Braden Peters, the 20-year-old online personality known as Clavicular, was hospitalized Tuesday night after suffering a suspected overdose during a live broadcast on Kick, according to multiple reports.
Mr. Peters, who goes by “Clav” online, is known for his “looksmaxxing” content on TikTok and Kick — a subculture centered on extreme methods of maximizing physical attractiveness. He has spoken publicly about taking anabolic steroids over several years and has discussed using crystal meth to stay lean, practices commentators have described as extreme and controversial.
During the Tuesday night broadcast, viewers watching in real time grew alarmed as Mr. Peters appeared to become unresponsive. His friends were heard asking if he needed an Adderall before the stream went dark. TMZ, which first reported the story, obtained 911 dispatch audio from the incident. The Miami-Dade EMS dispatcher can be heard calling in a “20-year-old male overdose” at the location where Mr. Peters and his friends were live-streaming.
Mr. Peters is currently in “stable condition,” a source told The Hollywood Reporter. A separate source said the incident occurred while he was on a livestream in a Brickell restaurant.
Fellow influencer Androgenic, who was present at the time, said on X: “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 realised the situation, turned the stream off, picked him up and rushed him to the hospital.”
The incident follows a series of legal troubles for Mr. Peters. He was arrested in February 2026 on suspicion of dangerous drug possession, reportedly carrying Adderall and steroids, though the charges were dropped one week later. He was arrested again in late March 2026 on battery charges in Florida after authorities alleged he provoked a fight between his girlfriend and another woman. He is also reportedly under investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over a video appearing to show him shooting an alligator.
The overdose came just hours after WUSA9 reported that Mr. Peters had been expected to attend Substack’s “New Media Party” during White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend — an invite-only event set for the Renwick Gallery in Washington. Substack confirmed his expected attendance to the outlet.
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