Danny Cipriani smoked a suspicious looking cigarette on the street in Los Angeles this week.
The former professional rugby union player, 36, was seen in just a pair of black trousers and puffing away in a part of North Hollywood.
The star has spoken openly of his previous drug and alcohol abuse, but just eight months ago told The Sun on Sunday he was ‘free’ from substances.
Last year Danny revealed he ended up in The Priory after he cracked his own skull due to overdosing on magic mushrooms.
He is thought to have bought the cigarette from a shop called Project Cannabis, near where he is staying. Recreational use of cannabis in California is legal.
Danny Cipriani smoked a suspicious looking cigarette on the street in Los Angeles this week
The former professional rugby union player, 36, was seen in just a pair of black trousers and puffing away in a part of North Hollywood
The star has spoken openly of his previous drug and alcohol abuse but just eight months ago told The Sun on Sunday he was ‘free’ from substances
Danny – who is in the US spending time with his new actress girlfriend AnnaLynne McCord – was seen smoking the cigarette early in the morning before getting dressed into a purple and black checked shirt and smoking some more.
The remains of the pre-rolled cigarette – which came in a green tube labelled Green Crack and retails at $5 – were then discarded on the floor.
It comes after reports that Danny has signed up for Bear Grylls’ new Netflix reality show Bear Hunt.
A representative for Danny has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
Last year Danny revealed that he spent time at The Priory after being rushed to hospital when he smashed his head open on a step.
The sports star made a number of explosive confessions in his new autobiography, Who Am I?, about his history with booze and drugs.
He revealed that his now ex wife Victoria Rose, 42, sent him to a rehab and mental health hospital after he cracked his own skull.
Danny explained that he had overdone it taking magic mushrooms and became convinced Victoria was trying to kill him back in 2020.
Last year he revealed he ended up in The Priory after he cracked his own skull due to overdosing on magic mushrooms
He is thought to have bought the cigarette from a shop called Project Cannabis, near where he is staying. Recreational use of cannabis in California is legal
The remains of the cigarette are seen on the floor
Danny – who is in the US spending time with his new actress girlfriend AnnaLynne McCord – was seen smoking the cigarette early in the morning
He then got dressed into a purple and black checked shirt and smoked some more while strolling around
The remains of the cigarette – which came in a green tube labelled Green Crack and retails at $5 – were then discarded on the floor
He wore loose dark trousers and socks as he stood by an open door
He showed off his torso tattoos as he stepped out
The store is pictured where he is believed to have bought the cigarette from
He is seen holding the suspicious cigarette
He listened to music on his headphones as he stepped out
He completed the look with a bright red hat
He sipped on a coffee too on the outing
He looked a little dishevelled while he puffed on the cigarette
He is in LA seeing his new girlfriend AnnaLynne who is based in the US
He recalled: ‘I’m standing at the top of some stone stairs in the garden, thinking, “The only way to escape this terrible experience is to let go”. So, I put my arms out, lean back, topple over and smash my head on the edge of a step.
‘Victoria hears my skull crack and reckons she can hear gas coming out. She’s crying hysterically because she thinks I’m dead.’
He said that she called an ambulance to rush him to the hospital but he remained convinced there was a ‘big conspiracy’ to hurt him, involving his wife and all the nurses.
Danny said: ‘I’m losing a lot of blood but I won’t let any of them touch me. I still think Victoria is trying to kill me, but she’s the only person I want close.’
He explained that after his discharge, Victoria put him into the Priory for a week, where he lost lots of weight after barely eating.
He added: ‘When I go for a walk in the garden, the flowers and the birds don’t seem real. When I finally come out of this trip I realise that fear was driving it. The fear of not being loved, the fear of not being enough. That told me there was still plenty of buried trauma that needed unearthing and sifting through.’
Last week Danny proudly flaunted his romance with new girlfriend AnnaLynne days after his estranged wife Victoria took a swipe at him.
He recently revealed he was in a relationship with AnnaLynne, 36, and last week he looked well and truly smitten as he packed on the PDA with the American actress on a lunch date in Los Angeles.
Danny couldn’t keep his hands to himself on the outing as he embraced AnnaLynne before leaning in for a series of kisses outside Urth Cafe in Pasadena.
Earlier in the week, Victoria Cipriani, 42, hit out at her husband’s declaration that he has found new love, sarcastically telling her fans ‘nice to see my husband moved on’ before swiftly deleting the post.
The former England rugby star revealed he was in a relationship with AnnaLynne the week before after sharing a series of affectionate photos taken while the couple holidayed in Egypt.
Yet in a now deleted post, his estranged wife slated her husband for ‘moving on’ just six months after the split.
‘Nice to see my husband has moved on’ alongside an emoji displaying her surprise before adding: ‘But his belongings and clothes in our house, in our drawers still haven’t moved on.’
In a direct message to the rugby ace she added: ‘Can you send me a miracle, please? Can you answer the lawyer’s letter so I can keep my car? All the best. Lots of love your ever patient wife.’
The photos of Danny and AnnaLynne kissing and cosying up to each other on a spiritual retreat in Egypt came just six months after the divorce was announced.
A source close to Victoria slammed Danny for ‘showing off his girlfriend’ while there are still a number ‘loose ends’ to fix in their marriage – including the fact they are not yet legally divorced.
‘He has walked out on her and now he’s showing off his new girlfriend, it is not easy for Victoria although she does not want him back,’ an insider told MailOnline.
‘She’s having a few financial problems because of the Mercedes that is in his name.
‘The last time she saw him was in February when he turned up to collect a pair of shoes.
‘All his stuff is still in the Kent home, so he hasn’t really moved in that aspect.
‘It is all going to end in divorce and lawyers are involved, but it has been only since November that they split.
‘Danny appears to be showing off his new girlfriend, but there are several loose ends to be tied up in his marriage. She is still his wife.’
The pictures of Danny and AnnaLynne confirmed suspicions that the pair were romantically linked after they were spotted together arm in arm while at the skincare brand Clarins’ product launch.
Sharing the holiday pictures, where the couple appear to be in matching white, linen outfits, he wrote: ‘My Miracle… Loving you is the easiest thing in the world’.
The actress runs regular retreats from Egypt and Danny has joined the latest trip after the pair ‘bonded deeply’ over their shared love of ‘meditation.’
The Sun report that AnnaLynne and Danny have known each other for over ten years but started ‘hooking up’ at the start of last month.
The couple are also believed to have travelled to another spiritual hotspot over Easter weekend – Glastonbury, Somerset, where they took part in a meditation ceremony with a spiritual guide.
Danny and Victoria, who were married for over two years, called time on their marriage in November following a series of ‘rows over text messages’ she saw on his phone.
AnnaLynne first gained prominence as the scheming Eden Lord in 12 episodes of FX’s Nip/Tuck between 2007-2009 but found mainstream fame as Naomi Clark in the reboot of 90210 between 2008-2013.
AnnaLynne also had a recurring role in the soap opera Dallas in 2014.
Prior to his marriage to Victoria, Danny also had well documented relationships with Kelly Brook, Katie Price, Lindsay Lohan and Kirsty Gallacher.
Last year the ex rugby player shared shocking details of his well-documented sex life and romantic dalliances in his autobiography Who Am I?
Victoria previously claimed she had no idea her husband was going to divorce her until he made the public announcement.
She wrote on Instagram in November in another now-deleted post: ‘Danny publicly announced our split without any prior notice or discussion with me.
He lit it up with his bright green lighter
He went shirtless as he puffed on the cigarette
He didn’t have a care in the world as he puffed away
He puffed away
The cigarette is seen in his hand
He cut a casual figure on the outing
The cigarette and green case are seen
He juggled his coffee and lighting up the cigarette
The store is pictured
He used a lighter to get it going
It was early in the morning when he was seen with the cigarette
He carried a hot drink in the other hand
He strolled along holding the cigarette
The product is pictured
He was also enjoying a coffee
He wasn’t wearing shoes either as he was spotted
Last week Danny proudly flaunted his romance with new girlfriend AnnaLynne (seen together) days after his estranged wife Victoria took a swipe at him
Victoria previously claimed she had no idea her husband was going to divorce her until he made the public announcement (seen together)
‘I was made aware of the situation at the same time as the public, and this has caused me a great deal of pain. I apologise if my reactions and responses have seemed reactive or emotionally charged.
‘The truth is, I am still going through a difficult time, and it is challenging for me to see Danny speaking about our separation publicly while I have not yet found the strength to process it, adjust or heal.’
A source in their inner circle and close to the couple revealed that up until the summer, all had been well in the marriage.
But the source added: ‘Victoria had been increasingly unhappy over the last few months. Things got tense and then she saw some text messages on his phone and it led to some difficult rows between them and they have now split up.’
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