{"id":2165191,"date":"2026-09-26T13:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165191"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:49:30","slug":"former-rupauls-drag-race-contestant-gottmik-arrested-for-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165191","title":{"rendered":"Former &#8216;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race&#8217; Contestant Gottmik Arrested For DUI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/26\/8ba12cc7bdbb48aa9ccc6d8dd558564f_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Former &#8216;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race&#8217; Contestant Gottmik Arrested For DUI<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Gottmik Arrested<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">&#8216;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race&#8217; Contestant Booked For DUI<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-26T06:49:30-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 26, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:49 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d59661ed6c8016bd7025872f9b73ccee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260926_8ba12cc7bdbb48aa9ccc6d8dd558564f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:271269e0-50ed-4093-8877-f966f5c1dbfc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8b\/4by3\/2026\/09\/26\/8ba12cc7bdbb48aa9ccc6d8dd558564f_md.jpg\" alt=\"Gottmik-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-69ce8d11ae1b922853207855b4abb069\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Gottmik<\/strong> &#8212; who made history on &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race&#8221; for being the first trans man to compete on the show &#8212; has been arrested for a DUI &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1cdc4219a09e67cb9324d423276b77cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Law enforcement sources tell TMZ &#8230; around 4:50 PM on Sept. 16, Burbank Police officers responded to a traffic collision involving a black Porsche and multiple parked vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-12a0ca459d1dcda6339be1bd4e5f4fdd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260926_994f8f1abd5d408699291919f8bf76f3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:271269e0-50ed-4093-8877-f966f5c1dbfc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/99\/4by3\/2026\/09\/26\/994f8f1abd5d408699291919f8bf76f3_md.jpg\" alt=\"ru-paul-Gottmik-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-69f4e17560c35bac645794f1c87cdc37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>They add that they determined the driver of the Porsche had collided with a parked Toyota Camry, which was pushed into two additional vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d7e2c9d02f60cc07d84ea98ced5fc87c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The insiders say 30-year-old Gottmik, whose real name is <strong>Kade Gottlieb<\/strong>, was the Porsche&#8217;s sole occupant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c9b968b07abf21492f92efdf5eaf147f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Police say the driver, who displayed objective signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication and was arrested for DUI. 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