Featherweight. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for TikTok)
Last night, social media was abuzz with news that Featherweight was admitted to rehab following his split from Nicki Nicole. The news was announced by Who magazine, thanks to the information provided by the Spanish paparazzo Jordi Martin, who they were able to track down Shakira, Piqué and Clara Chía.
According to this photographer, the 24-year-old singer is affiliated with a center called Maluri (5 Moons of Maluri) in Jalisco, which is dedicated to the treatment of addictions.
Peso Pluma and Nicki Nicole's most recent event took place on February 4 during the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (Portal)
In addition to Martin's information, the magazine published a series of images in which Featherweight appears at the said location and poses with his companions. These were shared on the rehabilitation center's Facebook, but after the controversy it was decided to delete them (even though they were already all over social networks).
A detail that must be highlighted is that, according to Jordi Martin, Featherweight was already treated in this clinic in 2023.
Although this information, as well as the photos, became the topic of the day, neither Peso Pluma nor his work team spoke about it. In fact, Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija, real name of the “Lady Gaga” singer, has deleted all his photos to leave only a black and white image with the letters “Peso Pluma Exodus” and the dates of the concerts he gives in the United States will states. this year.
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This Tuesday, February 27, the journalist Ahtziri Cárdenas denied the information published by the Spanish paparazzo.
In a Twitter thread, the expert said she spoke with Liliana Luna, director of 5 Lunas de Maluri, who denied that Peso Pluma was in the rehabilitation center.
“She informs me that the singer was never hospitalized there for rehabilitation purposes for any type of addiction or emotional illness. That he was there 5 years ago as a member of a “spiritual retreat”! lasting only three days,” Cárdenas wrote, adding that Hassan was not yet a singer when he was there.
“She knew the place because the singer’s family is friends with her, the director. With time, Hassan became interested in participating in some altruistic activities and that is exactly what happened in 2019 when, on his own initiative, he decided to attend this three-day “spiritual retreat” workshop,” he added.
The photos circulating are taken out of context as they were taken in 2019. “The 4 photos that I now share in this post, the director accepts having shared them on the Facebook page of the rehabilitation center.” But she regrets, she says, that they were used in a “story that does not correspond to reality corresponds and does not correspond,” concluded the journalist.
Featherweight, the weeks full of controversy
Just on February 13, featherweight became the talk of the town when he was caught walking hand-in-hand through a Las Vegas casino with model Sonia Sahar, in a possible infidelity with Nicki Nicole, who hinted on social media that all of this Love be what the Mexican proclaimed, for him it was a lie.
“Respect is a necessary part of love. What is loved is respected. What is respected is cared for. If he doesn't care about you and there is no respect… I won't stay there. I'm leaving there,” the Argentine artist wrote on her networks, without giving any further details about the separation.
The relationship ended just like that, but not the criticism of Featherweight's behavior, because as many have already mentioned, where was all the love that he bragged about in front of the TV cameras?
Weeks earlier, Double P was involved in another controversy, as in early December 2023 a video circulated on social networks in which he left the stage to drink water. Next, he squats down until he is at table height and stays there for a few seconds. Some interpreted this move as Featherweight using illegal substances, while others noted that he was tying his shoes. The clip was not clarified by either the young man or his work team.
But in addition to dealing with love issues, Peso Pluma also has problems at work, especially due to his performance at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile.
Narcoculture and the rejection of Peso Pluma
In mid-January of this year, the board of Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), the public television channel of this country responsible for the management and broadcast of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, requested the cancellation of participation in the 24th annual singer, as his songs are an apology for the drug culture.
In support of this demand, the sociologist Alberto Mayol published a column entitled “Peso Pluma in Viña: Sometimes you have to listen to the voice of the drug trafficker”, in which he criticized the use of state funds for the appearance of the Mexican in Viña, when the same government fights drug trafficking.
Despite the controversy, plans for Peso Pluma's presentation at Quinta Vergara continued during the week of February 25th to March 1st, until he himself announced on February 22nd that he would not set foot on the show for “personal reasons.” will set the most important stage in Chile “. Likewise, his team announced that their tour of Latin America was canceled, which affected not only Chile, but also Peru and Paraguay.
And after this news, information about his alleged admission to a rehabilitation center came to the public, which has already been denied.
However, something very important needs to be highlighted here: narcoculture.
Featherweight has canceled its participation in Viña del Mar for personal reasons. (Photo by Patricia J. Garcinuno/WireImage)
It is not the first time that the 24-year-old has faced rejection in one or more communities. In October 2023, the “She dances alone” actor had to cancel his performance in Tijuana because some banners were hanging in the border city warning Doble P that holding his concert would have serious consequences. These advertisements were signed with the initials CJNG, corresponding to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
In response, the singer's team released a statement on their Instagram Stories that read, “Our goal is to protect the fans and the team. For the safety of everyone involved, we will be canceling our show in Tijuana.”
Peso Pluma is neither the first nor the last Mexican singer to advocate violence or talk about narco culture. For years, series such as “El Señor de los Cielos”, “Narcos” and “El Chema”, which have been a success, have been created on this topic. As for music, Los Tigres del Norte, Invasores de Nuevo León and Los Huracanes del Norte popularized the so-called corridos.
Associations and the federal government itself have been speaking out against the drug culture for years. In June 2023, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that parents should pay attention to what young people are currently consuming, especially programs that focus on drug trafficking.
“We have to avoid that. Leaders, leaders and leaders of young people. Nothing about the music of certain corridos being very cool The artist is very famous there and they paint everything rosy, very masculine, very successful. NO! “Anyone addicted to fentanyl can die in six months, it's a terrible drug,” the president said.
“El Señor de los Cielos” has been on the air for nine seasons, performed by Rafael Amaya (Photo: Agustín Cuevas/TELEMUNDO via Getty Images)
Despite talk of the harm of drug culture in society, Peso Pluma tops the Spotify charts worldwide. His music has reached forums such as Jimmy Fallon's, the most-watched late show in the United States, and has even been recognized by the American and Latin American Grammys.
It seems that the performer has everything in life: fame, money and recognition, but the cameras can be deceiving.
Like celebrities like Demi Lovato, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, Featherweight also spoke about her mental health problems.
In an interview with The New York Times, Hassan said that “a lot of people don't know that I have anxiety attacks,” adding, “It's very important that people who suffer from mental health issues get treatment and can talk about it. “
George Prajin, his manager, emphasized that he and the entire work team were concerned about the young man's physical and mental health. “I want to make sure that you are not only financially secure, but that we are also taking care of your mental and physical health,” he said.
Featherweight lives in the United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)
Being only 24 years old and being at the top of the world can also have its downsides; The lack of privacy, the constant attacks and even threats may not be easy issues for a young man who is maturing in front of millions of cameras.
Peso Pluma is a clear and vivid example of what many young people want, but also the result of a generation that grew up with a narco culture.
