Drake Bell, Janet Von Schmeling Split After 4 Years of Marriage

It’s over. Drake Bell and wife Janet von Schmeling have split after four years of marriage, according to some reports.

Page Six and people reported on Friday, January 2, that Bell, 36, and Schmeling, 28, split last year. (Us Weekly Bell’s attorney has been contacted for comment.)

Schmeling previously claimed via Instagram in November 2022 that the two had “broken up”, but later deleted the post.

A month later, he seemed to hint at problems in his marriage, writing via Instagram, “I’m HEALING and trying to find peace. This will be a process. My son is with me and will stay with me, We are in Florida with my family and we are safe. We found a forever home here.”

Schmeling’s social media update came shortly after an eyewitness came forward Us Weekly that Bell was seen as a “huffing” balloon on two separate occasions in December 2022 while his son was still in the back seat of the car.

In the statement to uschief medical officer of the Addiction Center of America Dr. Lawrence Weinstein said Bell’s behavior is part of the rising trend.

“Based on the data … there has been an increase of more than 11 percent in the number of people abusing inhalants in the past year,” he said. us, adding that abuse of inhalants can cause cognitive impairment or sudden death. “[It] very dangerous.”

The actor, who used to keep his personal life private, surprised his fans when he announced that he is a father and a husband.

“In response to various false rumors, I have been married for almost three years, and we are blessed to be the parents of a wonderful son,” Bell said in July 2021. “Thank you so much to all the fans around the world for your will.”

At Drake & Josh The alum’s social media post comes a day after she was photographed with her toddler and Schmeling at Disneyland. The outing was Bell’s first public appearance after he pleaded guilty to two felony counts of attempted child endangerment and distributing harmful material to juveniles.

In June 2021, the musician was charged and initially pleaded not guilty. He later changed his plea to guilty for an incident that allegedly occurred in December 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was performing.

“Bell breached his duty of care and, in doing so, created a risk of harm to the victim,” Tyler Sinclair, a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, said in a statement at the pretrial hearing. “The investigation also revealed that several months prior to the concert, Bell sent inappropriate social media messages to the victim.”

Bell was sentenced to two years probation one month later. “I just want to say today that I accept this plea because my actions were wrong,” he said at the time. “I am sorry if the victim was harmed in any way, but that was clearly not my intention. I take this matter very seriously, and again I just want to apologize to him and anyone who was affected by my actions.

Us Weekly confirmed that the singer was sentenced to 200 hours of community service in addition to probation. Amanda Show The alum cannot have contact with the victim and may have to register as a sex offender, depending on the California probation department’s decision.

Schmeling, who has remained by Bell’s side throughout the legal troubles, later showed her support for her husband amid their feud with him. Josh Peck. After the How I Met Your Father star, 36, remembers the awkward meeting between him and Bell at the past award show, Schmeling took to social media to share his side of the story.

“Whenever someone would ask me about Josh, I’d say, ‘He’s really good. Oh, he’s really good.’ I’m done lying to everyone when Josh Peck is a total piece,” he said via Instagram Stories in March. “I keep quiet until the lies come true.”

In the lengthy video, Schmeling described his wife being approached by Peck in a friendly manner, adding, “We actually hung out after that a few times. We’ve talked a few times since then. You lied to the king, Josh.”

Peck, for his part, did not speak publicly about Schmeling’s and Bell’s comments. At Great grandfather alum previously admitted that he didn’t stay in touch with Bell after his time at Nickelodeon.

“My dirty little secret is that I know Drake and I haven’t been in touch for ten years since we did the show. But no one needs to know,” Peck said during an episode of the “BFFs” podcast in March. “I’d love to just die with a secret that makes this stuff that people like, but we’re not close.”