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<p><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/drake-bell-missing-endangered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Drake Bell</strong></a> is downplaying the fact that he went &#8220;missing&#8221; Thursday after turning up safe, and even offered an amusing explanation for the situation.</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/drake-bell-missing-endangered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Actor Drake Bell Is Reportedly ‘Safe’ After Being Declared ‘Missing And Endangered’ By Police</a></h5>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Drake Bell Downplays Going &#8220;Missing&#8221; After Being Reported &#8220;Missing And Endangered&#8221;</h3>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;You leave your phone in the car and don&#8217;t answer for the night and this? ð&#8221; Bell tweeted Friday.</p></blockquote>
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<p>The former Nickelodeon star was eventually found after getting in contact with Daytona Beach law enforcement officials.</p>
<p>The Daytona Beach Police Department shared that the 36-year-old actor is “safe” after being reported “missing and endangered” Thursday morning.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fans React To Drake Bell&#8217;s Response To Going Missing, Speculate What Led To It</h3>
<p>Meanwhile, fans chimed in on social media after Bell made light of the incident, with many speculating why he was reported missing in the first place.</p>
<p>One Instagram user, <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tricee___" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@tricee___</a>, wrote.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Nah his GF reported him… I know cause that’s how I get when my man don’t answer the phone after the first ring,&#8221; one person opined.</p></blockquote>
<p>Another user, <a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://www.instagram.com/tiffineemonroe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.instagram.com/tiffineemonroe/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-4955">@tiffineemonroe</a>, added.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Nickelodeon still tracking u! ð¤¦ð½♀ï¸&#8221; another wrote.</p></blockquote>
<p>A third user, <a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://www.instagram.com/nefertitiroyale/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.instagram.com/nefertitiroyale/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-4970">@nefertitiroyale</a>, also chimed in.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Be happy somebody cares about you jimmy neutron,&#8221; a third offered.</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Other Internet Users Addressed How Quickly Cops Responded To Bell&#8217;s &#8220;Disappearance&#8221;</h3>
<p>Others were a bit more cynical over the situation and noted how quickly authorities responded to Bell&#8217;s missing person&#8217;s report in comparison to missing people of color.</p>
<p>Instagram user <a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://www.instagram.com/jtripnation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.instagram.com/jtripnation/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">@jtripnation</a> wrote.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Black girls be missing for weeks and they can barely get the news out,&#8221; one person commented.</p></blockquote>
<p>While another, <a href="http://www.instagram.com/neta_joy_" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@neta_joy_</a>, added.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;White and missing sure is different compared to black and missing,&#8221; another commenter noted.</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Cops Previously Reassured The Public That Bell’s Disappearance Was Legitimate</h3>
<p>As reported by <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/13/drake-bell-reported-missing-florida-police/?adid=social-tmzlikeshop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a>, the department’s announcement was initially met with people who believed the announcement was a “hoax.” However, the Daytona Police Department assured the public that of the news’s legitimacy.</p>
<blockquote><p>“For those asking, this is a legitimate post from the Daytona Beach Police Department. If you have any information, please contact Detective Jayson Wallace.”</p></blockquote>
<p>The 36-year-old rose to stardom as an actor on the Nickelodeon television show, ‘Drake And Josh.’ But would go on to have repeated run-ins with the law regarding child endangerment and DUI, as previously reported by <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/drake-bell-missing-endangered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a>.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, it is great to see that the star is safe.</p>
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