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Braden Peters, who broadcasts under the name Clavcular, has become an ambassador for an online movement that encourages enhancing one’s physical appearance through radical means.
Braden Peters, known as Clavicle, in Tempe, Arizona, on February 7, 2026. Cassidy Ariza/The New York Times, File
Controversial “looksmaxxing” influencer Clavcular is being sued by a former teenage student who claims he plied her with alcohol before a non-consensual sexual encounter at his parents’ home on Cape Cod.
The claim came as part of a lawsuit filed in Florida this week against the webcaster, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters. In her complaint, fellow influencer Alexandra Vasilievna Mendoza — who uses the name Alura Ziva online — accused 20-year-old Peters of injecting her face with a fat-dissolving compound that she “said or suggested” was mixed with methamphetamine.
According to the lawsuit, Peters paid Mendoza, a minor at the time, $1,000 to film videos for him in May 2025. Peters allegedly told Mendoza he wanted her to be “the female face of looksmaxxing,” Viral movement Which encourages an extreme approach to improving one’s physical appearance.
Mendoza claims she and Peters texted before he paid for an Uber to bring her to his family’s home on Cape Cod, where “excessive amounts of alcohol were served.” Peters took Mendoza to his bedroom and served her vodka until she became “visibly drunk and intoxicated,” according to the lawsuit.
“Peters then knowingly had sex with Mendoza while she was intoxicated, such that she was unable to give consent,” the complaint states. “That morning, while Mendoza was sleeping, she woke up and found Peters penetrating her and having sex with her, again without her consent.”
The couple didn’t speak again until six months later, when Mendoza met Peters in Miami and he invited her to his house for a live session. During the broadcast, Peters allegedly injected Mendoza’s cheeks with Aqualex – a fat-dissolving treatment Not supported By the US Food and Drug Administration – “as part of its promise to assist with its online presence through the looksmaxxing program.”
But Peters was not licensed to administer the injections, Mendoza alleges, and neither the teen nor her legal guardians provided proper consent. Furthermore, the complaint states, Peters “mentioned or suggested adding methamphetamine to the injection mixture.”
Peters has I spoke frankly About using methamphetamine to curb his appetite, though Recently announced Transitioning to “subermaxing” after being hospitalized for Obvious overdose.
Mendoza also accused Peters of waging a campaign to publicly discredit her in anticipation of a lawsuit over the Miami shot and “related misconduct,” which ultimately cost her her lucrative sponsorship. Her complaint alleges allegations of battery, emotional distress, fraud and unauthorized dissemination of name and likeness.
Peters has not addressed the lawsuit publicly, although he has complained On social media Wednesday that “the constant theme of girls trying to exploit me for money is brutal for a young man trying to navigate a complex society.”
He added: “I hope I find a good girl.”[e] The intention is not to screw me over and take my money.
said Steve Kramer, Peters’ attorney Rolling Stone The influencer strongly denies Mendoza’s claims.
“These are just allegations and they remain unproven,” Kramer told the media. He added: “He will respond through the appropriate legal channels and intends to defend himself vigorously.”
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