Tara Reid feels “bullied” and “judged” for not being able to remember the details of allegedly being drugged at a Chicago hotel last month.
“I’ve been honest about the fact that I don’t remember anything after my first drink,” the “American Pie” star told Page Six in a statement Monday.
“All I said was that I felt something was wrong and that I felt I may have been drugged, because I have no other explanation for why I woke up in a hospital gown with no memory of how I got there.”
Reid, 50, added that it “has been incredibly painful” for the media to “twist [her] words and attack [her]” for not remembering.
“I feel bullied and judged for something I cannot recall. I’m trying to heal, but the public scrutiny is making that very difficult, and I’ve been afraid to even leave my house,” she admitted.
“No one ends up in the hospital for around eleven hours from drinking wine alone. I hadn’t taken any medication that day, and I know something wasn’t right.”
Reid’s response comes after the release of new surveillance footage, which showed her drinking more than one glass of wine that evening.
“Whether I had additional drinks after that doesn’t matter, the fact is I don’t remember anything,” she continued.
Additionally, the actress asked for “privacy, compassion and space to heal,” concluding, “I’ve shared the only truth I have: what I remember, and what I felt.”
Last month, Reid initially spoke out about allegedly being drugged after video footage showed her being taken out of a Chicago hotel bar on a stretcher.
The “Sharknado” star told Page Six at the time that she had gone to the bar after checking into her room.
She recalled running into YouTubers in the lobby, with one later joining her to smoke a cigarette.
When Reid went back to the bar, she noticed her drink was covered with a napkin, which she claims she did not do, she told TMZ.
The “Van Wilder” star woke up in the hospital eight hours later and alleged that doctors told her she had been drugged.
A rep for Reid told Page Six that she had filed a police report, though initial surveillance findings didn’t show any evidence of misconduct.
She has accused YouTuber Sean P. of drugging her, which he has denied.
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