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(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/us_and_canada) US & Canada           'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge      (Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, is wearing a black suit and walking in a parking lot with entourage and a dog on a leash)    Image source,  Getty Images      By Grace Eliza Goodwin     Published 7 hours ago           Clavicular, a social media influencer who promotes the "looksmaxxing" trend of young men maximising their attractiveness, has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges including rape.  The 20-year-old, whose real name is Braden Peters, was charged in September with felony rape, drugging an individual for sexual intercourse and procuring alcohol for someone under the age of 21. The charges stem from an incident in 2025 when he is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old girl at his family's Massachusetts home. Peters has denied the allegations and said the encounter was consensual. On Thursday, he was granted $10,000 bail, ordered not to contact or post about his accuser, and to surrender his passport.      (Close-up of Clavicular's face, looking serious, wearing a white sweater in front of white building)    Image source,  Getty Images  Image caption,  Clavicular walks a runway at Paris Fashion Week in June 2026       A woman told police that on 23 May 2025, Peters ordered her an Uber to his family's house in Chatham where they were drinking alcohol while filming a livestream before he allegedly raped her, according to the BBC's US partner, CBS News.  The police officer who took the report said he believed she was unable to consent due to her age and the level of intoxication she exhibited in the livestream, CBS reported.  Clavicular has more than a million followers on TikTok and Instagram and has garnered media attention for extreme measures he has taken for "looksmaxxing".  He has admitted to using a hammer on his face and jawline and taking a number of steroids, injections, and other drugs to achieve bodily perfection. He also gives advice on appearing masculine and performs stunts to shock followers.  In Florida earlier this year, he was charged after filming himself shooting at what appeared to be a dead alligator. He pleaded no contest to unlawfully discharging a firearm in public. In March, he was arrested on suspicion of battery after authorities suspected him of instigating a fight between two women. Authorities said in July that they did not intend to file charges. After Thursday's hearing, Peters posted a photo of himself in the black suit and black tie he wore to court, while holding his dog which he also brought to court.  His next hearing will be on 24 November, when the judge will decide if there is enough evidence for the case to move forward.       Related topics  (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c1038wnxe18t) Sexual violence  (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cgrm1zpl4rpt) Social media influencers  (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cx1m7zg01xyt) United States        More on this story (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c914dyx88233o) 'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts     Published 22 September          (A headshot of Braden Peters, also known as the influencer "Clavicular".)          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