Luigi Mangione has been in the headlines since December 2024 after he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, stalking, and several other offenses following the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

After Thompson’s death, there was a national manhunt for Mangione before he was located at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9.

Since the shooting, Luigi Mangione has gained widespread attention, partly due to public resentment toward insurance companies and partly because of his strikingly good looks. Today, after reports surfaced that the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate may have filmed “at least 20” videos of him having sex prior to his arrest, the fascination with him has only intensified.

According to a source, Mangione allegedly enjoyed filming himself having sex.

During a conversation with RadarOnline, a source close to Mangione revealed they’d seen some of the footage before, revealing it was more than amateur-style recordings.

“It wasn’t just some grainy, late-night mistake,” they shared. “It was perfect lighting, everything.”

They continued, “He wanted to be watched. He got off on it.”

The source claimed Mangione made “at least 20 videos of him having sex.”

However, the other parties “are too afraid to come forward or tell anyone” because they fear they could be dragged into his ongoing legal case.

Following Mangione’s arrest, another source shared about a back injury he suffered that stopped him from being “physically intimate” with different romantic suitors.

Mangione’s friend, R.J. Martin, discussed the injury in depth during an interview and revealed that the suspected killer knew “dating … wasn’t possible.”

Martin explained that Mangione had a condition called “spondylolisthesis” that worsened after a surfing accident.

“His spine was kind of misaligned,” Martin said before revealing the thought of not being intimate again “weighed on” Mangione.

On social media, netizens have been sharing their candid reactions to the claims that Mangione enjoyed “being watched” and that he may have filmed 20 videos of him having sex before his arrest.

“Streets are saying [that] Luigi Mangione filmed 20+ sex tapes,” one user wrote. “Send it to me, Rachel,” they finished, referencing a viral TikTok in which a lady begs her family member named “Rachel” to send her something on her cellphone.

“Luigi s*x tapes and [Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album] Mayhem about to drop,” another user commented. “What a week to be Italian American.”

A third user clearly agreed and told their followers they’d go “insane” if they didn’t see the footage.

Following Mangione’s arrest in December 2024, the 26-year-old received a lot of love and praise from supporters online; however, not everybody is welcoming that response.

President Donald Trump slammed those who were glorifying Mangione during a press conference on December 16, 2024.

During his statement, the twice-impeached leader of the United States explained how “terrible” he found the news to be before saying people showering Mangione with praise had a “sickness.”

“I think it’s really terrible that some people seem to admire him, like him,” Trump said. “I was happy to see that it wasn’t specific to this gentleman that was killed. It’s just an overall sickness as opposed to a specific sickness … That was a terrible thing. It was cold-blooded. Just a cold-blooded, horrible killing.”

“And how people can like this guy is a … that’s a sickness, actually,” he added.

He continued, “Maybe it’s fake news … It seems that there’s a certain appetite for him. I don’t get it.”

President Trump isn’t the only person denouncing those who have sung and continue to sing Mangione’s praises.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch discussed the public reception and admitted she found the reaction to be “shocking.”

“We have seen a shocking and appalling celebration of cold-blooded murder,” she said. “Social media has erupted with praise for this cowardly attack. People ghoulishly plastered posters threatening the CEOs, other CEOs, with an ‘x’ over Mr. Thompson’s picture as though he was some sort of a sick trophy.”

“This was a senseless act of violence. It was a cold and calculated crime that stole a life and put New Yorkers at risk. We don’t celebrate murders, and we don’t lionize the killing of anyone,” she concluded.