UPDATE: Drake Bell Denies Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt
Drake Bell’s ex-girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt dropped a shocking TikTok video on Wednesday, alleging that Bell verbally and physically abused her when they dated and lived together more than a decade ago.
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In the video shared with her 72,000 followers, Lingafelt said, “It wasn’t until about a year when the verbal abuse started. And when I say verbal abuse, imagine the worst type of verbal abuse you could ever imagine, and that was what I got. It then turned into physical – hitting, throwing, everything. At the pinnacle of it, he [dragged] me down the stairs of our house… My face hit every step on the way down. I have photos of this.” Lingafelt added that she didn’t “even want to get into the underage girls’ thing”, saying: “I mean, I will, but I’m scared.”
Following major heat on social media, a rep for the former Nickelodeon star responded to her big claims. In a statement to Variety, the representative said he never abused Lingafelt and is reviewing his legal options: “I never abused my ex-girlfriend or did so many of the other things Melissa falsely claimed on her TikTok video. As our relationship ended — more than a decade ago — we, unfortunately, both called each other terrible names, as often happens when couples are breaking up. But that is it.”
The rep added,
“Clearly, Melissa still felt close enough to me just last year that she was comfortable reaching out to ask me to provide her with financial support during a tough time (which I did). I do not know if today’s behavior is some kind of misguided quest for more money or attention. But I cannot and will not allow these offensive and defamatory allegations to go unchallenged and I am reviewing my legal options.”
Lingafelt has not publicly commented on Bell’s latest statement. Until then, let us know your thoughts on this in the comment box below!
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