More parties, no problem.
TMZ caught up with Johnny Manziel in New York on Thursday, and he seemed to be at ease despite pleas from his loved ones to seek help immediately.
“My friends and family, they’re all right, they’re with me,” Manziel said as his posse trailed close behind.
The hard-partying 23-year-old reportedly chugged champagne behind the DJ booth at Marquee on Wednesday night, though it’s unclear who joined him.
Days prior, pals of Manziel spoke about his current state, fearing the Heisman Trophy winner could wind up dead if he refuses to get his substance abuse issues in check.
“If he continues this way for much longer, he will die,” an insider told TMZ.
“He’s in a horrible downward spiral,” a source added.
Manziel kept his alarmingly frail frame covered in a jacket and shorts during his short stay in Manhattan. The former Browns quarterback is said to be out of the metropolitan area and already off to his next destination. Among the hot spots he may want to avoid for the holiday weekend: Las Vegas.
Manziel was tossed from Jewel nightclub inside the luxurious Aria Hotel last weekend, following an altercation with a fellow patron.
“He’s too much of a risk,” a nightclub insider told TMZ. “He’s a good guy, but he’s a f–king mess.”
Though it appears Manziel’s closest confidants have wised up to the seriousness of the situation, his family has felt helpless for some time. Following two failed attempts to get his son into rehab, father Paul issued the grim prediction that his son won’t make it to his next birthday.
“I truly believe if they can’t get him help, he won’t live to see his 24th birthday,” the elder Manziel said to the Dallas Morning News.
Johnny Manziel turns 24 on Dec. 6.