People Magazine is People Magazine, they were never not going to headline their article as “Ariana Madix’s Brother Jeremy Charged with Attempting to Bring 100 Lbs of Cannabis Through Airport Security,” focused on the fact that he’s related to a reality show actress rather than that anyone was fucking stupid enough to try and bring 100 lbs of marijuana with them on an international flight.
Still… Feels like other outlets should’ve picked this up and then buried his connection a few paragraphs down after the topline details plainly more universally newsworthy to general audiences.
The bust happened at Orlando International Airport in February when Madix, 32, stepped off the flight from Germany, but he wasn’t cuffed until he was extradited from California to Florida in July, and it was only this week when first reports of it surfaced when Madix’s attorney made a court filing asking the judge for a “reasonable bond.” Madix, whose sister is on some stupid bullshit reality show on Bravo, faces a minimum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of $25,000.