The newest Netflix story document revealed the disturbing claims made against YouTube Star Rockelle peppermidwife Tiffany Smithincluding alleged cases of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior involving minors.
Long Bad Impact: The Dark side of Kidfluencingwhich premiered on Wednesday, April 9, many former members from the famous Rockelle internet team talked about their claimed experiences with Smith. Sophie Fergi, Corinne Joy AND Beast There were some of the creators of the contents mentioned by Smith’s behavior as the reason for their 2022 lawsuit.
Smith was sued by 11 teens – and their parents – because of the group allegedly subjected to “an environmentally, physically and sometimes sexual abusive environment performed by Mrs. Smith in and out placed during shooting sessions for the YouTube channel”. There were also allegations that the plaintiffs suffered “inadequate, offensive and abusive treatment”, including receiving “clear and sexual comments” by Smith.
The lawsuit ended in October 2024 with a $ 1.85 million agreement. As part of the solution, Smith has denied wrongdoing and has not chosen to address the documents since then.
“Of course we did nothing that was claimed, but unfortunately, money is a big motivator for certain personalities in this world. We made the decision to put this behind us because honestly, the prolonged judicial issue would be even more harmful and painful to all involved – involving children,” Smith said in a statement. “Piper is a minor, and has already gone through a major unnecessary and harmful control. So we have given priority to mental health, and made the decision to put this behind us and focus on the next stage of her career.”
Rockelle made a rare comment, calling the lawsuit “extremely painful and, honestly, difficult to understand”.
“Not just because of people who make funny claims to me and my family,” she noted at the time. “It has been very difficult because the social media and social media have been ruthless and so harmful, without understanding or even trying to understand the truth. Become is impossible to look at my phone or do normal, everyday things. It has been so painful. Thank you good for my family. And thank you this is ultimately after us.”
Bad Impact: The Dark side of Kidfluencing It is currently broadcasting on Netflix. Continue to move for a division of claims made against Smith:
Inappropriate interactions with male juveniles
According to Fergi and others who were part of the team at the time, Smith was suspected of “had a fascination with” Gavin Magnus.
“Tiffany would flirt with her. That was very strange. She would say,” Do you have a boner not to look at me? “,” Fergi’s mother, Heather, claimed. “At this time, he is probably 12 or 13.”
The rapper “refused to be interviewed” for the series, but footage from a story on Instagram 2019 presented Magnus’s explanation of the YouTube group.
“No, I didn’t part with pepper,” Magnus discovered, who was previously associated with Smith’s daughter, in the video. “No one broke up with anyone. It was my parents who withdrew me from a toxic setting, which I am very happy to do.”
Elsewhere Bad Impact: The Dark side of Kidfluencing, Beast addressed a clip that went viral, where Smith “forced himself” on it. Beast remembered Smith before making unpleasant comments about him being “so sexy” when he “would become a little older” before one night out ended with their group going to a livestream.
Beast claimed that Smith “provided alcohol” before she supposedly felt it. He was 17 when he claims that Smith grabbed him and kissed him twice, with footage from the doctor showing Rockelle removing them. Beast said the content was deleted from the internet the next morning after Smith received feedback from its followers.
The documents noticed that Smith has “publicly denied the accounts” of former members of the team and their parents.
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Uncomfortable conversations with children
As she directed Rockelle’s YouTube page, Smith and her daughter were transferred with several members of the team and their parents. Some of Rockelle’s former friends – including Fergi – recalled Smith asking questions about their personal lives when they were minors.
Fergi’s mother, meanwhile, claimed that Smith instructed her to buy “sluttier” clothing for Rockelle to wear when she was not even a teenager. Heather’s friend, who edited their videos, is also allegedly instructed to give the girls “larger breasts and smaller waists”, while the boys allegedly received “bigger muscles” for the picture of each video.
Later in the Dock, Corinne discussed a conversation she claims had with Smith and her boyfriend, Hunter hillwhere they allegedly asked if she has ever committed sexual acts. Joy was only 11 when Smith allegedly joked about her experimentation with Hill.
Claims of sexual assault
This was not until former members of the Rockelle team decided to sue Smith that they began to compare the stories. Fergi claimed that Smith “would sexually attack” some of them “too”. She detailed an alleged experience when Smith entered her room when she was asleep and allegedly took to the top of her before rubbing her hands all over her body.
“There are many more that went on as I really don’t want to talk on the camera because it’s a lot,” Fergi said while being excited on screen. Rockelle’s cousins - and Smith’s granddaughters – Claire rocksmith AND Reese Rockstar Smith They had their stories.
Claire recalled that Smith was suspected of taking it on top and resting it in bed. Meanwhile, Reese, who was only 9 years old, detailed an alleged incident when Smith tried to capture him. Reese ran to the bathroom, which is when he heard Smith saying, “‘Reese, I have my pants down.” “
Smith and Hill refused to speak in Doc and a message finally noted that they denied the charges “defined in the 2022 lawsuit.
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In contact with older men
According to Ferg’s mother, many of the extravagant gifts that Rockelle received were organized by her mother.
“(Her fan) Megan poses as an online girl who is a fan of Piper and he has all these photos of her,” Heather claimed for the “elderly male” in contact with Smith. “Tiffany said,” he likes the pictures of the pepper. He is her stalker. You can also get things if you send pictures. It’s nothing bad. Juds is simply additional photosessions. But he is a perverse. “She knew he was a perversion.”
Rockelle allegedly forced to talk to the nameless man, and they would then get cameras, computers, clothing and other expensive gifts.
Meanwhile, Joy recalled a conversation with Smith where Smith claimed she sent to Rockelle internal men, adding, “She told me that older men would like to smell them.”
Fergi and her mother discovered that before leaving there was an investigation of children’s protection services in Smith. An anonymous call, which Smith withdrew, found Rockelle’s mother to warn her daughter and Fergi that they had to fix the issue with CPS.
