rupaul’s drag race With the stars of season 13 all stars Season 8 finalist Candy Muse said she was assaulted at a club on Friday night.
the muse spoke E.W. She claims the incident involved a “much bigger” drunk man who “will not take no for an answer”.
Early Saturday morning, Muse tweeted a video of what appeared to be a scratched arm. She urged her fans to be careful when going out to parties after her man approached her from behind and grabbed her girlfriend without her consent.
“I tried to push him away and repeatedly told him to stop.” [and to] Please stay away from me,” she told the press, adding that she did not want to reveal the location of the assault for safety reasons. “After I pushed his arms out of his pants, he finally got upset and grabbed my arms, dug his nails into my skin and tried to fight me.”
Mr Candy said security at the club had been “diligently” in dealing with the perpetrator and said he felt better about what happened the next morning. But she still wants to use the incident to highlight the importance of consent for others.
“I don’t think it matters how friendly or promiscuous you are.” [I am] Like how short my shorts are,” she says. “No matter how attractive you find it, it doesn’t give anyone the right or the green light to mess with anyone.”
The drag superstar added that she “went a little crazy” after the assault, and wondered if she was overreacting, but ultimately found herself in a similar situation. He added that he realized he felt “why people are sometimes afraid to speak up.”
“No means no, that’s consent. I told you not to do it and you didn’t listen,” she says. “It’s my body. It’s not something I can touch whenever I want.”
Candy was the first to share about the incident In a post to X’s followers on Saturday, which you can read above.
“I wasn’t planning on posting about this, but maybe I should tell my babies to stay safe outside,” Candy wrote. She was reportedly in Fort Lauderdale on Friday night, according to her Instagram Story. “He then [got] I was upset and didn’t want anything to do with him so he started attacking me. Okay, I was a little upset last night, but people need to understand that no is no. ”
Fans and co-stars sent messages of support to the star, including his pals. rupaul’s drag race Jeute, star of Cornbread “The Snack,” tweeted: I mean, if I had been there, his ass would have regretted it. Stay safe, my love. ”
Unfortunately, Candy’s case is one of a series of assaults against Candy. drag race stars in recent months, including homophobic attacks on both Envy Peru and The Vivienne.
After her rise to stardom in 2021; drag race In season 13, Candy continued to star in Paramount+ icarly Revival as well as TV movie Bringing out the classics: The Brady gang. Her most recent television appearance was in 2023, when she appeared as part of the cast of The Return of the Queen. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 8.
