Police rushed to Chad Johnson’s house over ‘suicide fears’ after he posted a disturbing photo of a rope.
The reality star, who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, sparked concern after sharing a snap of a rope hanging from a door, which he captioned: ‘It’ll be okay.’
His friend contacted police for a ‘possible suicidal person’ and cops immediately went to his San Fernando Valley home to perform a welfare check, TMZ reported.
Chad’s pal had also been worried as the former Bachelorette star wasn’t answering their calls.
Police spoke to Chad and deemed that he wasn’t a threat to himself or others.
Chad later deleted the rope image but has since posted a video on his Instagram Stories of his wallet and sunglasses on a table, with what appears to be the same rope in the foreground.
The welfare check came two days after the Bachelor Nation star was arrested after getting into a fight with his ex-girlfriend Annalise Mishler.
Police showed up at Annalise’s apartment after a row allegedly got physical, found red marks on Annalise’s face and arrested Chad for felony domestic violence as well as a robbery charge.
Annalise claimed Chad punched a hole in her wall and alleged that he got physical with her after reportedly drinking for the first time in 50 days.
She shared footage of him appearing to yell threatening things from outside her flat.
Chad strongly denied hurting her during the argument and said he’s ‘100 per cent confident any type of domestic abuse charges are gonna be dropped’.
In a three-minute clip on Instagram, the Bachelor In Paradise star said: ‘There was never any domestic abuse of any kind – I have never laid hands on a woman anytime in my entire life.
‘I was in the Marine core; I was taught core values, I have a sister, I am a very overprotective brother, if she ever felt in danger, I would want her to call.’
He added: ‘If any women out there ever feel like they are in any danger, I urge you to call 911.’
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