Tara Reid was taken out of a Chicago hotel on a stretcher in the early hours of Nov. 23
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Video taken before her removal from the hotel shows Reid slurring her words as people tried to help her into a wheelchair
Before she was taken out on a stretcher, footage shows multiple people helping Reid into a wheelchair
Tara Reidwas taken out of a Chicago hotel on a stretcher.
Paramedics moved theAmerican Pieactress, 50, from a hotel lobby to a nearby ambulance early Sunday morning, Nov. 23, according to video obtained byTMZ. The distressing incident was captured by an onlooker.
A spokesperson for Rosemont Public Safety confirms to PEOPLE that a call for an ambulance came in from a Chicago-area DoubleTree hotel at 12:39 a.m. on Nov. 23 for "a sick person" and that the "patient was transported to the hospital."
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In footage of the Sunday incident, several individuals could be seen helping the visibly dazed Reid into a wheelchair in the lobby. During one moment, things got tense between a man holding the actress up and another holding onto the chair.
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"We're going to take you to your room, okay?" one of the men, who wore a uniform, told Reid after helping her into the chair as the actress looked around, seemingly confused and slurring her words.
Footage captured later showed paramedics arriving on the scene after an uncertain amount of time.
Three paramedics were seen walking Reid, who was on a stretcher, out of the hotel.
The onlooker who captured the video told TMZ that before the paramedics arrived, Reid could be heard saying, "You don't know who I am. I am famous. I'm an actress."
"Tara Reid has filed a police report after an incident in which she believes her drink was tampered with," Reid's rep shared in a statement. "She is cooperating fully with the investigation. Tara is recovering and asks for privacy during this traumatic time. She also urges everyone to be careful, watch your drinks and never leave them unattended, as this can happen to anyone. She will not be making further comments at this stage."
However, police tell PEOPLE that Reid has not yet filed a report.
In March, the actress madea rare red carpet appearanceas she stepped out for the premiere of the Indonesian horror filmPabrik Gulain Los Angeles. She has a number of films in the works, includingThe Dreamer Cinderella,and last appeared onscreen in the 2023 vampire flick,Bloodthirst.
She's also been candid about the response to her appearance in recent years, after viewers of season 2 ofSpecial Forces: World's Toughest Test—as well as celebs like Billy Bush— criticized her for being "too skinny."
"If we were overweight then they can't say anything because that's bullying. But it's the same thing if you're skinny. That's still bullying too," she said in 2023, speaking to theLos Angeles Inquisitor.
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