Dominic Fike Was Almost Fired From "Euphoria" For His Drug Use

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INDIO-CA-APRIL 15, 2023: Dominic Fike performs at Coachella weekend one on April 15, 2023. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Dominic Fike almost lost his role in "Euphoria" due to his drug use.

Euphoria creator Sam Levinson has been pretty busy with his new show. He teamed up with The Weeknd to make The Idol for HBO. The show was popular but undeniably bashed by critics for its acting and storylines. Now that the show is wrapped up he's likely to turn his attention back to Euphoria, just in time for one of the show's stars to drop his new music. Dominic Fike returned with his sophomore album Sunburn last week. According to Uproxx, Fike told Zane Lowe in a recent interview that he was almost fired from Euphoria altogether.

“I was so f*cked up during a lot of that show." Fike went on to explain that it was almost too much for the production team. "I was reprimanded for it. I almost, you know, got kicked off the show," Fike told Lowe in the interview. He goes on to elaborate on the ways the production tried to keep him sober. “Sam the director and writer, got me a sober coach, somebody to be there all the time,” Fike said. “It did not work.” If all of this sounds familiar it's because File has told similar stories before. Last year he told an interviewer that he took mushrooms before an audition and it didn't go well.

Dominic Fike Almost Got Kicked Off "Euphoria"

Dominic Fike's new album Sunburn only has one feature on it, alt-rock band Weezer. Since neither his breakthrough demos project nor his debut album contain any features it's the first song on any of his albums to contain one. The album was preceded by singles like "Ant Pile," and "Mama's Boy." He also formally announced it with a teaser trailer posted to his Instagram back in May.

Since his last album Dominic Fike has collaborated with numerous other artists like Justin Bieber, Halsey, and Remi Wolf. He's also crossed over into hip-hop a few times. He appeared on the Slowthai song "terms" alongside DDenzel Curry. What do you think of Dominic Fike almost getting kicked off of "Euphoria"? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.
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