Drake Bell pleads guilty to attempted child endangerment
The Drake & Josh star was arrested earlier this month after being accused of sexually inappropriate behavior with a teenage girl
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Drake Bell, best known for his role on Nickelodeon’s tween sitcom Drake & Josh, has now pleaded guilty to charges of endangering children and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles in an Ohio court. Per People, this comes after Bell initially pleaded “not guilty” to the charges earlier this month; he later took a plea agreement on both charges, pleading guilty to a fourth degree felony and a first degree misdemeanor, respectively.
Bell was charged back in early June, a few years after allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl he’d met online. That, in turn, led to an in-person meeting in 2017; the teenager in question filed a police report against Bell in 2018, after claiming that the two had been in a relationship for some time. (Bell, for the record, was 32 at the time charges were filed.) Neither of the charges against Bell carry mandatory prison time, although it is possible for him to go to jail depending on sentencing, with up to 18 months on the felony, and six months on the misdemeanor.
Bell—whose career has spanned both music and acting, and whose other credits include a long series of voice roles (including a stint as Spider-Man for Disney XD)—will face sentencing on July 12. His lawyer gave a statement today noting that, “All questions about this case will be answered at sentencing, including why Mr. Bell chose to enter his plea.”
Bell has faced allegations of abuse before; last year, his ex-girlfriend, Melissa Lingafelt posted a video in which she alleged that Bell was both verbally and physically abusive toward her during their relationship more than a decade earlier. Bell responded to Lingafelt by issuing a statement denying the allegations at the time.
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Quick. Someone make an R Kelly joke before we lose the moment. Who was this fellow again?-An Anonymous Nerd
He’s got sort of a ‘bad-boy Neil Patrick Harris’ kinda thing…
Which is ironic, since both Bell and NPH have voiced Spider-Man.
How is that ironic?
That NPH spidey show had some interesting character designs and ideas but those graphics, man…ugh
There can be only one. And it’s this one.
It was MTV being edgy and youthful with computer graphics!
Is that irony? I’m not sure that’s irony.
Coincidence. One of those things people often mistake for irony.
How ironic!
Don’t ya think?It’s like raaaaaaaainnnnnn …
lets say “really awful terrible man” instead of “bad boy”
Best Bad Boy Neil Patrick Harris performance is “Blood on the Blackboard: The Bart Simpson Story”
I would hope that even with the reduced charges, he’ll be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. You don’t ‘accidentally’ attempt to start a relationship with a 15 year old if you are 32.
Probably thought he was more beloved like Paul Walker.
“You don’t ‘accidentally’ attempt to start a relationship with a 15 year old if you are 32.”Yeah you have to wait until they’re 17 and you’re 38 and you have the number one show in all of television.
That Turner and Hooch trailer’s not looking so bad now.
https://www.avclub.com/because-you-demanded-it-here-s-the-turner-and-hooch-tr-1847161082
When reached for comment, former co-star Josh Peck said “DRAKE!” really loudly while canned laughter was heard in the background.
Who knew Josh Peck was going to be the successful one? Not exactly an A-Lister but dude gets steady work and is going to be the non-dog one in Disney+’s Turner & Hooch TV series.
Hmmm, wonder where someone like him would learn this kind of behavior.
He’s got that “Deeply problematic guy who looks both 55 and 12 at the same time” look that Ricky Schroeder has.