Clavicular, the social media influencer leading the \u201clooksmaxxing\u201d movement, is out on bond after being arrested in Florida on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.<\/p>\n
The manosphere<\/a> internet celebrity, born Braden Eric Peters, was taken into custody Thursday on a warrant issued by the Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office, according to a Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesperson.<\/p>\n The sheriff\u2019s office asked Fort Lauderdale police for assistance in arresting Peters, 20, who they alleged instigated a fight between his girlfriend, Violet Lentz, 24, and a 19-year-old influencer in February at a Kissimmee short-term rental.<\/p>\n In the video of the altercation<\/a>, which was broken into clips and cross-posted across social media platforms, Peters and the woman are hanging out when Lentz arrives, upset. The argument escalates into a physical altercation with the women pushing, punching and pulling hair. <\/p>\n Peters is seen in the video standing to the side for much of the brawl, but at one point, he intervenes and holds the 19-year-old\u2019s wrists while separating the women. While the woman\u2019s wrists are being held to her sides, Lentz punches her several times, the video shows. <\/p>\n \u201cNeither Peters nor Lentz came out of the residence to speak to deputies about the incident when they arrived at the house to investigate,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said in a statement to NBC Miami<\/a>. \u201cDetectives from the Osceola Sheriff\u2019s Office completed their investigation after reviewing videos and talking with witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n Peters did not respond to reporters\u2019 questions about the battery charges as he left Broward County Jail on Friday. <\/p>\n \u201cI just woke up. I\u2019m a little tired. Maybe next time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n A representative for Peters declined to comment on Friday.<\/p>\n The face of \u201clooksmaxxxing,\u201d a subculture hyperfocused on taking extreme measures to perfect one\u2019s physical appearance, Peters doesn\u2019t just boast a fit lifestyle, he\u2019s admitted in interview<\/a>s to using drugs<\/a> from steroids, peptides and testosterone to methamphetamine and has said he chisels his face<\/a> by smashing his bones with a hammer. <\/p>\n The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has also launched a separate investigation into another of Peters\u2019 videos involving an alligator in the Everglades, according to the agency.<\/p>\n In that video, the influencer appears to come across what is seemingly the carcass of an alligator floating in the water and shoots it repeatedly. Peters has not been charged with any crime in that incident. <\/p>\n \u201cFlorida\u2019s wildlife and waterways deserve respect, not content farming,\u201d Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said in a statement on X. \u201cUnder my watch, anyone who abuses wildlife in Florida will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.\u201d <\/p>\n Peters was previously arrested in February at Casa Amigos nightclub in Scottsdale, Ariz., and charged with forgery and possession of prescription-only pills. But the Maricopa County Attorney\u2019s Office dropped the charges on Feb. 11, citing \u201cno reasonable likelihood of conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n Peters shared the news on X alongside a screenshot of an article with the headline \u201cMen\u2019s facial features may sway criminal sentencing.\u201d<\/p>\n Above the screenshot, he wrote, \u201cYou just gotta mog.\u201d<\/p>\n By Friday evening, Peters once again returned to social media, posting a video<\/a> on TikTok with the caption \u201cI\u2019m back.\u201d<\/p>\n A comment underneath the post read, \u201cBailmaxxxing.\u201d <\/p>\n