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Last year, Brooklyn rapper Desiigner was arrested and charged for indecent exposure after he gratified himself on a flight for all to see.
Now that his actions have led to him being a registered sex offender, the “Panda” rapper opens up about the disturbing incident and tried to explain that though he did in fact commit the crime, he wasn’t exactly there at the time, so to say. In a recent interview with Adam22 on the No Jumper podcast, Desiigner explained that he was having what he called an “out of body” experience when he publicly choked his chicken (do the kids still say that?) due to, wait for it, his vegan diet?!
Well, not just his vegan diet but also because he was on meds at the time and that led to him needing to satisfy the most savage of urges regardless of where he was.
“I didn’t know what I was doing. I was fully tweaked out of my mind. This is when I was vegan, I didn’t have enough sugars and stuff like that. I was kinda out of my body. It was a OB experience. It really wasn’t who my character was… I was on medication. I took medication on the plane and just went to sleep.”
While many assumed he was on something at the time of the incident, we would’ve never guessed it was veganism and meds.
Still, Desiigner hopes his fans don’t think he’s a pervert or anything like that and says that he’s been working on bettering himself since the incident including working out, meditating and apparently eating animals again.
Luckily, the incident didn’t bar him from continuing to board flights, but best believe when they see his name on that passenger manifest the flight attendants probably think “OMG, he’s coming.” Just sayin’.
What do y’all think about Desiigner’s explanation for his 2023 incident? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Life is coming superfast at Desiigner. The struggle rapper has been ordered to register as sex offender due to his indecent exposure case.
As you might have heard, the “Panda” rapper was infamously arrested after he was spotted pleasuring himself on an international flight. Yeah, masturbating on a plane mid-flight is against the law. Reportedly, Desiigner, born Sidney Selby, exposed himself to a flight attendant on a flight back to the States back from Asia back in April 2023, and checked himself into a mental facility shortly after the incident.
Interestingly, or fortunately, Desiigner only received probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure on an aircraft with a sentence of 2 year of probation and 120 hours of community service. But TMZ Hip Hop reports that the judge has ordered the Brooklyn native to register as a sex offender while more conditions of his probation include undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, not being allowed to own a firearm and ongoing drug testing.
Desiigner, who was once signed to G.O.O.D. Music and was part of XXL mag’s 2016 Freshman Class of up and coming rappers, pinned the incident on a bad cocktail of mental health drugs he had taken while performing internationally. The struggle is real.
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In April, we reported that Brooklyn rapper, Desiigner checked himself into a mental health facility after exposing himself to a flight attendant on an international flight back to the U.S. from Thailand and Tokyo.
Now, the “Panda” rapper is reportedly set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure on an aircraft, for which he will serve 2 years probation and 120 hours of community service, as opposed to the 90 days behind bars the charge is punishable by, according to TMZ.
Desiigner, born Sidney Royel Selby III, will also be ordered to pay a $5000 fine and issue a public apology to the flight attendants for his behavior.
For what it’s worth, here’s how Desiigner explained his lude behavior in a statement to TMZ:
“For the past few months, I have not been OK, and I have been struggling to come to terms with what is going on. While overseas for a concert I performed at, I had to be admitted into a hospital, I was not thinking clearly. They gave me meds, and I had to hop on a plane home. I am ashamed of my actions that happened on that plane. I landed back to the States, and am admitting myself in a facility to help me. I will be canceling all of my shows and any obligations until further notice. Mental health is real guys. Please pray for me. If you’re [sic] not feeling like yourself please get help.”
TMZ noted that since the incident, the “Timmy Turner” rapper immediately apologized, and he claimed he has attended 19 court-appointed counseling/therapy sessions. Meanwhile, his attorney asked the court not to impose travel restrictions on Desiigner since he has tour dates planned this year and next year. It’s unclear if a judge is likely to grant that request since it might be considered special treatment not to impose travel restrictions on someone who just pleaded guilty to pleasuring himself publicly during air travel.
Hopefully, DeSiigner is receiving the help he clearly needs and doesn’t create more unsuspecting victims of his indecent public behavior.
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For the past few years, mental health has become a big issue in society whether it’s everyday people trying to cope with their personal issues or your favorite celebrities suddenly melting down in the public eye.
Now, it seems like Brooklyn rapper, Desiigner is seeking professional mental help as he too is experiencing troubles with his personal life that caused him to act out much to the dismay of disturbed onlookers.
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According to Page Six, the “Panda” rapper checked himself into a mental health facility after exposing himself to a flight attendant on an international flight back to the States from Thailand and Tokyo. Blaming the incident on a bad chemical reaction to some medication he’d been taking, the former G.O.O.D Music artist took to Instagram to explain the incident while revealing he’d be seeking professional help for the distress he’s currently experiencing.
“For the past few months i have not been ok, and i have been struggling to come to terms with what is going on,” he wrote on his Instagram Story Thursday. “While overseas for a concert i performed at, i had to be admitted in to a hospital, i was not thinking clearly.”
He continued, “They gave me meds, and i had to hop on a plane home. I am ashamed of my actions that happened on that plane. I landed back to the states, and am admitting my self in a facility to help me.”
Props to Desiigner for acknowledging he needs help and actually going out and getting it instead of “self-medicating” or simply trying to avoid it. Not many people would man up and do so. Naturally, Desiigner has canceled all his upcoming shows and appearances as he deals with his problems and thankfully won’t be facing any criminal charges for his actions on the flight.
Pleading towards his fans that they take the issue seriously, Desiigner ended his post with, “Mental health is real guys, please pray for me,” he concluded. “If your [sic] not feeling like yourself please get help.”
Prayers up for Desiigner. Get well soon, b.
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After allegedly exposing himself on an international flight, Desiigner says he’s checking himself into a facility for mental health treatment.
As TMZ first reported, the “Panda” rapper is accused of exposing himself on a plane this past weekend from Asia back to the United States and was reprimanded by a flight attendant. Police were waiting for him when the plane landed in Minneapolis, where he was questioned about the incident and released.
On Thursday (April 20), Desiigner posted a statement to his Instagram Stories, saying he’s “ashamed” of his behavior on the plane — which he attributed to medication he was prescribed while hospitalized in Asia — and that he is seeking mental health treatment.
“For the past few months I have not been ok, and I have been struggling to come to terms with what is going on,” the statement begins. “While overseas for a concert I performed at, I had to be admitted in to a hospital, I was not thinking clearly. They gave me meds, and I had to hop on a plane home. I am ashamed of my actions that happened on that plane. I landed back to the states, and am admitting my self in a facility to help me. I will be cancelling all of my shows and my obligations until further notice. Mental health is real guys, please pray for me. If [you’re] not feeling like yourself, please get help.”
The chart-topping rapper was overseas to perform at Rolling Loud Thailand on Friday last week, alongside festival headliners Cardi B, Chris Brown and Travis Scott, and at a nightclub in Tokyo over the weekend.
Desiigner’s breakthrough hit “Panda” spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2016, and he’s scored two other top 40 hits on the chart: “Tiimmy Turner” in 2016 (No. 34 peak) and as a featured guest on BTS’ “MIC Drop” in 2017 (No. 28). Over on the Hot Rap Songs chart, “Panda” — which was nominated for best rap performance at the 59th annual Grammy Awards — spent 17 weeks at No. 1 in 2016.
See Desiigner’s statement before it expires here.
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