US content creator who featured in a 60 Minutes story is in a stable condition in US hospital.
US content creator Braden Peters aka ‘Clavicular’ who featured in a 60 Minutes story last Sunday on “Looksmaxxing” has been hospitalised in Miami after suffering a suspected overdose during a livestream.
The Hollywood Reporter notes Clavicular was livestreaming on Kick when it abruptly cut off, sparking concern among fans. Video was later shared on X of him being carried by several people to a black car as an ambulance arrived at the scene.
Clavicular gained recognition for his self-obsession with being aesthetically pleasing and for promoting extreme “looksmaxxing” — an online trend, popular among young men, focused on maximizing physical attractiveness. The trend ranges from healthy grooming to dangerous practices, such as bone-smashing using a hammer to enhance facial features, which Clavicular has advocated.
In his 60 Minutes interview he told Adam Hegerty, “….it’s exactly how it sounds. I mean, you’re just creating, uh, micro-fractures in specific areas of your face, and the idea behind it comes from wolf’s law, right? So when you break down a gr, a bone, it grows back stronger.”
But the interview also turned.
“He’s become a pseudo celebrity, streaming to global, paying subscribers, nearly 24 hours a day. And for him the more impressionable the better,” said Hegerty.
“Surely Clav, it is a happier world where people don’t sit there and obsess over their looks to the point they’re hitting themselves in the face with a blunt object?” he asked.
“Mmm, hmm. Um, well, I mean, why? If looks are the most important metric, why wouldn’t you do anything and everything to maximise it?” Clav replied.
After Hegerty tried to ask about looksmaxxing’s origin in the ‘Incel’ community and about his connection to Andrew Tate the interview soon ended.
“I’m not linked to that group in any way. Looksmaxxing is self-improvement, right? So it’s about, uh, potentially even ascending out of that category. (laughs) So that’s, that would be kind of one of the goals, is to disassociate from being an incel and, and overcome that. So that doesn’t make sense,” said Clav.
“All right, have a nice day. Are, are you trying to, I, I see you want to make this, uh, political,” he added.
The walkout also drew US media coverage.
He is currently in a stable condition.
There is no suggestion a suspected overdose is directly linked to his 60 Minutes interview.
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