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Billionaire playboy Elon Musk might be fighting some demons. A report claims he was using several drugs while he was advising Donald Trump.
As spotted on The Daily Beast, the tech entrepreneur might have a serious drug habit. Last week, The New York Times published a shocking report stating that Elon Musk regularly abused ketamine, ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms and more while supporting Donald Trump’s recent presidential campaign. The Times spoke to several individuals close to Musk at the time, and they all claim to have witnessed him use these substances. One insider says Musk developed issues with his bladder due to consistent use of ketamine. During a conversation with former CNN anchor Don Lemon, he revealed that he used ketamine for mental health support but made it clear he didn’t abuse it. “If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work,” he explained. Another source alleged Musk would usually carry a box that contained about 20 pills, which was confirmed by a photo provided to the Times.
If these claims are indeed true then this could be the reason for his at times bizarre behavior while he campaigned for Donald Trump’s reelection. During a rally in Butler, Pa., Musk took the stage and began to jump around with very little rhythm while Donald Trump stood at the podium. Months later at the inauguration event he gave what was perceived by many to be a “Nazi-like” salute. In February, he attended the Conservative Political Action Conference wielding a chainsaw. Nevertheless, Musk remained a mainstay in President Trump’s inner circle and oversaw the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) up until this week.
On Friday (May 30), President Trump held a press conference at the White House, with Musk in attendance, confirming he would be stepping down from the role. According to CNBC, he deflected the question regarding the claims made by the Times surrounding his alleged drug abuse. Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked him about the report to which he rhetorically asked “Is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on … Russia-gate?” Musk went on to add “I think the judge just ruled against The New York Times for their lies about the Russia-gate hoax, and that they might have to give back that prize. Let’s move on.”
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You can read The New York Times report here.
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One of the biggest names in fashion will have to defend their name in court. Riccardo Tisci has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a man.
Hypebeast is reporting that the esteemed designer has been hit with a lawsuit that claims he is predator. A man named Patrick Cooper says he met the former creative director of Burberry and Givenchy back in June of 2024 through a mutual friend. The three enjoyed a night out with food and drinks. While at Harlem hotspot 2 Sisters 4 Brothers, he believes Riccardo Tisci discreetly slipped a drug into his cocktail rendering him “unable to fight, stop or defend himself.” In an exclusive interview with the Independent he detailed his experience.
“I remember sipping the drink, and I don’t remember anything else,” Cooper explained. “To this day, I still don’t remember anything. Nothing.” Cooper went on to detail that the next thing he remembered was waking up in Tisci’s SoHo townhouse. “My intentions were never to end up in Riccardo Tisci’s bed. When I woke up, he was kissing me,” he added. Cooper says after gathering himself he went to the hospital for rape testing and filed a report with local New York City police.
Patrick reveals he contacted Tisci the next day and the designer claimed he didn’t remember him at all. “I sent the picture, and he goes, ‘I still don’t remember you,’” Cooper said. “I told him, ‘How do you not remember me? I was at your house.’ He goes, ‘Oh yeah, I remember you now. Nothing happened.’ I said, ‘I woke up naked.’ He said, ‘No, you had clothes on.’ And that’s when I knew.”
The Independent reached out to Riccardo Tisci for comment but he immediately hung up the phone. His agent Anne Nelson of United Talent Agency told the periodical “I regret to inform you that I cannot comment on any matters related to the pending litigation.” A representative from the NYPD provided no further details on the case. “The NYPD takes sexual assault and rape cases extremely seriously, and urges anyone who has been a victim to file a police report so we can perform a comprehensive investigation, and offer support and services to survivors.”
Riccardo Tisci is accused of assault, battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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Chet Hanks’ aka Shabba Hanks aka Tom’s Son’s redemption arc comes with some wild stories. He says cokeheads told him he was abusing the drug.
As reported by Page Six, the Your Honor actor made a recent appearance on Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk podcast. The Los Angeles, California, native discussed a variety of topics during the almost two-hour interview. He openly talked about his struggles with drug abuse, specifically cocaine. “The drug I had the most problem with was just f****ing coke, dude,” he revealed. Hanks went on to admit he was an addict to the white powder. “I’m a f***ing cokehead, straight-up,” he said before adding, “Not anymore, but that is my drug of choice — cocaine, bro, like Tony Montana.”
The “White Boy Summer” rapper went on to admit that he was doing so much that his co-conspirators were advising him to slow down. “I would go do coke with the cokeheads, and they would be telling me, like, ‘Yo, chill, bro. … Wait a second. Give it like 15 minutes.’” Thankfully, Chet kicked the habit by going to rehab and eventually found God in the process.
You can view Chet Hanks’ Raw Talk interview below.
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Habitual prison visitor/rapper Kodak Black found himself back behind bars after violating the terms of his probation.
Local news affiliate NBC South Florida 6 reports Kodak Black, born Bill Kapri, is currently being held at a Miami Federal Detention Center after bonding out of jail after being pinched for cocaine possession and other charges.
The “No Flockin’” rapper was found in his vehicle, passed out with booger sugar, aka cocaine, in his mouth and a baggie in his pocket.
The rapper pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed he did not have cocaine despite the visible strong evidence against him.
Per NBC South Florida 6:
The Dec. 7 arrest happened in Plantation after an officer spotted a black Bentley SUV parked in the roadway in the 600 block of Northwest 47th Terrace, an arrest report said.
The officer approached the SUV and found the rapper asleep in the driver’s seat, noting that “a strong odor of burnt cannabis” was coming from the vehicle, the report said.
The officer opened the SUV’s door and shut it off. Inside was a cup in the door that smelled of alcohol, along with “cannabis wrapping paper and suspect cannabis residue” in the center console, the report said.
The officer approached and noticed Black’s mouth was “full of white powder,” the report said.
The substance later tested positive for cocaine, the report said. Black also had a clear plastic baggie in his pocket that also was tested, the report said.
Kodak’s History of Arrests
This latest arrest joins the list of his previous interactions with the law. Black was arrested in 2022 on a trespassing charge.
He also served a three-year federal prison sentence for falsifying documents to buy firearms at a Miami gun store.
In a stranger turn of events, aka pandering on another level, the orange menace and the worst president in United States history, not name James Buchanan, Donald Trump, commuted his sentence on the final day of his failed presidency.
Welp.
Trump isn’t here to save Kodak Black this time, and Joe Biden has bigger things to worry about than pardoning this knucklehead rapper.
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