Tara Reid steps out with messy hair at the Cannes Film Festival... after 'drink spiking' incident

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By JACQUES PETERSON, US SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER

Published: 00:39 BST, 16 May 2026 | Updated: 01:05 BST, 16 May 2026

Tara Reid is bouncing back after a harrowing ordeal last year, in which she claims to have been drugged at a Chicago bar. 

The American Pie actress, 50, appeared to be enjoying herself as she stepped out on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Reid wore an edgy grey pantsuit, which she paired with a black leather motorcycle bag.

Despite her chic ensemble, the star's blonde hair looked a little disheveled and out of place.

She also appeared somewhat tired as she strutted down the French streets. 

Reid is a regular at the Cannes Film Festival and has been attending the various Cannes parties since the mid-2000s.

Tara Reid looked a little tired as she stepped out at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday

It's unclear if the Sharknado starlet has a film screening in this year's festival, but she does have a number of new projects currently in the works, including Mandate with Jon Lovitz.  

On November 23, 2025, Reid alleged that she was drugged by a stranger after having just one drink at a hotel in Rosemont, near the O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois.

She was taken out on a stretcher and brought to the hospital after a hotel employee called 911, which was captured in a now-viral video.

The shocking incident made global headlines last year, but three weeks later the Rosemont Police Department announced they were closing the investigation after finding no evidence of Reid's drink being spiked. 

Police did not say that Reid's claims were false, but simply stated that they did not have enough evidence to move forward with the investigation.

'We are not saying that [Reid's] claims are false, however at this time we do not have evidence to support it and there is nothing further on our end to investigate,' they told TMZ in a statement.

'Should additional evidence of a crime be brought forward, we will reopen the case and investigate accordingly.'

Reid said she felt 'judged and bullied' after police insisted there was no video evidence of anyone 'tampering with or adding something to her drink' at the hotel.

Despite her chic ensemble, the star's blonde hair looked a little disheveled and out of place

The actress is bouncing back after a harrowing ordeal last year, in which she claims to have been drugged at a Chicago bar

She told Us Weekly at the time, 'I've been honest about the fact that I don't remember anything after my first drink.

'All I said was that I felt something was wrong and that I felt I may have been drugged, because I have no other explanation for why I woke up in a hospital gown with no memory of how I got there,' she continued. 

'Seeing the media twist my words and attack me for not remembering has been incredibly painful and is severely affecting my mental health.

'I feel bullied and judged for something I cannot recall. I'm trying to heal, but the public scrutiny is making that very difficult, and I've been afraid to even leave my house.

'No one ends up in the hospital for around eleven hours from drinking wine alone. I hadn't taken any medication that day, and I know something wasn't right.'

She finished, 'Whether I had additional drinks after that doesn't matter, the fact is I don't remember anything.'

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