Rice's stint on Project Runway is no longer the only famous "project" he is known for. In 2017, he took to Twitter to share his plans to fast for 111 days. He intended to drink "as much organic cold-pressed juice and water as I need" and added that "3 days of just water will allow your body to heal" (via People). Rice was already following a raw vegan and gluten-free diet at the time. When followers tweeted their concern about the super low calorie diet, Rice defended the plan, saying, "Young people need to read and actually commit to several days of detoxification."
Most recently, Rice made the news when he shared his controversial beliefs on vaccination. "I don't trust the doctors administering the vaccines," he tweeted. "I don't trust where the vaccines come from. I don't trust pharmaceutical companies" (via them.) While Rice initially claimed he was hacked, he had made anti-vaccine remarks on social media as far back as 2015. According to Rice, he is not "against vaccines... I'm against the amount [of] vaccines and the way the vaccines are being forced upon children at such a young age."
Rice's beliefs may have us drawing a line in the sand and choosing sides, but we can all agree his personality is made for TV!
