30 minutes after she first arrived at the bar.
The next thing the actress remembers is waking up in the hospital.
Visual Evidence and Public Behavior
TMZ obtained video footage from the hotel that appears to support the severity of her condition. The video shows Reid appearing “completely ‘drugged'”. She is seen being seated in a wheelchair before being moved onto a stretcher and taken away to the hospital.
While Reid claims she arrived at the hospital around midnight, the videos reportedly show her slumped in a wheelchair at approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday and being loaded onto an ambulance on a stretcher just before 1 a.m.. She asserts that she was unconscious for eight hours.
Adding to the chaotic scene, the individual who recorded the video told TMZ that at one point, prior to the arrival of the paramedics, Reid was allegedly shouting, “You don’t know who I am. I am famous. I am an actress.”.
Hospital Follow-Up and Unanswered Questions
The actress appeared on “TMZ Live” on Monday following the incident, stating emphatically that someone put something in her drink to knock her out, adding that she was fortunate she was not raped. She also mentioned that a group of YouTubers was present and filming at the hotel while she was there.
However, the source material highlights several unusual aspects of her story regarding the aftermath and protocol:
- Drinking the Unattended Beverage: The source raises strong skepticism regarding Reid’s decision to consume the wine after leaving it alone and finding it covered by an unfamiliar napkin. Commentators noted that people are repeatedly warned never to leave drinks unattended in bars or clubs.
- Lack of Medical Inquiry: Reid claimed that the explanation she received at the hospital was “very ‘vague'”. Despite being allegedly drugged and rendered unconscious for several hours, she later stated that she “didn’t bother to ask” what type of drug had been placed in her drink. This lack of follow-up on the specific drug used was characterized as highly questionable.
Legal and Background Context
As of the initial report, Tara Reid had not filed a formal police complaint regarding the alleged drugging. Police confirmed that there was no mention of a possible “drugging” and no report concerning drugs had been filed, nor had anyone contacted them about the accusation since the incident.
Reid later stated she is considering filing a police report to thoroughly investigate what happened. The source noted that since there are cameras in the hotel and bar, a police investigation would be possible if a formal complaint were made.
It is widely known that Reid has a reported history of substance and alcohol abuse issues. Despite this background, she firmly insists that she only consumed the one glass of wine on the Sunday night in question.
People who interacted with Reid briefly at the hotel bar noted that she appeared fine during their limited interaction. However, her behavior reportedly deteriorated rapidly after the bar closed and patrons moved the gathering into the lobby.
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