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'''Hylan Anthony Taylor''' (born August 26, 1992), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Johnny Rapid''', is an American [[gay pornographic film actor]].<ref name="Covington-2015" /> Since 2010, he has appeared in over 200 [[pornographic movie|pornographic scenes]] for [[Men.com]] studio, and now runs his own website.
'''Johnny Rapid''' (born '''Hylan Anthony Taylor'''; August 24, 1992)<ref name="IAFD">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iafd.com/person.asp?perfid=johnnyrapid&gender=m&johnny-rapid.htm|title=Internet Adult Film Database|website=www.iafd.com}}</ref><ref name="Project Q">{{Cite web|url=https://www.projectq.us/atlanta/gay_atlanta_porn_star_says_arrest_a_bunch_of_lies|title=Gay Atlanta porn star says arrest a bunch of 'lies'|first1=Matt |last1=Hennie |date=January 22, 2015|website=Project Q|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303072026/http://www.projectq.us/atlanta/gay_atlanta_porn_star_says_arrest_a_bunch_of_lies|archive-date=March 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American [[List of performers in gay porn films#B|gay pornographic film actor]].

Since 2010, he has appeared in over 200 [[pornographic movie|pornographic scenes]] for [[Men.com]] studio. He now runs his own site.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Hylan Anthony Taylor was born on August 26, 1992,<ref>{{Cite web |title=portal-garockdale.tylertech.cloud/JailSearch/JailingDetail.aspx?JailingID=4658125 |url=https://portal-garockdale.tylertech.cloud/jailsearch/ |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/httpsportal-garockdale.tylertech.cloudjailsearchjailingdetail.aspxjailingid4658125 |archive-date=2024-03-23 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=portal-garockdale.tylertech.cloud}}</ref> in [[Conyers, Georgia]], near [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ríos |first=José Manuel |date=2024-03-21 |title=Prison Shower: Qué sucedió con actores de película gay explícita |url=https://www.homosensual.com/lgbt/gay/prison-shower-actores-pelicula-gay-explicita-rafael-alencar-johnny-rapid/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Homosensual |language=es-MX}}</ref>
Hylan Anthony Taylor<ref name="Project Q"/> was born on August 24, 1992 in [[Conyers]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], near [[Atlanta]].<ref name="IAFD"/>{{Better source needed|date=April 2020|reason=not reliable at all}}


As a teenager, he was a car enthusiast, and a [[Boxing|boxer]].<ref name="Voix X">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavoixdux.com/2016/07/31/johnny-rapid-lhetero-qui-a-couche-avec-le-plus-de-gays-au-monde/|title=Johnny Rapid : l'hétéro qui a couché avec le plus de gays au monde !|first=Thomas|last=Fap|date=July 31, 2016|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828084954/https://www.lavoixdux.com/2016/07/31/johnny-rapid-lhetero-qui-a-couche-avec-le-plus-de-gays-au-monde/|archive-date=August 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He graduated from Rockdale District School in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
As a teenager, he was a car enthusiast, and a [[Boxing|boxer]].<ref name="Fap-2016">{{Cite web |last=Fap |first=Thomas |date=July 31, 2016 |title=Johnny Rapid : l'hétéro qui a couché avec le plus de gays au monde ! |url=https://www.lavoixdux.com/2016/07/31/johnny-rapid-lhetero-qui-a-couche-avec-le-plus-de-gays-au-monde/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828084954/https://www.lavoixdux.com/2016/07/31/johnny-rapid-lhetero-qui-a-couche-avec-le-plus-de-gays-au-monde/ |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref> He graduated from [[Rockdale County High School]] in 2010, where he was a member of the school's [[wrestling]] team.<ref name="Covington-2015" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fils |first=Manny |date=2009-01-19 |title=Bulldogs finish in 3rd place at state duals Wrestlers come back from early 16-0 hole |url=https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/news/bulldogs-finish-in-3rd-place-at-state-duals-wrestlers-come-back-from-early-16-0/article_3174435c-5f12-573a-97c1-4301b0bfcb16.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323164139/https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/news/bulldogs-finish-in-3rd-place-at-state-duals-wrestlers-come-back-from-early-16-0/article_3174435c-5f12-573a-97c1-4301b0bfcb16.html |archive-date=2024-03-23 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive |date=2009-05-29 |title=Pinning a pair of wins |url=https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/news/pinning-a-pair-of-wins/article_24056382-44ba-5502-84f7-24527d5a5539.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322212406/https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/news/pinning-a-pair-of-wins/article_24056382-44ba-5502-84f7-24527d5a5539.html |archive-date=2024-03-22 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen |language=en}}</ref>


When he was 16–17, he got his girlfriend pregnant, who then gave birth to their daughter.<ref name="James-2024">{{Cite web |last=James |first=Michael |date=2024-03-09 |title=Gay Porn Star Johnny Rapid Opens Up About His Past |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/gay-porn-star-johnny-rapid-opens-up-about-his-past/229123 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Star Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Johnny Rapid Interview (Prison, Consent, and The Adult Industry) |date=2021-07-29 |work=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQSzIq43D_E&t=817s |access-date=2024-03-23 |publisher=Reno Gold |language=en}}</ref>
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When he lost his job in the middle of summer he thought that playing in porn films could be a good way to make money quickly.<ref name="Voix X"/>


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At 18 years of age, he lost his job in the middle of summer, and decided to act in porn films to make money quickly.<ref name="Fap-2016" />
==Gay pornographic career==
Before building his career for [[Men.com]], he also played several scenes for ''Boys First Time'' and ''Bukkake Boys'' Studios. For the first, he appeared in a scene called ''Rapid Fire'' released December 23, 2011.


==Career==
In January 2015, Rapid publicly offered $2 million to Canadian singer [[Justin Bieber]] to shoot a pornographic scene with him.<ref name="Justin Bieber">{{cite news |last1=Tharrett |first1=Matthew |title=Gay Porn Star Who Offered Justin Bieber $2 Million For Sex Will Play Him In "Pop Star" Parody |url=http://www.newnownext.com/gay-porn-justin-bieber-johnny-rapid/09/2016/ |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |publisher=NewNowNext |date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702072523/http://www.newnownext.com/gay-porn-justin-bieber-johnny-rapid/09/2016/ |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The singer never answered. Rapid went on to play Bieber in a porn parody.<ref name="Justin Bieber" />
Rapid started his pornography career with ''Boys First Time'' and ''Bukkake Boys'' studios. He then signed with Men.com as an exclusive, and released his first scene with them in November 2011.<ref name="Brennan-2022">{{Cite journal |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |date=2022-02-01 |title=Going Bareback: Time and Aging in a Gay-for-Pay Porn Career |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-021-09897-8 |journal=Sexuality & Culture |language=en |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=373–396 |doi=10.1007/s12119-021-09897-8 |issn=1936-4822 |pmc=8286046 |pmid=34305388 |via=Springer}}</ref>


He has starred in a documentary called ''I'm a Porn Star'' (2013) in which he talks about his life as a [[porn star]], also describing his fantasies of rough sex and fast cars.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mercer |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-mKDwAAQBAJ&q=Johnny+Rapid |title=Gay Pornography: Representations of Sexuality and Masculinity |date=2017-03-30 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-78672-091-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Paul G. |date=2020-04-09 |title=Girl's Shoes in Gay Pornography |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/4/9/girls-shoes-gay-porn/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=www.thecrimson.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=I'm a Porn Star documentary film - exploring the lives of gay, trans and bisexual performers |date=2022-02-19 |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fz16ZWTZPo&t=1234s |access-date=2024-03-23 |publisher=Border2Border Entertainment |language=en}}</ref> Rapid won the [[Cybersocket, Inc.|Cybersocket]] Web Award for Best Pornstar in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Sharan |date=2014-01-28 |title=2014 Cybersocket Web Awards Announced AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/technology/2014-cybersocket-web-awards-announced-549877.html |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=AVN}}</ref>
In 2017, he was one of the most sought after actors on [[Pornhub]] website in the gay porn category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2017-year-in-review|title=2017 Year in Review – Pornhub Insights|website=www.pornhub.com|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726155106/https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2017-year-in-review|archive-date=July 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


In January 2015, Rapid publicly offered $2&nbsp;million to Canadian singer [[Justin Bieber]] to shoot a pornographic scene with him.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=2015-01-15 |title=Justin Bieber Offered $2 Million to Do Gay Porn |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/justin-bieber-offered-2-million-gay-porn-6443431/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The singer never answered. Rapid went on to play Bieber in a gay [[Pornographic parody film|porn parody]] by Men.com.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tharrett |first=Matthew |date=September 26, 2018 |title=Gay Porn Star Who Offered Justin Bieber $2 Million For Sex Will Play Him In "Pop Star" Parody |url=http://www.newnownext.com/gay-porn-justin-bieber-johnny-rapid/09/2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702072523/http://www.newnownext.com/gay-porn-justin-bieber-johnny-rapid/09/2016/ |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2020 |publisher=NewNowNext}}</ref> He also played the role of [[Ash Ketchum]] in Men.com's gay porn parody of [[Pokémon Go]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Curtis M. |date=2016-09-01 |title=The Gay Pokémon Go Porn Parody You Didn't Know You Wanted Is Here |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pok%C3%A9mon-go-gay-porn-parody_n_57c85cb1e4b078581f119ec8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908160325/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pokémon-go-gay-porn-parody_n_57c85cb1e4b078581f119ec8 |archive-date=2023-09-08 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Flash]] in parodies of [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]] and [[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Peppard |first=Anna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4XoEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Johnny+Rapid%22&pg=PA280 |title=Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero |date=2020-12-08 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=978-1-4773-2163-8 |language=en}}</ref> released by Men.com in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
By April 2021, Rapid’s pornographic film work has been prolific and has included doing 300+ scenes with over 180 different male pornographic actors.<ref name="IAFD" /><ref name=List>{{cite web |title=Countdown To 200 Cocks: Here Is The Complete List Of Every Single Man Who Has Fucked Johnny Rapid |url=https://str8upgayporn.com/johnny-rapid-gay-porn-cocks/ |website=Str8upgayporn.com |accessdate=27 October 2020 |date=February 1, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101155713/https://str8upgayporn.com/johnny-rapid-gay-porn-cocks/ }}</ref>

In 2017, he was one of the most sought after actors on [[Pornhub]] in the gay porn category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 9, 2018 |title=2017 Year in Review – Pornhub Insights |url=https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2017-year-in-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726155106/https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2017-year-in-review |archive-date=July 26, 2018 |access-date=August 2, 2018 |website=www.pornhub.com}}</ref> Partnering with Men.com in 2019, he launched a new website "JohnnyRapid.com" devoted entirely to him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knowles |first=Betty |date=2019-11-22 |title=New Site Launches from Johnny Rapid AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/new-site-launches-from-johnny-rapid-854743.html |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=AVN}}</ref> By April 2021, Rapid's prolific pornographic film work included doing 300+ scenes with over 180 different male pornographic actors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2020 |title=Countdown To 200 Cocks: Here Is The Complete List Of Every Single Man Who Has Fucked Johnny Rapid |url=https://str8upgayporn.com/johnny-rapid-gay-porn-cocks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101155713/https://str8upgayporn.com/johnny-rapid-gay-porn-cocks/ |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020 |website=Str8upgayporn.com}}</ref>

[[Joseph Brennan (author)|Joseph Brennan]] has written a paper titled ''Going Bareback: Time and Aging in a Gay-for-Pay Porn Career'' discussing the event of Johnny– "arguably the biggest gay porn performer of the 2010s"– making his [[Bareback (sexual act)|bareback]] debut in 2015,<ref name="Brennan-2022" /> focusing on Str8UpGayPorn’s coverage of Rapid.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zach |date=2021-09-08 |title=U.S. Government Publishes NIH Research Paper Analyzing The Effects Of Johnny Rapid's Bareback Debut On His Career As An "Aging Twink" |url=https://str8upgayporn.com/johnny-rapid-bareback-debut-gay-porn/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |work=STR8UPGAYPORN }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Discreet about his private life, Rapid previously defined himself as [[Heterosexuality|heterosexual]] and thus a [[gay-for-pay]] actor; however, in 2024 he came out as [[Bisexuality|bisexual]].<ref name="James-2024" />

In December 2014, Rapid was arrested in [[Rockdale County, Georgia]], and charged with [[Battery (crime)|battery]] for allegedly hitting and choking his girlfriend after she refused to participate with him in a sexual act with a 14-year-old girl.<ref name="Covington-2015">{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2015 |title=Gay porn star, Newton resident arrested after assaulting girlfriend |url=https://www.covnews.com/rockdale-archives/gay-porn-star-newton-resident-arrested-after-assaulting-girlfriend/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725232933/https://www.covnews.com/rockdale-archives/gay-porn-star-newton-resident-arrested-after-assaulting-girlfriend/ |archive-date=2023-07-25 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=The Covington News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hennie |first=Matt |date=January 20, 2015 |title=Gay Atlanta porn star arrested for battery |url=https://www.projectq.us/gay-atlanta-porn-star-arrested-for-domestic-violence/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022025101/https://www.projectq.us/gay-atlanta-porn-star-arrested-for-domestic-violence/ |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=Project Q}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hennie |first=Matt |date=January 22, 2015 |title=Gay Atlanta porn star says arrest a bunch of 'lies' |url=https://www.projectq.us/atlanta/gay_atlanta_porn_star_says_arrest_a_bunch_of_lies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303072026/http://www.projectq.us/atlanta/gay_atlanta_porn_star_says_arrest_a_bunch_of_lies |archive-date=March 3, 2019 |access-date=July 26, 2020 |website=Project Q}}</ref>


According to [[Gay Star News]], Rapid's girlfriend had contacted the officer writing the report in an "attempt to get [him] to forget the whole thing, that she's lying, that she made the whole thing up."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Joe |date=2015-01-20 |title=Gay porn star Johnny Rapid arrested after 'attempted threesome with 14-year-old girl' |url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-porn-star-johnny-rapid-arrested-after-attempted-threesome-14-year-old-girl200115 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121235517/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-porn-star-johnny-rapid-arrested-after-attempted-threesome-14-year-old-girl200115 |archive-date=2015-01-21 |website=Gay Star News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=St. Amand |first=Jason |date=2015-01-20 |title=Porn Star Johnny Rapid Wants Bieber, But May Get Jail Instead {{!}} EDGE United States |url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/170594 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=EDGE Media Network |language=en}}</ref>


In March 2024, he posted a video on [[Instagram]] talking about his past. He revealed that he grew up in a broken home, where his mother was on drugs and his father was in jail, so his grandmother took him in. Addressing his arrest, he confessed that he was in an [[abusive relationship]]. He mentioned that he was diagnosed with [[borderline personality disorder]], went to [[anger management]] and [[Cognitive behavioral therapy|cognitive behaviour therapy]], and started taking medication for [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder|ADHD]] and [[Depression (mood)|depression]]. He talked about struggling with his [[Human sexuality|sexuality]], how he refused to admit that he was attracted to both men and women. He also mentioned that he was in a [[Polyamory|polyamorous]] relationship.<ref name="James-2024" />
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Discreet about his private life, Rapid previously defined himself as heterosexual and thus a [[gay for pay]] actor; however, he now identifies as [[bisexual]].<ref name="Project Q" />


Rapid has been married to a woman, and has a daughter and a son.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karr |first=John F. |date=2014-10-07 |title=Behind the booty |url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=arts_&id=224512 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323150522/https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=arts_&id=224512 |archive-date=2024-03-23 |website=Bay Area Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=I'm a Porn Star documentary film - exploring the lives of gay, trans and bisexual performers |date=2022-02-19 |work=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fz16ZWTZPo&t=3375s |access-date=2024-03-23 |publisher=Border2Border Entertainment |language=en}}</ref>
In December 2014, Rapid was arrested in Rockdale County, Georgia, and charged with battery for allegedly hitting and choking his girlfriend after she refused to participate with him in a sexual act with a 14-year-old girl.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2015 |title=Gay porn star, Newton resident arrested after assaulting girlfriend |url=https://www.covnews.com/rockdale-archives/gay-porn-star-newton-resident-arrested-after-assaulting-girlfriend/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=The Covington News}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official|http://www.johnnyrapid.com}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb name|id=5822700}}
* {{IMDb name|id=5822700}}
* [https://www.iafd.com/person.asp?perfid=johnnyrapid&gender=m&johnny-rapid.htm Johnny Rapid] at the [[Internet Adult Film Database]]


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Johnny Rapid
Born
Hylan Anthony Taylor

(1992-08-26) August 26, 1992 (age 32)
Conyers, Georgia, U.S.
Years active2010–present
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Children2
Websitejohnnyrapid.com Edit this at Wikidata

Hylan Anthony Taylor (born August 26, 1992), better known by his stage name Johnny Rapid, is an American gay pornographic film actor.[1] Since 2010, he has appeared in over 200 pornographic scenes for Men.com studio, and now runs his own website.

Early life

[edit]

Hylan Anthony Taylor was born on August 26, 1992,[2] in Conyers, Georgia, near Atlanta.[3]

As a teenager, he was a car enthusiast, and a boxer.[4] He graduated from Rockdale County High School in 2010, where he was a member of the school's wrestling team.[1][5][6]

When he was 16–17, he got his girlfriend pregnant, who then gave birth to their daughter.[7][8]

At 18 years of age, he lost his job in the middle of summer, and decided to act in porn films to make money quickly.[4]

Career

[edit]

Rapid started his pornography career with Boys First Time and Bukkake Boys studios. He then signed with Men.com as an exclusive, and released his first scene with them in November 2011.[9]

He has starred in a documentary called I'm a Porn Star (2013) in which he talks about his life as a porn star, also describing his fantasies of rough sex and fast cars.[10][11][12] Rapid won the Cybersocket Web Award for Best Pornstar in 2014.[13]

In January 2015, Rapid publicly offered $2 million to Canadian singer Justin Bieber to shoot a pornographic scene with him.[14] The singer never answered. Rapid went on to play Bieber in a gay porn parody by Men.com.[15] He also played the role of Ash Ketchum in Men.com's gay porn parody of Pokémon Go in 2015,[16] and the Flash in parodies of The Flash and Justice League[17] released by Men.com in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

In 2017, he was one of the most sought after actors on Pornhub in the gay porn category.[18] Partnering with Men.com in 2019, he launched a new website "JohnnyRapid.com" devoted entirely to him.[19] By April 2021, Rapid's prolific pornographic film work included doing 300+ scenes with over 180 different male pornographic actors.[20]

Joseph Brennan has written a paper titled Going Bareback: Time and Aging in a Gay-for-Pay Porn Career discussing the event of Johnny– "arguably the biggest gay porn performer of the 2010s"– making his bareback debut in 2015,[9] focusing on Str8UpGayPorn’s coverage of Rapid.[21]

Personal life

[edit]

Discreet about his private life, Rapid previously defined himself as heterosexual and thus a gay-for-pay actor; however, in 2024 he came out as bisexual.[7]

In December 2014, Rapid was arrested in Rockdale County, Georgia, and charged with battery for allegedly hitting and choking his girlfriend after she refused to participate with him in a sexual act with a 14-year-old girl.[1][22][23]

According to Gay Star News, Rapid's girlfriend had contacted the officer writing the report in an "attempt to get [him] to forget the whole thing, that she's lying, that she made the whole thing up."[24][25]

In March 2024, he posted a video on Instagram talking about his past. He revealed that he grew up in a broken home, where his mother was on drugs and his father was in jail, so his grandmother took him in. Addressing his arrest, he confessed that he was in an abusive relationship. He mentioned that he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, went to anger management and cognitive behaviour therapy, and started taking medication for ADHD and depression. He talked about struggling with his sexuality, how he refused to admit that he was attracted to both men and women. He also mentioned that he was in a polyamorous relationship.[7]

Rapid has been married to a woman, and has a daughter and a son.[26][27]

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