The actor has separated from his wife
Drake Bell and his wife, Janet Von Schmeling, are ending their relationship.
The couple had been together for 10 years
The couple had been together for 10 years, they started their love story in 2013 and got married in 2018, five years after giving start to their marriage everything points to the fact that the couple is going to separate.
The couple separated in September 2022.
According to new legal documents obtained by TMZ, Von Schmeling filed for divorce from the actor this week, just days after he was reported missing and in danger, but was later located.
Irreconcilable differences
According to these documents, Janet claims that she and Bell separated last September and alleges irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce.
The couple has a two-year-old son
The couple has a 2-year-old son, Wyatt. Bell disclosed in 2021 that the couple secretly married and welcomed a son. Von Schmeling is seeking primary legal custody of the toddler and is seeking visitation rights for Bell. He is also seeking spousal support.
According to the police, the former couple had a fierce argument.
The filing comes after Bell reportedly had a «confrontation» with Von Schmeling last week, leading to the former Nickelodeon star’s possible suicide attempt, according to police.
911 recording alerted authorities
This is what set off all the alarms regarding Bell’s disappearance, and according to a 911 audio recording between two officers from different departments, you can hear how they talk about a celebrity who, after a confrontation with his wife, had started sending messages to his family informing that he was going to »get drunk and hang himself».
They were able to trace
Following the 911 audio, police obtained permission to track Drake’s phone and pinpoint his exact location. In the audio, it appears that police had obtained Bell’s coordinates and were trying to determine his exact location. In that same call, officers identify the person in distress as Jared Drake Bell.
Bell downplays police account
Although the police account indicates the existence of a much more serious situation, Bell downplayed his disappearance shortly after he was found alive hours after being reported missing.
Just a few hours after his disappearance he was found
The Daytona Beach Police Department shared that Bell was missing and considered «endangered» Thursday morning, but an update released around 1:30 p.m. revealed Bell had been located.
The actor claims it was all a misunderstanding.
Addressing the missing person report on Twitter, the 36-year-old actor said it was all a big misunderstanding.
He posted a tweet joking about it
«You leave your phone in the car and don’t answer it at night and this 😂,» Bell tweeted.