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Southern Charm Producer’s Cocaine Bust Raises Restaurant Questions

IS “GENERALISSIMO” IN TROUBLE? Last fall we brought our readers an item on “Generalissimo,” a planned Charleston, S.C. restaurant that’s the brainchild of Bryan Kestner – former Planet Hollywood creator and co-producer of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm reality show. As of this writing, the restaurant – which plans to offer…

IS “GENERALISSIMO” IN TROUBLE?

Last fall we brought our readers an item on “Generalissimo,” a planned Charleston, S.C. restaurant that’s the brainchild of Bryan Kestner – former Planet Hollywood creator and co-producer of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm reality show.

As of this writing, the restaurant – which plans to offer “French/ Mexican fusion with a Southern flair” – has yet to open its doors.  One possible reason?  Right around the time our story ran, Kestner was staring down a 2013 cocaine charge.

Last November, a month after we posted, he would up pleading guilty to a drug paraphernalia charge related to the cocaine bust – according to Charleston County court records.

Sources familiar with the situation tell FITS Kestner’s arrest took place in October 2013 following a party with some of the cast members of Southern Charm.  In fact, a friend of Kestner told us he accidentally took a jacket belonging to one of the show’s primary cast members.

Whoa!  Wonder which one?

Oh, they say the cocaine bag was empty, too …

Stay tuned … we’ll try to find out more information about exactly what went down.

As FITS reported exclusively back in July, Bravo TV will air a third season of Southern Charm in 2016.  The show stars 53-year-old Lowcountry playboy Thomas Ravenel – a former statewide official who lost his job due to a cocaine bust.  Also on the program?  His 24-year-old baby momma Kathryn Dennis, the scion of two of the Palmetto State’s most famous families.

For our most recent report on their drama, click here …

(Pic: Eater Charleston)

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17 comments

nitrat October 13, 2015 at 5:11 pm

Oh, pshaw…every Republican office holder in this state has snorted cocaine with Thomas Ravenel.
Anyone who thinks his ‘cooperation’ with prosecutors which resulted in no information, which dumbfounded the judge at his sentencing hearing, should be able to put that together.

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K. Dennis October 13, 2015 at 5:14 pm

I hear cocaine make you want to fuck like rabbits.

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Grando "Le Sniffer" Tango October 13, 2015 at 5:17 pm

…and crap your pants, slap the shit out of everybody, and think gay thoughts.

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Bible Thumper October 13, 2015 at 5:22 pm

That must be what he meant by “French/ Mexican fusion with a Southern flair”

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F.B.I. October 13, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Boz, your IP address keeps changing.How do you do that?

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The Buzzman October 13, 2015 at 6:57 pm

That did not come from my IP address, by any means. It’s from pogo or GT. One of you guys, in other words.

But the truth is, it has changed several times, in the last two years, due to issues with old modems and routers having to be reset, and in two cases, having broken down completely and be replaced. So …

I conclude that you guys, not the FBI, are actually the ones hacking, or attempting to hack, others who comment on FITSNews. With, obviously, a special concentration on me.

Beware, everyone. Beware. These guys are more than just a constant annoyance and source of amusement.

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pOgo October 13, 2015 at 7:32 pm

LMAO! You are nuts! Oh my!

The Buzzman October 13, 2015 at 11:45 pm

Yeah.

Maybe I am.

But I’m not Sybil.

pOgo October 14, 2015 at 10:56 am

I’m not civil either! LMAO!!!

I’m going to go back to stalking you now!

Flip's Bad Immitation October 14, 2015 at 10:56 am

Flip, you’re so full of shit you waddle when you walk.

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bump October 13, 2015 at 6:00 pm

T-Ravs hook up?

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The Buzzman October 13, 2015 at 7:00 pm

Charleston bar/restaurant. Cocaine. T-Rave and friends. Drug bust. Double-cross.

Why does this all have such a familiar ring to it?

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The Colonel October 13, 2015 at 11:19 pm

“T-Rave”, I see what you did there, good one!

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Nölff October 14, 2015 at 8:13 am

oontz oontz oontz oontz

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GaryJR October 14, 2015 at 9:40 am

They better not screw up this show. It’s what I live for.

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TSIB October 14, 2015 at 10:29 am

“French/ Mexican fusion with a Southern flair”

i.e., garbage on a plate.

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T-Rav's Nosebleed October 14, 2015 at 10:53 am

“In fact, a friend of Kestner told us he accidentally took a jacket belonging to one of the show’s primary cast members.

Whoa! Wonder which one?”

Come on Will, don’t play dumb. We all know who.

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