Drake Bell has denied all allegations of verbal and physical abuse made by his ex-girlfriend, Melissa Lingafelt.
“I never abused my ex-girlfriend or did so many of the other things Melissa falsely claimed on her Tik Tok video," Drake Bell said in a statement after the allegations were shared on TikTok.is denying allegations of abuse brought forth by his ex-girlfriend, accused the 34-year-old actor of verbal and physical abuse in a video shared to TikTok Wednesday, Aug. 12.
"I never abused my ex-girlfriend or did so many of the other things Melissa falsely claimed on her Tik Tok video," thestar said in a statement to E! News. "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."
He then 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 . 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.
"It wasn't until recently that I actually realized that abuse isn't something that all women have to go through," she continued."I moved in with him, I was singing," she said as she showed a series of photos of them together. "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.
"I hope this message reaches young girls," she wrote, "and that no one has to go through what I did. #2020Survivor."
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