{"id":2212265,"date":"2025-12-25T23:53:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T23:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2212265"},"modified":"2025-12-25T23:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T23:53:58","slug":"neds-declassified-alum-tylor-chase-trashed-motel-room-paid-for-by-daniel-curtis-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/neds-declassified-alum-tylor-chase-trashed-motel-room-paid-for-by-daniel-curtis-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Neds Declassified&#8217; alum Tylor Chase trashed motel room paid for by Daniel Curtis Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F12%2Ftylor-chase-trashed-motel-room-paid-for-by-former-co-star.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261766688366\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Daniel Curtis Lee says his attempt to help fellow former child actor Tylor Chase ended in chaos after the ex-Nickelodeon star allegedly trashed a motel room his kind-hearted colleague paid for during a brief intervention in California.<\/p>\n<p>Lee, who played \u201cCookie\u201d on \u201cNed\u2019s Declassified School Survival Guide,\u201d said he drove from Los Angeles to Riverside after a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FalconryFinance\/status\/2002553900122218600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2002553900122218600%7Ctwgr%5Ebd8bf94514461b810fa1c254aec16a2a1de70d4b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhereisthebuzz.com%2Fformer-nickelodeon-star-tylor-chase-seen-living-on-riverside-streets-in-heartbreaking-viral-video%2F%3Futm_source%3Drssutm_medium%3Drssutm_campaign%3Dformer-nickelodeon-star-tylor-chase-seen-living-on-riverside-streets-in-heartbreaking-viral-video\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viral TikTok video showed Chase homeless<\/a> and living on the street.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, which was initially posted online in September, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/21\/entertainment\/former-neds-declassified-star-tylor-chase-homeless-in-viral-video\/\">showed a visibly disheveled Chase confirming his identity<\/a> and acknowledging his past role on the Nickelodeon series.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daniel Curtis Lee, right, said he rushed to help former co-star Tylor Chase after a viral video showed the ex-Nickelodeon actor homeless on the streets of California.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A TikTok video posted in September showed a visibly disheveled Tylor Chase confirming his identity and sparking widespread concern among fans. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Daniel Curtis Lee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The video sparked widespread concern and prompted fans to launch a GoFundMe campaign, which eventually raised $1,200 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/money-wouldn-t-benefit-him-180000682.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">before it was shut down by Chase\u2019s mother<\/a> \u2014 who warned that giving her son cash would worsen his struggles with mental illness and substance abuse.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>The funds were instead used to buy food, clothing and other essentials, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lethallalli\/video\/7555006482153032990\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the TikToker who launched the GoFundMe.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lee said he reached out directly, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/25\/daniel-curtis-lee-tylor-chase-motel-room-trashed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bought Chase a meal and paid for a motel room<\/a> so he could get out of an approaching storm.<\/p>\n<p>Within hours, Lee said, motel staff contacted him with alarming news.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lee said he bought Chase a meal and paid for a motel room to get him out of an approaching storm during a brief intervention in Riverside. <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Lee, the room had been severely damaged. He said the door was left wide open, the refrigerator was flipped upside down, and the microwave had been placed in the bathtub.<\/p>\n<p>Lee later shared the aftermath publicly, saying the experience was devastating but not entirely unexpected. He said Chase\u2019s family had warned him about similar incidents in the past.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hours later, Lee said motel staff called with alarming news about extensive damage to the room he had paid for. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@danielcurtislee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actor said the episode underscored how difficult it is to help someone dealing with severe psychiatric illness and addiction without long-term professional care.<\/p>\n<p>Other former child stars also tried to step in. Shaun Weiss, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1426553\/shaun-weiss-on-helping-tylor-chase-amid-homelessness\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best known for playing goalie Greg Goldberg<\/a> in Disney\u2019s \u201cThe Mighty Ducks,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSkmTiwDg9G\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offered Chase a bed at a detox facility<\/a> and a path toward long-term treatment, drawing on his own recovery from addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Chase has so far <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/23\/entertainment\/mighty-ducks-star-shaun-weiss-offers-to-help-homeless-tylor-chase\/\">declined to take Weiss up on his offer<\/a>, according to reports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Chase\u2019s father, Joseph Mendez Jr,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/25\/us-news\/former-nickelodeon-star-tylor-chases-dad-opens-up-about-sons-battle-with-addiction\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> has said his son has battled serious mental health issues<\/a> for more than a decade, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, compounded by substance abuse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>As of late December, Chase remains homeless in Southern California and continues to refuse sustained treatment, according to those trying to help him. <span class=\"credit\">Nickelodeon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Local authorities have confirmed that outreach teams encounter Chase regularly and have repeatedly offered shelter, mental health services and drug treatment \u2014 all of which he has declined.<\/p>\n<p>Lee said the motel incident made clear that good intentions aren\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n<p>As of late December, Chase remains homeless in Southern California and continues to refuse sustained treatment, leaving those trying to help him with few options and little clarity on what comes next.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Curtis Lee says his attempt to help fellow former child actor Tylor Chase ended in chaos after the ex-Nickelodeon star allegedly trashed a motel room his kind-hearted colleague paid for during a brief intervention in California. Lee, who played \u201cCookie\u201d on \u201cNed\u2019s Declassified School Survival Guide,\u201d said he drove from Los Angeles to Riverside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2212266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[317655,21741,365427,357165,427044],"class_list":["post-2212265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-drugs","tag-entertainment","tag-homelessness","tag-nickelodeon","tag-tylor-chase"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neds-Declassified-alum-Tylor-Chase-trashed-motel-room-paid-for.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2212265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2212267,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212265\/revisions\/2212267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2212266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2212265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2212265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2212265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}