Former Members of YouTuber Piper Rockelle’s Squad Say They Were Abused in Netflix’s Bad Influence

Child stars who participated in viral videos are claiming they were abused in a new documentary series on Netflix, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, out April 9.

The three-part series centers on Los Angeles-area viral video creator Piper Rockelle Smith, 17, and the teens who participated in her playful social media posts who say they were mistreated by Piper’s mom Tiffany Smith. In January 2022, 11 teens sued Smith, alleging that they were “frequently subjected to an emotionally...