Actress Tara Reid says she was drugged at Rosemont hotel
Actress Tara Reid, best known for roles in the “American Pie” and “Sharknado” movie franchises, was hospitalized over the weekend following an episode in which she believes she was drugged at a suburban hotel.
No police reports were filed regarding the incident, but that changed Tuesday when Reid contact the Rosemont Public Safety Department, officials said. She filed an online report later in the day.
Reid told the celebrity gossip website TMZ she was in Rosemont when she fell ill early Sunday morning after drinking from a glass of wine at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.
Rosemont Public Safety Lt. Joseph Balogh confirmed that paramedics responded to the hotel on River Road at about 12:39 a.m. Sunday for a medical call involving a person later identified as Reid. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, Balogh said.
Video from a witness shared with TMZ shows a dazed-appearing Reid first being helped into a wheelchair in the hotel lobby and then rolled out in a stretcher by paramedics.
“The Rosemont Public Safety Department understands the severity of the allegations being reported and are committed to investigating this incident fully,” officials said in a written statement.
“At this point, we are in communication with the hotel to gather as much video surveillance as possible. As this incident has just been reported and is still open, no further information is available at this time,” the statement reads.