A week after actress Tara Reid publicly claimed she was drugged at a Rosemont hotel bar, local authorities say they have yet to find any evidence of tampering with her drink.
On Nov. 24, the “Big Lebowski” and “American Pie” actress went to TMZ and alleged that she was hospitalized the day before after drinking a glass of wine she said had been spiked. Following Reid’s interview with the tabloid, Rosemont’s Public Safety Department confirmed the incident, stating the department responded to a call of a sick person at Rosemont’s DoubleTree Hotel on Nov. 23 just before 12:40 a.m.
The department added it was in contact with Reid and had received a police report from the actress.
Actress Tara Reid alleges she was drugged at Rosemont hotel bar
On Wednesday, Rosemont police said in a written statement that their investigation into the “Tara Reid incident” remains active and open, but that at this time, “there is no criminal act that has been committed and there is no one we are currently investigating.”
Reid’s management team could not immediately be reached for comment.
After Reid filed her report, detectives reviewed surveillance from the hotel and conducted multiple interviews, according to Rosemont Public Safety. The department stated that while surveillance footage showed Reid at the hotel bar, it didn’t show anyone tampering with or adding something to her drink.
In her account to TMZ last week, Reid said she ordered a drink at the hotel bar, then briefly stepped outside to smoke a cigarette. When she returned, Reid said her drink was covered by a napkin, which she added struck her as odd because it was uncovered when she left. Still, she continued drinking, she said.
“Without even finishing my drink,” she said, “I just, like, passed out. And before I knew it, I was in the hospital eight hours later.”
Rosemont Public Safety confirmed that a bartender covered Reid’s drink when she left the bar, the department said, noting that is standard practice for bartenders.
When asked by TMZ hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere if she was subjected to a blood alcohol test, Reid replied, “No, they just said you were drugged. That’s what they said, they said you got drugged last night at the bar.”
Rosemont Public Safety stated that it was currently waiting for hospital records but that it could not confirm what tests the hospital may have conducted. Detectives will follow up if any leads are gleaned from test results or if further information comes to light, the department said.
“While we do not have any evidence that a drink was tampered with,” the department stated, “it is a good reminder to never leave a drink unattended.”