Piper Rockelle: the dark side of children’s influence in the new Netflix documentary series 2025
10 april 2025 в 06:37
Piper Rochelle knows well what it’s like to be a child star. This social media influencer has been in the spotlight since childhood, and now another side of her fame is being told in the Netflix documentary series «Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Child Influence» which became available for viewing on April 9, 2025. For those who haven’t been following Piper’s career, we have detailed information about her below.
At just 17 years old, Piper is still a successful influencer, actress, and writer, according to her IMDb profile. With over 6 million followers on Instagram and 14 million on TikTok, this Georgia resident’s platform continues to thrive.
When she was just 8 years old, Piper began creating short-form content on her YouTube channel and other social media accounts.
In March 2025, another social media influencer named Capri Jones started sharing photos with her. In one post, Capri called her his «princess passenger» as they posed in front of a car. In another, they dressed up as Spider-Man and Gwen, and Capri affectionately called Piper «My Gwen».
It’s unclear when Piper started dating Capri, but apparently, the couple moved in together by April 2025, judging by a video on Instagram where they appeared. The caption of the clip read: «We, because we moved in together at 17».
At some point, according to Netflix, Piper apparently earned around half a million dollars a month, mostly thanks to brand deals.
According to Netflix’s official logline, the three-part documentary series is a «startling documentary exposé» where «teens and parents reveal troubling cases of abuse and exploitation in the world of child influencers».
At the height of her fame, Piper and her ever-changing group of friends, known as the «Squad», appeared together in videos, showcasing an ideal lifestyle. Some of them even moved in with Piper and her mom, Tiffany Smith, to focus on creating more content.
Several former members of Piper’s «Squad» came forward with shocking allegations of abuse and manipulation against Tiffany in the series «Bad Influence». In January 2022, 11 former members of the «Squad» filed a lawsuit against Tiffany for allegedly being «frequently subjected to an emotionally, physically, and sometimes sexually aggressive environment created by Piper’s mom».
Tiffany denies the allegations in the lawsuit
At just 17 years old, Piper is still a successful influencer, actress, and writer, according to her IMDb profile. With over 6 million followers on Instagram and 14 million on TikTok, this Georgia resident’s platform continues to thrive.
When she was just 8 years old, Piper began creating short-form content on her YouTube channel and other social media accounts.
In March 2025, another social media influencer named Capri Jones started sharing photos with her. In one post, Capri called her his «princess passenger» as they posed in front of a car. In another, they dressed up as Spider-Man and Gwen, and Capri affectionately called Piper «My Gwen».
It’s unclear when Piper started dating Capri, but apparently, the couple moved in together by April 2025, judging by a video on Instagram where they appeared. The caption of the clip read: «We, because we moved in together at 17».
At some point, according to Netflix, Piper apparently earned around half a million dollars a month, mostly thanks to brand deals.
According to Netflix’s official logline, the three-part documentary series is a «startling documentary exposé» where «teens and parents reveal troubling cases of abuse and exploitation in the world of child influencers».
At the height of her fame, Piper and her ever-changing group of friends, known as the «Squad», appeared together in videos, showcasing an ideal lifestyle. Some of them even moved in with Piper and her mom, Tiffany Smith, to focus on creating more content.
Several former members of Piper’s «Squad» came forward with shocking allegations of abuse and manipulation against Tiffany in the series «Bad Influence». In January 2022, 11 former members of the «Squad» filed a lawsuit against Tiffany for allegedly being «frequently subjected to an emotionally, physically, and sometimes sexually aggressive environment created by Piper’s mom».
Tiffany denies the allegations in the lawsuit
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