Downtown L.A.'s 'Skid Row influencer' Rebecca Olsen sparked death rumors after vanishing from social media, but she's alive and sober now. Cosmo Lombino, the 'Queen of Melrose,' shares the relief after fearing the worst for her friend.
Oh honey, the tea is piping hot from the streets of L.A.! Cosmo Lombino, that fabulous 'Queen of Melrose' running boutiques along the iconic strip, was one of many biting their nails over Rebecca Olsen's sudden ghosting online. The Downtown 'Skid Row influencer' had fans like Cosmo presuming the worst—death—especially after her raw appearance on Soft White Underbelly where she opened up about being suicidal. 😨
But plot twist: Rebecca's not six feet under; she's clean and sober! Turns out, she was arrested on November 26 for battery on emergency personnel and had been off-grid helping a friend, completely missing the online 'proof of life' pleas. Cosmo and the crew were shook, as death rumors about Rebecca have swirled for years—nothing new in her world, but still terrifying.
Relief hit hard when they tracked her down safe in lockup. Cosmo spilled to TMZ that they immediately drove her straight to rehab, where she's holding steady. 'Olsen isn't mentally unstable, she's just struggling with addiction,' Lombino says. 'When she's sober, Rebecca's like any other member of society.' Lucky girl—Cosmo emphasizes how friends like them caught her before she slipped through the system's cracks, unlike so many others who don't get that lifeline.
Rebecca's got court dates looming: December 31 this year and June 3, 2026. If you're struggling, remember: call or text 988 or hit up 988lifeline.org. So, is this the start of Rebecca's glow-up, or just another chapter in her messy saga? 👀