Benzino is speaking out after a viral clip raises concerns about self-harm

Wow you! Gasoline is speaking out after a disturbing video of him began to circulate on the Internet. The former “Love & Hip Hop” star took to Instagram to set the record straight about a clip featuring his girlfriend and a suggestion of self-harm.

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Benzino performs in a viral video with his girlfriend

The viral clip shows Benzino lying on the floor of the house, screaming and in an extremely emotional state. In the clip, his alleged girlfriend records him saying: “I won’t be him, okay?” and “stop”. At one point, Benzino gets up from the floor and sits in the corner, still apparently in tears. You can also hear the woman say: “Just give me the knife.” She even shouts “no” when Benzino appears to be holding a knife, then she continues to tell him “I’ll let them know you’re cool, I’ll call them back.” The video led people to believe that Benzino was trying to harm himself as he allegedly held a knife to his throat.

After the video went viral, Benzino took to Instagram to clear the air and explain what happened in the clip. He made sure everyone knew he was “fine” and that the video was just a “rehearsal for the Tubi movie.”

“My girlfriend was helping me, we were reading the script and it was a rehearsal for Tubi. It was a scene for the movie Tubi,” the rapper explained.

Benzino also denied claims of assault, saying he would never have laid a hand on a woman. He also made it clear that he would never do anything to harm himself.

“I’ve never done that in my life. This is for cowards. And I certainly wouldn’t do anything to hurt myself. So hello to all the people who were interested. “I’m fine,” he continued.

Social media is responding

Social media users are inundated Shade Room Comments Section with a response to Benzino’s claims. Many people think that he lied saying that they will believe it when the Tubi movie is released.

Instagram user @tsizzle717 wrote, “So did she help with the production 🤔because she was fucking recording???”

Instagram user @therealkerwinclaiborne wrote, “You shouldn’t say Netflix because you don’t have to play that much for Tubi.’

While Instagram user @thesocialmisfit wrote, “And what if this “movie” never comes out?”

Then Instagram user @djcoolkev wrote, “Nah. It’s not funny. Pray for this man…”

Another Instagram user @aprilrbeverly wrote, “Rehearsal? Whew, the acting is really bad right now. We do NOT believe you.”

Instagram user @queendcj wrote, “This is new… use Tubi as an excuse.”

Finally, Instagram user @beastmodejones wrote, “I really hope this brother is telling us the truth. Language is very powerful! 💯🙏”

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