Influencer Dominique Brown has died at the age of 34 reportedly from a severe allergic reaction at an industry event.
Brown was at a BoxLunch event on December 5 when she unknowingly ate food that she was allergic to, according to other attendees.
Numerous influencers who were present at the scene said the item she ate was unmarked and she had allegedly been told that the food item did not contain the ingredient she was allergic to before suffering the reaction.
A X user, who goes by @hideyagrannies, claims that Brown was her mother’s best friend for the past decade and that she was reportedly allergic to peanuts.
The young adult also sensationally claimed that when the influencer asked to be taken to a hospital, ‘everyone said no and took pictures first’.
‘She was my moms best friend of 10 years. She asked if there was peanuts in the food and everyone told her no. When she instantly felt bad she asked someone to take her to the hospital, everyone said no and to take pictures first. So sad,’ they said.
DailyMail.com has reached out to BoxLunch’s parent company, Hot Topic, for a comment.
Brown was known to be a Disney-inspired influencer and went by HellooDomo on Instagram.
Influencer Dominique Brown has died at the age of 34 from a severe allergic reaction at an industry event
After her tragic death, her brother Patrick Ramos took over her profile and shared a statement.
‘I wanted to take a a moment to say thank you to her social media fam for showing her so much love and light,’ he wrote.
‘Disney did bring her joy, but it was unparalleled that she found a community who loved her and Disney as much as she did.
‘I will miss my sister and best friend and that infectious smile she always had. Thank you, truly, from the bottom of my heart.’
It remains unclear where the event had been held.
This comes months after a New York University doctor died after Disney restaurant staff ignored her nut allergy and served her contaminated food, her distraught husband alleged in a new lawsuit.
Kanokporn Tangsuan, a 42-year-old medical doctor at NYU Langone in New York, and her family had dined at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant in Disney Springs on October 5, where she had a deadly allergic reaction.
Brown was at a BoxLunch event on December 5 when she unknowingly ate food which she was allergic to, according to other attendees
Numerous influencers who were present at the scene said the item she ate was unmarked and she had allegedly been told that the food item did not contain the ingredient she was allergic to before suffering the reaction
Brown was known to be a Disney-inspired influencer and went by HellooDomo on Instagram
Jeffrey Piccolo, the doctor’s husband, filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week in Florida, claiming Walt Disney Parks and Resorts was negligent and failed to properly train their staff about food allergies.
He was seeking in excess of $50,000 from Disney for mental pain and suffering, funeral expenses, medical expenses and loss of income.
But Disney initially sought to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a New York University doctor because of a loophole in their terms and agreement conditions.
The House of Mouse argued the case should be sent to arbitration rather than a jury trial because the terms and agreements of creating a Disney account includes a ‘binding arbitration clause,’ court records show.
‘Walt Disney Parks and Resorts nonetheless improperly attempts to negate this distinction by making the preposterous argument,’ Piccolo’s lawyers said.
Tangsuan was a medical doctor at NYU Langone in New York and her husband is seeking in excess of $50,000 from Disney
Jeffrey Piccolo (left) filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Disney after his wife Kanokporn Tangsuan (right) died from an allergic reaction
In a May 31 filing, Disney cited that Piccolo created a Disney+ account in November 2019 and bought tickets to Epcot in 2023, which required him to agree to their terms and conditions.
When signing up for a free trial of streaming service, Disney argued Piccolo agreed to the terms of their ‘Subscriber Agreement’ which include an arbitration clause in Section 7 titled ‘Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver.’
‘[The section] applies to “all disputes” including those involving “The Walt Disney Company or its affiliates.” Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is an affiliate of The Walt Disney Company,’ the company said.
Tangsuan and her family had dined at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant (pictured) in Disney Springs on October 5, shortly before she had a deadly allergic reaction
They also said Piccolo agreed to the ‘Walt Disney World terms’ when he purchased park tickets for him and his wife in September 2023 which include the same arbitration clause.
Disney also noted by agreeing to the terms he represented his deceased wife while doing so.
‘Whether Piccolo actually reviewed the Disney Terms is also immaterial,’ said the company.
Piccolo’s lawyers argued Disney gave up their right to seek arbitration when it filed its first answer to the lawsuit without bringing the matter up.
However, following the backlash, Disney agreed that the lawsuit could proceed, saying in a statement to DailyMail.com that the company would ‘waive its right to arbitration’.
