Controversial “manosphere” influencer Braden Peters, 20, more commonly known online as Clavicular, ended his livestream early Tuesday and was sent to the hospital after suffering a suspected overdose.
“Clavicular had a suspected overdose last night, and he was hospitalized,” representative Mitchell Jackson told NBC News. “We have no further comment.”
Peters posted a selfie Wednesday after returning home from the hospital, showing injuries to his face and calling the incident “brutal.”
“All of the substances are just a cope trying to feel neurotypical while being in public, but obviously that isn’t a real solution,” he wrote. “The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask.”
Peters has gained popularity online, primarily within the manosphere space, by promoting “looksmaxxing,” a trend with roots in online incel (involuntarily celibate) forums, that aims to maximize an individual’s physical attractiveness, sometimes through unconventional or extreme methods.
Peters himself has told viewers on his livestream that he began injecting himself with mail-order testosterone at 14 and took crystal meth to stay lean.
On Tuesday, the Miami-based influencer appeared on a livestream alongside fellow influencer Androgenic and another friend. Towards the end, he became unresponsive. A video of the incident shared online shows the influencer putting his hands behind his head as a concerned Androgenic tries to talk to him.
“I hadn’t seen him in this state before and he went from speaking to being fairly unresponsive in mere seconds,” Androgenic said on X after the incident. “Within a minute we all realised the situation, turned the stream off, picked him up and rushed him to the hospital.”
Androgenic, who is heard on the livestream offering Adderall to Peters, told followers that “you guys should realise that stimulants can attenuate respiratory depression in some cases, but I didn’t push for it once I realised he was unresponsive.”
Peters’ hospitalization comes weeks after he was arrested on battery charges after the Osceola County Sheriff’s office in Florida accused the influencer and his 24-year-old girlfriend attacking of a 19-year-old woman.
The influencer, who has used racial slurs on his livestream, has also garnered controversy after being seen partying with high-profile internet provocateurs like Andrew Tate, Sneako and far-right activist Nick Fuentes.
Footage of their exploits shows the influencers enjoying their company while blasting “Heil Hitler,” a controversial track by Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West.
While Peters has tried to distance himself from politics in general, repeatedly stating that he’s apolitical, the influencer still faces challenges escaping his association with the far right.
Last month, he melted down and insulted Piers Morgan’s wife during an interview the influencer said had become “too political.” This week, Peters stormed off “60 Minutes Australia” when asked about Tate.