--- description: Upset by news that Cleveland-area teens dumped urine on a 14-year-old autistic boy who thought he was taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge title: Drew Carey, Jenny McCarthy Donate After ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Prank image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2702c12455ce1b28/6986a24e1eebf71966372881/486059983.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Celebrities Ante Up to Find ALS Ice Bucket Pranksters by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 8, 2014 11:56 AM CUT  Actor Drew Carey leaves the "Good Morning America" taping at the ABC Times Square Studios on April 22, 2014 in New York City. Actor Drew Carey leaves the "Good Morning America" taping at the ABC Times Square Studios on April 22, 2014 in New York City.Ray Tamarra—GC Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 8, 2014 11:56 AM CUT Drew Carey, Donnie Wahlberg, Montel Williams and Jenny McCarthy have offered to kick into a Cleveland-area effort to bring justice to a local 14-year-old who was the victim of a vicious Ice Bucket Challenge prank. Carey, _The Price is Right_ host, offered to donate $10,000 a local Ohio police department in a series of tweets on Saturday, in response to news that a group of teens had reportedly [dumped urine and other excrement on an autistic 14-year-old](http://www.cleveland.com/bay-village/index.ssf/2014/09/bay%5Fvillage%5Fpolice%5Fchief%5Fcalls%5F1.html#incart%5Friver "undefined") who thought he was participating in the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. > [](https://twitter.com/DrewFromTV/status/508147818809139200) > [](https://twitter.com/DrewFromTV/status/508148760245854208) On Sunday, McCarthy,Wahlberg, and Williams also offered to donate to the effort. > [](https://twitter.com/JennyMcCarthy/status/508806452413079552) > [](https://twitter.com/DonnieWahlberg/status/508837884758360065) In a lengthy [Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/MontelWilliamsFan/posts/10152702672726873 "undefined"), talk show host Williams said that “quite frankly, the parents of the kids who did this out to go to jail too.” [ The Bay Village police department](http://www.cityofbayvillage.com/media/220795/from%5Fthe%5Fbay%5Fvillage%5Fpolice%5Fdepartment.pdf "undefined"), near Cleveland, said it’s working with the [school district](Many%20of our students and staff members have been participating in fundraising for ALS through the Ice Bucket Challenge. It hurts us deeply to see such a wonderful effort twisted to deliberately cause someone pain. "undefined") to investigate the incident and bring charges as quickly as possible. It’s unclear whether or not the police department is taking donations to aide in the investigation, but a news release suggests donations can be made to the family of the victim through a representative. The police department also said it’s hoping the “collective community anger” over the incident will lead to support for organizations like Autism Speaks. On Sunday, Carey tweeted that he may be working with a site like Kickstarter or Go-FundMe to raise more money given the response to his tweets. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3302184/drew-carey-jenny-mccarthy-als-ice-bucket-challenge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3302184/drew-carey-jenny-mccarthy-als-ice-bucket-challenge/"},"headline":"Celebrities Ante Up to Find ALS Ice Bucket Pranksters","datePublished":"2014-09-08T11:56:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:03:08.037Z","description":"Stars are upset by news that Cleveland-area teens dumped urine on a 14-year-old autistic boy who thought he was taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge","url":"https://time.com/3302184/drew-carey-jenny-mccarthy-als-ice-bucket-challenge/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2702c12455ce1b28/6986a24e1eebf71966372881/486059983.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2702c12455ce1b28/6986a24e1eebf71966372881/486059983.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrity Sightings In New York City - April 22, 2014","caption":"Celebrity Sightings In New York City - April 22, 2014","creditText":"Ray Tamarra—GC Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3302184/drew-carey-jenny-mccarthy-als-ice-bucket-challenge/","name":"Celebrities Ante Up to Find ALS Ice Bucket Pranksters"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"It’ll Be A Cold Day: The Ice Bucket Challenge","description":"If you’ve seen people all over your newsfeed dumping buckets of ice water on themselves, you’re not alone. 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