Danielle Bregoli has spoken out about the alleged "abuse" she endured at the teenage residential facility where she was sent after appearing on Dr. Phil.
Bregoli, who is also known by her stage name 'Bhad Bhabie', went viral back in 2016 following her appearance on the lifestyle chat show Dr. Phil.
In the episode, titled 'I Want to Give Up My Car-Stealing, Knife-Wielding, Twerking 13-Year-Old Daughter Who Tried to Frame Me for a Crime', Bregoli gained worldwide attention for her outlandish behavior, and for telling members of the audience to "catch her outside".
Following the show, the then-13-year-old was send to the Turn-About Ranch in Escalante, Utah, which, according to its official website, promises to "impart [a] lasting and powerful change in teens" through "therapy, academics, and hard work".
Now, an 18-year-old Bregoli has spoken out in a new YouTube video about the alleged abuse she suffered during her time at the ranch.
Watch Bregoli's video below:At the beginning of the video, Bregoli explains to the viewers that she has "no evidence" of her claims due to the fact there are no cameras at the facility and residents are not allowed their cell phones. Additionally, she adds: "All the staff [are] in on it, so they're not going to snitch on each other."
Upon her arrival, Bregoli claims that she wasn't allowed to shower or sleep for the first three days.
"You have to sit there for three days," she said. "They wouldn’t let me lay down for nothing. Like, I was falling asleep and they’re like, ‘Oh, get up, get up.’ So I’m just sitting here like, ‘This is gonna be really bad,’ when I see these people have no sympathy."
Bregoli goes on to claim that at the ranch "take away necessity privileges, like sleeping on a bed, eating good food, not being cold."
Recalling one incident, Bregoli alleges that she saw the staff physically restrain and "hold down" one of the residents - something that she claims they're "not supposed to do," but that the staff "had no problem doing that".
Bregoli goes on to accuse the ranch of not "feeding" the residents or "letting them sleep in decent conditions."
"Just doing things that no one would ever want done to their child, and doing it to kids that are so helpless," says Bregoli.
The teenager shared the video as part of the "Breaking Code Silence" movement, which the Post reports is seeking to spread awareness of alleged abuse and mistreatment of children at facilities like Turn-About Ranch.
The video, titled 'BHAD BHABIE - Breaking Code Silence - Turn About Ranch abuse Dr. Phil | Danielle Bregoli', has since amassed over 1.8 million views on YouTube.
Posted to YouTube on Friday (March 19), Bregloi used the near-nine-minute video to not only share her own alleged experiences, but also offer support for Hannah Archuleta - another former teenage resident of Turn-About Ranch who was also sent there through the Dr. Phil show.
Per the New York Post, Archuleta filed a lawsuit against the ranch last month after claiming that she was repeatedly punished for reporting an employee for sexually assaulting her in late 2018.
After arriving at the ranch at the age of 17, Archuleta claims that an unidentified male employee assaulted her within the first two weeks.
She said: "Within the first two weeks at Turn-About Ranch, a male staff member came up behind me and suddenly grabbed my butt.
"I decided not to tell anyone because I was scared of being punished, and I hoped that he would not touch me again. Sadly, I was wrong."
As well as pursuing legal action, Archuleta is urging parents against sending their children to "these places".
Bregoli has now demanded that Dr. Phil issue an apology by April 5, not onlt to her, but any other teenager his show sent to the ranch.
"So, Dr. Phil, I'm going to give you from now to April 5, to issue an apology. Not only to me, but to Hannah and any other child that you send to Turn-About or any other program like this. And if you don't, I'm going to handle things my way," she said.
