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Kate Quigley is a comedian and model who was hospitalized in critical condition after an encounter that led to the overdose death of comedian Fuqua Johnson, TMZ reports.
According to the entertainment news site, Quigley and Johnson were not the only people affected. Two people also died, although their names were not revealed.
Quigley has dated Darius Rucker, the leader of Hootie & the Blowfish, according to Page Six.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Cocaine mixed with fentanyl is believed to have caused the model’s deaths and hospitalization, TMZ reports.
According to TMZ, the meeting was attended by Quigley and Johnson. From a residence next door where Quigley had resided came a call to 911.
Police showed up and found Johnson and two people already dead Quigley in critical condition. TMZ says it’s unclear what its status is now and that “fentanyl-mixed” cocaine is allegedly the culprit.
TMZ reported that it is unclear whether the LAPD homicide unit will take part in the investigation.
2. Quigley & Rucker had found “quarantined love” but were no longer dating, reports say
According to a September Six, 2020 page report, Quigley and Rucker had found love “in quarantine.”
This July, Rucker and his wife Beth announced they would separate after a 20-year marriage, Page Six reported. This article referred to Quigley as “The Podcast Presenter The date is missing“And he said he was bragging about his relationship with Rucker on social media.
This September, he tweeted: “My boyfriend is a fan of dolphins. Now I understand why he likes it so much. He likes lost causes.”
Quigley & Rucker were no longer dating, his representative told TMZ.
3. Quigley has a OnlyFans page and refers to herself as “Bikini Bomber” on Twitter
In her Twitter profile, Quigley refers to herself as “Comedian. Wild. Empathetic. Bikini Bomber.”
He also has a OnlyFans account. In OnlyFans she calls herself a “comedian who isn’t ugly.” Her main post, on August 5th, said, “I’m obsessed with this bikini 👙 !!!!!!!!!!!”, but you have to subscribe to see more.
His most recent tweet came on September 2, 2021 and was a joke about the intimate parts of a monkey. “Come on, guys ?! ‘It’s about confidence, not size!” he wrote.
He has 170,000 followers on Instagram. Many of her posts focus on sexual jokes or very sensual photos, even bikinis.
4. Quigley, who grew up in Ohio, was inspired by a character from Saved by the Bell
Quigley grew up in Canton, Ohio. There he paid close attention to the character of Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell, He said in a 2016 interview with the Naples Daily News.
“When I was a kid, I used to say, ‘I want to be him. It’s great, it’s funny,'” she told the newspaper.
“Then I started being more popular in school being funny.”
At the time, he was performing a comedy show at the Off The Hook Comedy Club in North Naples. He also said he felt admiration for comedian Joan Rivers.
5. Quigley began performing at Open Mic Nights in Chicago
According to the Naples Daily News, Quigley studied theater at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, rehearsing open mic nights.
“I started to realize that what I liked most was making people laugh,” he told the newspaper. “That was what I liked best.”
Quigley is divorced, has lived in Southern California and appeared on television shows such as The Office. She also hosted the 2016 AVN Awards, which the Daily News described as the “Oscars for the Porn Industry.”
