It already didn’t look great for Lauren Boebert when she got kicked out of a Denver theater for being disruptive during a performance of the Beetlejuice musical — or when video emerged of the voluble Republican congresswoman being escorted out of the theater. But that was hardly the end of this saga. A second video showed Boebert vaping in front of a pregnant woman, who claimed that the lawmaker refused to stop doing so when asked. The story really went nuclear when a third surveillance video leaked, showing that Boebert and her date were getting awfully comfortable with each other during the show.

Unfortunately for Boebert’s campaign to rebrand as a normal lawmaker, more juicy details keep coming out. Boebert — who has condemned drag shows in the past — was co-groping at Beetlejuice with an Aspen bar owner whose establishment hosts drag shows and participates in an event called Aspen Gay Ski Week. “I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date,” Boebert told TMZ, although the pair have been reportedly seeing each other for months now.

In an interview with OAN, Boebert, who has been arrested four times, said that she is “very known for having an animated personality.” But the private incident in public is having a big impact on her professional life, distracting from her effort to impeach President Biden. Days after the incident, she was removed from the list of speakers for the Texas Youth Summit later this month.

At least she has her defenders. In a long Facebook post published Monday, Boebert’s ex-husband, Jayson, said he shared the blame for the incident, claiming that his acts of cheating “broke her down.” While it’s odd to have your recent ex-husband come to your defense for getting handsy in public, Jayson Boebert is something of an expert in this realm, having once been arrested for exposing himself to a teenager at a bowling alley.

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    10 months ago

    Imagine being in the security room watching these two go all hands on each other’s naughty bits. Now imagine hearing the opening music for the Movie in the background…… yeesh

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      It was the Beetlejuice musical.

      So there were actors up on stage, ushers, lighting and sound techs, spotlight operators, and a stage manager up in the booth. That’s a lot of people who will watch both the show and the audience.

      Then you have all the backstage people who would instantly be gossiping about this shit, because sidebar conversations happen on headset all the time as long as it doesn’t interrupt the flow of the show.

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        10 months ago

        “Do you know who I am?!”
        “Yes, yes we do, and you’re going to get put up on youtube.” - everyone in the background while the security guy/ushers try to keep it “discrete”

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          Theatre people are the cattiest bitches I know.

          It’s fun, if you get a chance, work a show or two. But be prepared to work. That shit isn’t easy on anyone involved.