Actress Tara Reid, 50, was wheeled out on a stretcher from the DoubleTree Chicago O’Hare Airport — Rosemont on November 23, sparking concern after she claimed a stranger had drugged her. However, police say there is currently no video evidence to support Reid’s allegation.
The Rosemont Public Safety Department told PEOPLE on Wednesday, December 3, that surveillance footage from the hotel bar does not show anyone tampering with Reid’s drink. “While video surveillance showed Tara Reid at the hotel bar, at no time did video show anyone tampering with or adding something to her drink,” authorities stated. “We can confirm that a bartender covered her drink when she left the bar, which is standard practice.”
Officials noted that the investigation is ongoing and that they are awaiting hospital records. “We cannot, however, confirm at this time if or what specific chemical testing the hospital may have conducted,” the statement continued. “We are working with Reid to receive those records, which she has also not received. Pending those results or further information coming forward, our detectives will follow up on those leads accordingly. At this time, there is no criminal act that has been committed and there is no one we are currently investigating.”
Reid, however, maintains that something happened to her. “Bottom line is no one ends up in the hospital incapacitated for over eight hours after a drink,” she told PEOPLE. “Last thing I remember is having one drink and waking up in the hospital the next day without remembering anything. That was the scariest feeling I have ever felt. I felt so helpless. This has been a horrifying experience for me that is severely affecting my mental health. I cannot sleep over this; it’s a very scary feeling not knowing what happened to me. I believe I was drugged. Something happened to me.”
In her police report, Reid described blacking out after having a drink with a stranger while staying at the hotel for a celebrity signing. She said she had a glass of white wine at the bar when a man introduced himself as Sean P, an influencer and YouTuber, and joined her. After stepping outside for a cigarette and exchanging phone numbers, Reid alleges that when she returned inside, a napkin was placed over her drink. “Then the last thing I remember was drinking that drink and seeing a couple sitting next to us. The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital around eight hours or more later, not knowing where I was or anything that happened,” she told police.
Video obtained by TMZ showed Reid struggling to stand as a man held her up and a woman brought a wheelchair. She appeared disoriented, slouching almost completely out of the wheelchair before being placed on a stretcher. Reid was given bottled water but spoke incoherently as she was wheeled away. Her agent later picked her up from the hospital and helped her return to Los Angeles after collecting her belongings from the hotel.
Reid also claimed that the influencer sent her videos the next day, which she described as an attempted extortion. He allegedly told her he could prevent the videos from being shared but confirmed she had only consumed one drink.
In a statement to PEOPLE on November 26, the DoubleTree Chicago O’Hare Airport said, “As soon as hotel staff observed a potential health concern involving a guest, our trained security team assisted and arranged for medical support. However, our hotel takes any allegation affecting guest safety very seriously and will provide appropriate information to authorities if requested. The safety and security of our guests and employees is of paramount importance to us.”
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