RuPaul’s Drag Race star Morphine Love Dion‘s traumatic brain injury – which she sustained during a deadly car accident in 2024 – caused her to experience “psychosis” while filming the eleventh season of RuPaul’s popular spinoff.
Morphine told Entertainment Weekly was “mentally not okay” while competing on Paramount +’s hit streamer.
Accident aftermath:
“While I was filming All Stars 11, I was going through some form of psychosis,” explained Morphine. “I went through it so bad in All Stars, while filming. One, after the car accident, I definitely had some form of brain injury that they are just learning about now. I was going through severe insomnia and severe anxiety.”
“I had a lot of mental issues going on while filming. I feel better talking about it now. But, when I filmed, it was almost like a blackout.”
“Even Ru was concerned for me,” added Morphine. “Ru, Ts Madison, and Michelle [Visage] kept asking if I was okay. I wasn’t. But, throughout all the mental stuff I went through while filming, I still did a good job.”
ICYMI:
In July 2024, Morphine and fellow drag queen Kaos were riding in an Uber involved in a car accident on Los Angeles’ 10 freeway that left one person dead. Six people — including Dion — were hospitalized after a single vehicle crash turned into a multi-car collision, per ABC News.
Morphine’s social media team broke their silence hours later, confirming via Instagram, “Morphine was in a serious car accident while in an Uber. She suffered multiple injuries but is grateful to be alive. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Some space and time is appreciated as she focuses on healing.”
