Influencer Braden "Clavicular" Peters collapsed during a livestream on Tuesday evening, and his family is now "very concerned," a source tells Vanity Fair. The 20-year-old, known for his extreme "looksmaxxing" content, lost consciousness at a Miami restaurant, with friends initially assuming he was joking. Online clips showed him being escorted out and loaded into a car, fueling rapid speculation about an overdose, seizure, or hoax. His spokesperson pushed back on that last theory, saying "nothing about this was staged. ... Braden would never stage a medical emergency."
Fellow influencer Androgenic, who was with Peters at the restaurant, wrote on X that "I hadn't seen him in this state before and he went from speaking to being fairly unresponsive in mere seconds. Within a minute we all [realized] the situation, turned the stream off, picked him up and rushed him to the hospital." Peters was back home within hours and posted a photo of his scraped-up face on X, writing that his use of "substances" to feel more comfortable in public "isn't a real solution." He has previously discussed taking unprescribed peptides and illegal steroids, as well as using meth as an appetite suppressant.
Followers have resurfaced videos from before the incident in which Peters and others referenced "tire cleaner" and "Bmaxx," which some viewers believe may be slang for GHB or a related substance; the actual cause of his collapse hasn't been confirmed. Experts quoted in the piece warn that influencers openly discussing unregulated drugs are driving risky self-experimentation among young fans. Despite the scare, Peters resumed streaming on Wednesday and said he wouldn't cancel a scheduled nightclub appearance. Per People, Peters alluded during the latest livestream on what had happened the previous evening, noting, "I ain't gonna be doing any more substances for a little while, hopefully forever." More on who "Clavicular" is here.
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