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Barbie announces new role model dolls including Viola Davis, Shania Twain, and Helen Mirren

Mattel announced in a press release that they will release eight new ‘Role Model’ Barbie dolls inspired by a vast array of famous women in honor of International Women’s Day. The role model dolls “recognize women worldwide who embody the brand’s mission to inspire stories to shape the future.” Mattel also announced an anniversary collection featuring Barbie Career 65th Anniversary dolls, a new doll inspired by the original 1959 Barbie doll, and 2024 Fashionistas dolls paying homage to Barbie fashion through the years.

Drake Bell at Camelot Theater on January 3^ 2018 in Palm Springs^ CA

Drake Bell alleges sexual abuse by Nickelodeon dialogue coach

Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell has alleged he was sexually abused at the age of 15 by a Nickelodeon dialogue coach. Appearing on the forthcoming ‘Investigation Discovery’ series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Bell says that he was a victim of abuse at the hands of actor Brian Peck, who worked as a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s ‘All That’ and ‘The Amanda Show’. Bell starred in The Amanda Show from 1999 to 2002 before going on to take the lead role in his own Nickelodeon series in 2004, Drake & Josh.