Drake Bell has filed for divorce from his estranged wife, Janet Von Schmeling. The former Nickelodeon star, 39, filed the petition in Seminole County, Florida, on Thursday, Aug. 14, per TMZ. Von Schmeling, 31, previously filed a divorce petition of her own in Los Angeles in April 2023, and cited the former couple’s date of separation as … Read more
Drake Bell feels cheated, and he’s not thrilled about it. The “Drake & Josh” alum, 39, recently claimed that “no one” on Nickelodeon receives residuals for their time on the popular children’s network. He also slammed the belief that everyone on TV is rich. “That’s the perception of the world, it’s always been this way,” … Read more
Drake Bell has reportedly forgiven Rider Strong after the latter had written a letter of support for former Nickelodeon dialogue coach, Brian Peck. Peck, who had been accused by the former “Drake and Josh” star of sexual abuse, revealed during his 2003 trial that Strong, 44, and nearly 40 others had written character statements to … Read more
Matthew Underwood, who starred in the hit Nickelodeon show “Zoey 101,” claims that he quit acting after his agent at the time sexually assaulted him when he was 19. Underwood, who played Logan Reese in all four seasons of the aughts teen sitcom, issued a statement Friday via Instagram after fans “harassed” him to respond … Read more
Former child star Drake Bell has slammed Nickelodeon’s responses to the “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” documentary, calling the network’s apology “pretty empty.” “There’s a very well-tailored response saying, ‘Learning about his trauma,’ because they couldn’t say that they didn’t know about this or what had happened, or anything,” Bell, 37, … Read more
Embattled television producer Dan Schneider has officially broken his silence after he was accused of “sexualizing” child stars on various Nickelodeon shows. “Everything that happened on the shows Dan ran was carefully scrutinized by dozens of involved adults, and approved by the network,” a rep for Schneider, 58, told Variety on Monday. “If there was … Read more
Bryan Hearne never became a big star like Amanda Bynes, Ariana Grande or Drake Bell when he was one of many child actors in the Nickelodeon universe that dominated children’s TV in the late ’90s and early aughts. Because of his outspoken mother, he ended up being one of the lucky ones. Hearne, now 35, … Read more
Brian Peck wasn’t just a dialogue coach to child actors on Nickelodeon’s “All That” in the late ’90s and 2000s. Show stars Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne, who both joined the sketch-comedy production as preteens during its seventh season in 2002, actually considered Peck, then age 42, a friend. “We were extremely close,” Samuels, now … Read more
Drake Bell has been spotted weeks after he went missing, appearing to be sucking on a balloon — potentially getting high, TMZ reported. Photos from April 25 show Bell, 36, in his parked car outside his home in Los Angeles, apparently inhaling from a fully inflated balloon, according to TMZ. A canister that resembles a … Read more
Drake Bell reportedly had a falling out with his estranged wife, Janet Von Schmeling, before he went missing and told his family he was going to get drunk and hang himself, according to a 911 call obtained by TMZ. It was initially unclear why cops were concerned for Bell’s well-being. In the 911 call, an … Read more
Drake Bell has been found after being reported missing. Law enforcement said the Nickelodeon star is safe and in touch with cops. “At this time, we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe,” the Daytona Beach Police Department wrote on Facebook. It’s still unclear exactly where Bell, 36, was … Read more
Drake Bell is missing, TMZ has reported. “He is considered missing and endangered,” wrote Florida law enforcement in a Facebook notice posted Thursday. According to the Daytona Beach Police Department, the actor born Jared Drake Bell was last seen driving a 2022 gray BMW on Wednesday just before 9 p.m., potentially around the area of … Read more