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Drake Bell has been reported missing, according to Florida police.
The Drake & Josh actor, real name Jared Bell, is considered to be missing and endangered and officers fear for his safety, according to a notice from the Daytona Police Department. He was last seen Wednesday (April 12) around 9 p.m. near Mainland High School and he is likely traveling in a 2022 gray BMW. The department added that the actor's disappearance is a legitimate concern and not a joke like some people were thinking.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts or disappearance is encouraged to contact Daytona Beach Police at 386-671-5207.
The disgraced former Nickelodeon star has had trouble over the years, including filing for bankruptcy in 2014, being arrested for a DUI in 2016 and allegedly abusing a woman he had been in a relationship with, per TMZ.
In 2021, he pleaded guilty to attempted child endangerment and disseminated matter harmful to juveniles during a court case in Ohio. The victim, now an adult, said Bell began "grooming me when I was 12 years old." She claimed she started sharing personal information with the actor when she was 15 before he began speaking to her in a "blatantly sexual" way, causing her to become fearful and stressed.
Bell's attorney Ian Friedman disputed the victim's allegations, claiming that his client learned her age at a later time at which time he ended inappropriate conversations.
He was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service.