Post Malone Dropped a $600,000 Diamond Down a Sewer Drain in Rome
They say that when in Rome, do as the Romans do. We’re not sure that includes losing more than half a million dollars’ worth of jewels in the street.
But Post Malone isn’t really one to follow convention, whether intentionally or not. And the rapper revealed in a new Esquire cover story that he dropped a $600,000 diamond right down a sewer drain in the Eternal City. (Spoiler alert: It all turned out okay, thanks to Post’s ingenuity.)
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The problem started with the rapper chowing down on some Chicken McNuggets, not the most Italian of fare but hey, we can’t knock him for his cravings. The nugget must have been a little tough, though, because it managed to dislodge a diamond that he had set into his tooth. While another diamond stayed put, the one that fell out eluded Post’s best efforts to hang on to it.
“I had the left one in my hand, and I dropped it right into the sink hole,” the rapper told Esquire. “I’m like, ‘Fuck, man, I’m going to have to go into the ancient Roman sewers.’”
While Post didn’t have to hop down into the bowels of Rome himself, he did come up with a rather creative way of retrieving the gem. Using a pair of pliers and one of those plastic tripods you find in a box of pizza, he MacGyvered a device that was able to scoop the diamond out of the drain. And shortly thereafter he had a Roman dentist re-embed the jewel into his tooth, returning it to its rightful place alongside Post’s other dental diamond. The close call left quite an impression on the rapper, leading him to title his 2022 album Twelve Carat Toothache as a nod to the lost gem.
With $1.2 million worth of diamonds just in his mouth alone, it’s clear that Post enjoys some over-the-top accessories. In the past, he’s also sported a Rolex Daytona Rainbow and a Richard Mille watch with a giant skull on it. Plus, he’s owned some extremely rare vehicles, including a one-of-one Bugatti Chiron and a one-of-three McLaren Senna XP.
None of those, however, are as permanent as his diamonds, which we hope are more secure after the Chicken McNugget incident.
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