Controversial influencer Clavicular walked out of a 60 Minutes Australia interview after he was questioned about his connection to manosphere influencer Andrew Tate.
The 20-year-old social media star, who maintains an online presence among manosphere circles as a so-called “looksmaxxer,” was filmed earlier this year with far-right commentator Nick Fuentes and Tate, in which the three men chanted along to the Kanye West track “Heil Hitler.”
In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia’s Adam Hegarty, Clavicular — born Braden Eric Peters — was questioned about his looksmaxxing theory, self-improvement and his views on women, but Peters grew agitated when he was quizzed on his relationship to Tate.
Hegarty asked Peters: “You’ve shared company with Andrew Tate and other controversial figures, why do you spend time with people like that?”, to which the influencer replied: “I see you want to make this political… You want to end [this interview] and talk about politics.”
As Hegarty tried to defend his line of questioning, Peters asked the journalist if he had watched his February interview with the British commentator Piers Morgan. In the interview, the influencer insulted Morgan’s wife when he felt the interview was becoming “too political.”
Peters warned Hegarty: “Too bad I didn’t have time to look into anything about who your wife cheated with, but don’t try and go down that line of questioning with me.”
“I’m not married,” replied Hegarty. “I could teach you about looksmaxxing then,” responded Peters, getting up from his chair and walking out of frame. “Maybe you could switch that up… thanks for the time… appreciate the interview.”
Peters is known for popularizing the term “looksmaxxing,” which is the theory that maximizing one’s physical appearance — often through aggressive methods and surgical intervention — is the key to overarching superiority and success with women.
In an interview with The New York Times published in February, Peters revealed that he had injected and ingested dozens of substances, including testosterone replacement therapy, to “ascend,” which is a looksmaxxing term for becoming more handsome.
His name is based on the clavicle (the collarbone), a highly prized feature within the online community.
Elsewhere during the interview, Peters denied connection to incel communities, saying, “I’m not linked to that group in any way. Looksmaxxing is self-improvement, right? So it’s about, uh, potentially even ascending out of that category… one of the goals is to disassociate from being an incel and overcome that”.
During his interview with Morgan, Peters addressed the video in which he was captured singing along to Ye’s “Heil Hitler” alongside Tate and claimed he had “nothing to do with it.” Peters has repeatedly claimed he is “not political.”
Peters, from Hoboken, New Jersey, found viral fame through TikTok and Instagram clips of him “mogging” other men — which means standing next to someone to make them look less attractive by comparison — and brutally rating other people’s appearances. He spends up to eight hours per day livestreaming on the site Kick from his residence in Florida. He receives more than 10,000 concurrent viewers.
Last month, Peters was taken into custody by Osceola County authorities and faces one count of battery. He was released on bail for a $1,000 bond, and he is scheduled to face charges in Central Florida.
The arrest came a day before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced in a statement that it had launched an investigation into a viral clip showing Peters opening fire on a floating reptile. It is not clear if Peter’s arrest is related to the video.
