Drew Carey has zero tolerance for bullying.
The comedian and television host offered $10,000 to find the perpetrators of a "horrendous" prank in which a group of youth dumped a bucket of urine, feces, spit and cigarette butts onto a 15-year-old boy with autism in Bay Village, Ohio, according to local reports. The perpetrators reportedly tricked the teen into believing it was for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
The boy's mother, Diane, told Cleveland-based television station FOX 8 that her son did not know what was in the bucket until after, and that those behind the prank taped the incident using his phone, and posted it on Instagram.
Carey, who was born and raised in Cleveland, found out about the prank on Saturday, and took to Twitter to express outrage at the bullies' behavior.
WTF? Just saw this. Horrendous. These kids should be arrested and expelled. (Via @clevelanddotcom) http://t.co/ugqeLbu5ob— Drew Carey (@DrewFromTV) September 6, 2014
At first, the comedian offered a $10,000 reward to find those responsible for the prank. After being encouraged by followers to donate to a worthier cause, however, Carey then said he would give the money to advocacy organization Autism Speaks if the perpetrators were found without a reward.
If the Bay Village PD wants to start a reward fund to find who did this, contact me. I'll donate $10k. http://t.co/ugqeLbu5ob— Drew Carey (@DrewFromTV) September 6, 2014
If they find them w/out reward $, then done :) RT @sonicslifer: @DrewFromTV They'll find them no problem. Give the ten k to Autism Speaks!— Drew Carey (@DrewFromTV) September 6, 2014
In addition to Carey's gesture, dozens of people from Bay Village and other communities gathered on Friday to show their support for the victim, news site Cleveland.com reported.
UPDATE, Sept. 8, 2014, 10:30 am ET Celebrities Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg and Montell Williams have joined Carey in offering donations toward a reward fund to find the perpetrators.
McCarthy and Wahlberg have offered $10,000 each. Williams has offered to make "a significant contribution," but did not disclose a specific number.
I'm joining Drew Carey's 10K Reward to Find Perpetrators Behind Horrible ALS Bucket Prank. Now it's 20k! #justice— Jenny McCarthy (@JennyMcCarthy) September 8, 2014
If this "shitty" prank was real... Then I am joining @JennyMcCarthy and @DrewFromTV and offering another $10K to the reward! That makes 30K!— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) September 8, 2014
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