Andrew Gillum to Enter Rehab After Being Found in Hotel Room Where Gay Hustler Overdosed on Crystal Meth

Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic rising star and ex-Florida gubernatorial candidate is going into rehab after being present at the overdose of a confirmed gay hustler on Crystal Meth at a Miami Beach hotel following a friend’s wedding.

Gillum said in statement: “After conversation with my family and deep reflection, I have made the decision to seek help, guidance and enter a rehabilitation facility at this time. This has been a wake-up call for me. Since my race for governor ended, I fell into a depression that has led to alcohol abuse. I witnessed my father suffer from alcoholism and I know the damaging effects it can have when untreated. I also know that alcoholism is often a symptom of deeper struggles. I am committed to doing the personal work to heal fully and show up in the world as a more complete person. I now need to firmly focus on myself and my family. I will be stepping down from all public facing roles for the foreseeable future. I want to apologize to my family, friends and the people of Florida who have supported me and put their faith in me over the years. I ask that you respect my and my family’s privacy during this time. Thank you.”

The man who OD’d according to RedState, was Gillum’s friend: Travis Dyson. “Tyson overdosed on crystal meth in a Miami Beach hotel room and was rushed to the hospital by rescue personnel. Gillum was too intoxicated to communicate with investigators at the time, but later returned to ‘his residence’ on his own accord. Fortunately Dyson was on the mend as of Friday afternoon, as our Brad Slager reported.”

The Miami Herald confirmed that an Instagram profile reported to RedState as belonging to the Travis Dyson who had been in the hotel room with Gillum indeed belonged to that Travis Dyson.

According to public records, Dyson is a registered nurse who lives in Brickell. His Instagram account features selfies in scrubs and a medical coat. The page also features numerous photos of Dyson, clearly a body builder, posing on the beach, on boats or at night spots with friends, including his fiance. His public Instagram account was turned private sometime Friday afternoon.

Dyson’s Instagram handle is also linked to a profile on Rent Men, where he described himself as “Brodie Scott,” “pornstar performer” who offered “gay massage.” Multiple pornographic videos of Dyson and his boyfriend/fiance, (Instagram handle @lvbrazil), were posted to that site and even to Twitter. (Note: Those links are very NSFW.) Those have all been deleted as of Friday afternoon. On a fan thread referencing Dyson’s Rent Men profile, there is a photo of Dyson in his scrubs.

The Miami Herald reports: Police say they were called to the Mondrian South Beach early Friday morning and found paramedics treating Travis Dyson, a 30-year-old Miami man, for an apparent heart attack. They say two other men were in the room: Aldo Mejias and Gillum. … Attempts to reach Mejias and Dyson by phone on Friday were not immediately successful.

Dyson told Miami New Times that he has been friends with Gillum “for a while,” but did not know anything about a wedding. According to public records, Dyson is a registered nurse who lives in Brickell. His Instagram account features selfies in scrubs and a medical coat. His public Instagram account was turned private sometime Friday afternoon.

Gillum, who is also a CNN contributor, is married to a woman and has three children.