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<ul class="summary-list"><li>On "<keyword id="12832930" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cheer" source="Orion">Cheer</keyword>," <keyword id="12939689" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jerry-harris" source="Orion">Jerry Harris</keyword>' former teammates reflected on his <keyword id="12131456" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sexual-abuse-allegations" source="Orion">sexual abuse allegations</keyword>.</li><li>"I can't turn my back on him," <keyword id="13031390" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gabi-butler" source="Orion">Gabi Butler</keyword> said.</li></ul>"Cheer" season two devotes an episode titled "Jerry" to examining the impact of the <keyword id="11910913" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sexual-abuse" source="Orion">sexual abuse</keyword> allegations against former <a href="https://www.insider.com/cheer-monica-aldama-jerry-harris-letter-from-prison-season-two-2022-1">Navarro cheerleader Jerry Harris through multiple perspectives</a>. This includes speaking with his former teammates about how the <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> of his alleged behavior affected them.Gabi Butler — a breakout star of season one — had a surprising answer. "I can't turn my back on him," she tearfully told the cameras. "Because he was there for me when I needed it." Butler was clear that she knows Harris' alleged behavior is wrong. "I don't agree with what he was accused of or condone it at all, and it is very unfortunate and it breaks my heart," she said. "But it's literally like your family. How are you gonna just hate your family?" The cheerleader said she feels pressure from unnamed people to "hate him" and "never speak to him again." Through tears, Butler confessed, "But the thing is, I can't." Other former teammates of Harris said on the show they wish they could've stopped him. James Thomas said he was among a handful of Navarro cheerleaders who were "ride-or-dies" for Jerry and everyone felt "lost" upon learning of the investigation.Thomas said they were asking themselves questions like "why couldn't I know? Or, why didn't I know. I could've helped him." He added that the allegations "just didn't seem real" at first. But he said that although he wanted to deny everything, it became impossible.Eventually, Thomas said, "You realize you're awake in the real world." <div type="image" title="Navarro Cheer coach Monica Aldama, Jerry Harris, Navarro cheerleaders" height="4128" width="5503" msid="89120924" hostid="261"></div>Former Navarro cheerleader La'Darius Marshall had harsher words."If I ever would've known about any of this stuff, I feel like it would've been worse than him going to jail," Marshall said on the episode. "I don't care how famous you are, I don't care how much money you've got, I don't care how much people love you, that don't give you the right to do stuff like this. Especially when one of your best friends — you know — went through something like that."<h2>The public first became aware of an FBI investigation into Harris in 2020 </h2><div type="image" title="Oprah and the cast of &quot;Cheer.&quot;" height="2930" width="3906" msid="89120926" hostid="261"></div>An investigation into Harris' behavior reportedly <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/09/14/jerry-harris-cheerleader-netflix-cheer-fbi-investigation-search-warrant-alleged-sexual-misconduct/5741805002/">began in September 2020</a>, after the FBI received a tip that he was soliciting sexually explicit photos and videos from minors, per USA Today. He was <a href="https://www.insider.com/jerry-harris-cheer-arrested-charged-with-production-of-child-pornography-2020-9">arrested and charged in federal court</a> later that month, Insider's <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">entertainment</keyword> correspondent Kim Renfro previously reported.Harris was charged with "seven counts regarding five minors" by December 2020, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/12/11/jerry-harris-cheer-faces-new-charges-sexual-misconduct/6491351002/">USA Today reported</a>. The charges were related to "soliciting photos and sex from minors," and "persuading, inducing, and enticing a minor 'to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, and … transmitting a live visual depiction of such conduct," per the report. Harris is currently being held without bond at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago on "federal child pornography charges and accusations that he solicited sex from minors," <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/arts/television/jerry-harris-news-arrest-child.html">according to The New York Times</a>. He pled not guilty and is awaiting trial.<h2>Harris' first accusers also speak in the <keyword id="11892922" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword> docuseries</h2><div type="image" title="Cheer Season 2" height="2160" width="2880" msid="89120927" hostid="261"></div>Harris' first accusers, <a href="https://www.insider.com/cheer-twins-charlie-sam-fbi-jerry-harris-child-pornography-charges-2022-1">twins Sam and Charlie</a> — whose last names are withheld because they are minors — are also featured on the episode "Jerry." Charlie said he first connected with Harris via Instagram when he was 13 and Harris was 19. Charlie said Harris knew he was 13 years old and still requested sexually explicit photos of the teen. Charlie said he was "blindsided" by the fact that he was communicating with a famous fellow cheerleader, so he obliged. According to Charlie, the pair kept communicating and later met at the 2019 ACA Championships. It was there, Charlie said, that Harris convinced him to go to the bathroom, alleging Harris "cornered me into the bathroom stall and basically was just like begging me, just continually pleading with me to just like have sex with him." The teen said he refused and left the bathroom. Charlie's brother Sam learned about Harris' alleged behavior toward his brother after the 2019 ACA championships and said Harris began messaging him after the event. Their mother Kristen would later contact the FBI in the summer of 2020 after finding what she describes on "Cheer" as sexually explicit Snapchat photos on Charlie's phone.A representative for Harris did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.In 2020, a statement was <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cheer-star-jerry-harris-sexual-misconduct-claims-1234769787/">released to Variety</a> on behalf of Harris denying the charges. "We categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris, which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager. We are confident that when the investigation is completed the true facts will be revealed."

'Cheer' star Gabi Butler says she doesn't hate former teammate Jerry Harris: 'I can't turn my back on him'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Gabi Butler, the star of Netflix's "Cheer," is respoding to allegations of blackface.</li><li>Butler says she and Navarro teammates painted their faces black as part of an initiation ritual.</li></ul>Gabi Butler, a breakout star of Netflix's <a href="https://www.insider.com/former-cheer-star-jerry-harris-sentenced-child-sex-abuse-case-2022-7">beleaguered hit</a> "Cheer," is apologizing for a blackface photo that was shared earlier this month by an anonymous Twitter user.Butler, 24, said she painted her face black as part of a cheering intiation ritual in 2018, and didn't know what blackface was at the time. She said she's not racist, and was seeking to set the record straight after a "false attempt to frame me as something I am not." Roughly five years ago, prior to departing for their national competition in Daytona, Florida, Butler says veteran members of the elite Navorro College cheer squad — the subject of Netflix's hit docuseries — told rookie teammates to dress in all-black clothing and paint their faces black for an initiation event at an off-campus gym. "Rookies not a inch of skin showing!" reads the screengrab of a group text invite shared by Butler. "Everything should be covered in black!"In her <a href="https://twitter.com/GabiButlerCheer/status/1602474330377568258" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lengthy Twitter apology</a>, Butler said she complied with the request because she didn't want to make waves with the vets, and she "had never even heard of blackface" at the time. Though some rookies wore black ski masks because they didn't have face paint, Butler noted she wasn't alone in participating."My rookie teammates, including a few who also happened to be people of color, were asked to do this, and we complied with the request," Butler added, alongside photos of other Navarro cheerleaders wearing blackface. "I am sorry I need to pull my other teammates into this, but I have no choice but to speak the truth."One teammate, however, contradicted Butler's version of events, as well as her decision to share photos of a Black teammate amid the controversy. "No, what we won't do is throw the 'other people of color' under the bus," wrote "Cheer" costar <a href="https://twitter.com/L_Marshall17/status/1602722499984510976">Ladarius Marshall</a>. "The rest of the minorities spoke out against this, I personally talked to you and said that it was not a good idea. So no, we didn't all feel the same. I forgave you for it but don't sit on here and lie."Marshall claimed that the team's coaches, Navarro's president, the police, and even the school board were notified of wrongdoings at the time, but <a href="https://twitter.com/L_Marshall17/status/1603607019722006528">did nothing</a>. Insider has reached out to Navarro for comment.The controversy arrives roughly a month after Butler signed a contract to wrestle with the WWE. While she won't be wrestling imminently, <a href="https://people.com/sports/cheer-star-gabi-butler-signs-with-wwe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per People</a>, she will attend WWE events and train at the org's performance center in Orlando to immerse herself in the sport.

Cheerleading influencer and 'Cheer' star Gabi Butler apologizes for blackface photo, and says it was part of a Navarro College cheer team initiation ritual

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9226953" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="gabi-butler">Gabi Butler</keyword> is one of the breakout stars of <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>'s popular docuseries "<keyword id="6651114" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cheer">Cheer</keyword>," which focused on the prestigious cheerleading squad at Navarro College in Texas. </li><li>Speaking to Insider, Butler opened up about the "devastating" cancellation of the National Cheer Association (NCA) and National Dance Alliance's (NDA) 2020 College Nationals, held in Daytona each year. </li><li>"It was heartbreaking and devastating when we all found out that Daytona was canceled," Butler said, adding that she understood the importance of canceling the competition amid the pandemic.</li><li>Butler also spoke about how she has video calls with members of the Navarro squad regularly, and about how she's excited to partner with Playtex Sport to support female athletes. </li></ul>"Cheer" star Gabi Butler opened up to Insider about the "heartbreaking" cancellation of the NCA and NDA's 2020 college nationals, and how she's staying in touch with her Navarro College teammates during quarantine. Like other college cheerleading teams, the Navarro squad was looking forward to competing in the cheerleading championship in Daytona this April. It was ultimately canceled to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. "It was heartbreaking and devastating when we all found out that Daytona was canceled, just because it's something that happens once a year, and it's like one of the most amazing times in the cheer season," Butler told Insider."It obviously pulled my heartstrings into a bunch of pieces. But I think it had to be done because they're trying to reduce the risk of getting the virus." Butler rose to fame as a breakout star of Netflix's popular docuseries "Cheer," which focused on the elite and ultra-competitive cheerleading squad at Navarro College in Texas. Butler, along with her teammates, quickly became pop-culture sensations after the show premiered earlier this year. <div type="image" title="gabi butler cheer" height="1911" width="2549" msid="75907074" hostid="261"></div>And with little to no options available professionally to competitive cheerleaders of Navarro's caliber after college, this year's championship would have been a bittersweet sendoff for senior cheerleaders in their final season of the sport. But Butler told Insider she's taking the whole thing in stride, and is still focusing on bolstering her career despite Daytona's cancellation. "I've definitely been dealing with it in the best way I possibly can," she said. "It is a little unfortunate, but I think that in life we do get challenges thrown at us. It really just depends on how bad you want it and how bad you will work for it." According to the cheerleader, her disappointment at the cancellation of Daytona (and its implications for senior athletes who won't get the chance to compete in another season after they graduate this year) was one of the reasons she decided to partner with Playtex Sport.Butler <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAeAFYmFhwz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">hosted the brand's virtual "Senior Night" on Thursday</a> — an Instagram live celebration of female athletes who didn't get to finish their final season the way they envisioned due to the pandemic. "I'm an athlete myself, and I know how badly that sucks. And it hurts to not be able to celebrate the end of your career, because that's like the best part," Butler said. Despite the numerous setbacks she and the rest of the Navarro team are facing, however, the athlete told Insider that she's staying positive, and has "definitely been keeping in touch" with her teammates as they quarantine separately across the country. "I'm constantly talking to a bunch of them, but I do keep in touch with Jerry [Harris], and Ladarius [Marshall], and Lexi [Brumback] for sure," Butler told Insider."They're all doing great. I actually just FaceTimed Jerry like a week ago and he just makes me laugh. He always puts a big smile on my face," she added.Butler also spoke about the challenges she and her teammates have faced as they adjust from a rigorous training schedule to socially-distanced exercise. <div type="image" title="&quot;Cheer&quot; on Netflix." height="899" width="1199" msid="75907077" hostid="261"></div>"I am an athlete so I can't just completely take, like, a four month break and then expect to jump right back into it the way I was," she revealed. "I'm definitely going to have to keep my endurance and stamina up.""For the most part I just really try to work out maybe 30 minutes a day, at least, whether it's going on a walk around my neighborhood or going on a run, or a bike ride, or rollerblading," Butler added. Overall, though, the cheerleading champion told Insider that she's staying positive, and is trying to keep an open mind in regards to her future opportunities. "I never thought college cheer would be something that I would be involved with, but it turns out, it was the best thing I could have done," Butler said. "I'm not really sure where I'm going to go, but I'm definitely gonna keep my mind open to whatever life throws at me." <ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/cheer-athletes-what-they-are-doing-after-netflix-documentary-2020-1">Athletes on Netflix's 'Cheer' captivated audiences with their stunts, tumbles, and routines. Here's what they're up to now.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/cheer-netflix-championship-routine-navarro-college-ellen-show-video-2020-1">Watch the Navarro cheerleaders perform a full-out version of their iconic routine from 'Cheer' on 'The Ellen Show'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/cheer-netflix-why-no-one-caught-sherbs-2020-1">A play-by-play look at how the 'Cheer' athletes accidentally dropped a teammate, and what was supposed to happen instead</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/cheer-netflix-jerry-mat-talk-video-2020-1">Jerry from 'Cheer' giving 'mat talk' to people arriving at work will make your whole day</a></li></ul>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/gabi-butler-cheer-interview-daytona-cancellation-navarro-squad-2020-5">Insider</a>

'Cheer' star Gabi Butler opens up about the 'devastating' cancellation of Daytona and how she's staying in touch with her Navarro squad in quarantine

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11892922" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword>'s trailer for season two of "<keyword id="12832930" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cheer" source="Orion">Cheer</keyword>" shows how the squad responded to Jerry Harris' arrest.</li><li>It teases new routines, new characters, and a new rivalry that could lead to Navarro's defeat.</li></ul>Netflix's "Cheer" returns with season two next month, and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SafV8n_saA">new season's first trailer</a> gives a look at how the Navarro College Cheer Team handled Jerry Harris' <a href="https://www.insider.com/jerry-harris-cheer-arrested-charged-with-production-of-child-pornography-2020-9">arrest on child-pornography charges</a> in real time."It's definitely one of the hardest seasons I've ever had," coach Monica Aldama said in a voiceover in reference to Harris' arrest."I can't even process it right now," she said, tearfully."Cheerleading is the only thing that could get my mind off of everything else," Gabi Butler, a breakout star from season one, said.The trailer shows off new tricks, lengthy routines, and a fierce rivalry with Trinity Valley Community College — which is "right there to snatch the title from them," a voiceover in the trailer said. In addition to Butler and Aldama, the trailer singles out other stars from season one, including Lexi Brumback, Morgan Simianer, and La'Darius Marshall."I don't need to win any more trophies, but I do want to do the best," Aldama said.Season two of "Cheer" will premiere on Netflix on January 12. Watch the full trailer here:

Netflix's 'Cheer' is back for season 2 — and star Jerry Harris' arrest on child-pornography charges will be addressed in the new episodes

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Prosecutors say <keyword id="5451240" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jerry-Harris">Jerry Harris</keyword>, made famous by the Netflix reality series "<keyword id="6651114" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cheer">Cheer</keyword>," asked a 13-year-old for naked pictures through Snapchat.</li><li>Harris was arrested on Thursday and charged with producing child pornography in connection to the incident. </li><li>Prosecutors say that while he's been charged with allegations stemming from one minor, Harris has admitted to soliciting child pornography from between 10 and 15 minors. </li><li>A spokesperson for Harris told <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cheer-star-jerry-harris-sexual-misconduct-claims-1234769787/">Variety on Monday</a> that he and his team "categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris."</li></ul>"Cheer" star Jerry Harris admitted during an interview with authorities that he sexted a 13-year-old boy and asked him for nude photos on Snapchat, prosecutors said in a criminal complaint outlining charges.Harris, 21, was arrested on Thursday and charged in a federal court with producing child pornography in connection to the allegations. While he's only been charged in connection to allegations stemming from one minor, prosecutors said in a criminal complaint <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/naperville-man-arrested-federal-child-pornography-charge-allegedly-enticing-underage">made public by the Department of Justice on Thursday</a> that Harris admitted to "soliciting and receiving child pornography on Snapchat from at least between 10 to 15 other individuals he knew were minors."Prosecutors say Harris was involved in the alleged misconduct from December 2018 to March 2020.<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/press-release/file/1317621/download">According to the criminal complaint</a>, prosecutors say Harris admitted to offering a minor "$2,000 to $3,000" for naked photographs; tried to solicit oral sex from a 13-year-old in a bathroom; asked the 13-year-old's twin if he wanted to "f---"; and admitted to engaging in anal and oral sex with a 15-year-old.Allegations against Harris were first made public earlier this week when twin 14-year-old brothers <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/09/14/jerry-harris-cheerleader-netflix-cheer-fbi-investigation-search-warrant-alleged-sexual-misconduct/5741805002/">told USA Today</a> that their family had brought a civil lawsuit against Harris in Texas.The twins, only identified as Charlie and Sam, and their mother provided USA Today with screenshots of Snapchat conversations with Harris that are identical to screenshots found in the criminal complaint."It was just eating me alive," Charlie told USA Today. "It was just making me so gross and uncomfortable. Every time I saw his name or something like that, I was just cringing about it."During an interview with law enforcement agents, Harris admitted to asking one of the minors for a photo of his "booty" and penis. He also admitted to attempting to engage in oral sex from one of the boys.Harris appeared in court on Thursday afternoon. A representative for Harris did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment."We categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris, which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager," a spokesperson for Harris <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cheer-star-jerry-harris-sexual-misconduct-claims-1234769787/">said in a statement to Variety on Monday</a>, responding to the initial allegations of sexual abuse. "We are confident that when the investigation is completed the true facts will be revealed."Harris is currently behind bars, but his attorney said he will ask for him to be released over concerns of the novel coronavirus, according to CNN. He said Harris has asthma, which could put him at a higher risk when it comes to symptoms of COVID-19.Harris was one of several students from Navarro College featured on the Netflix documentary series <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/cheer">"Cheer,"</a> which gave an inside look into the school's cheer leading team.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/jerry-harris-cheer-arrested-charged-with-production-of-child-pornography-2020-9">'Cheer' star Jerry Harris has been arrested and charged with production of child pornography following accusations of sexual abuse</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/gabi-butler-cheer-interview-daytona-cancellation-navarro-squad-2020-5">'Cheer' star Gabi Butler opens up about the 'devastating' cancellation of Daytona and how she's staying in touch with her Navarro squad in quarantine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/what-life-is-like-for-navarro-cheerleaders-from-cheer-2020-2">What life is like for a Navarro cheerleader — and yes, it is as intense as 'Cheer'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/police-found-potential-bomb-making-materials-in-home-in-queens-2020-9">Police say they found potential bomb making materials in a home in Queens after a man was taken to the hospital with burns</a></li></ul>

'Cheer' star Jerry Harris admitted to sexting a 13-year-old boy during an interview with law enforcement, prosecutors say

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Navarro College <keyword id="6651114" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cheer">Cheer</keyword> Coach <keyword id="9512773" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="monica-aldama">Monica Aldama</keyword>, made famous by her appearance in the hit <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword> docuseries "Cheer," broke her silence following the arrest of fellow "Cheer" star <keyword id="5451240" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jerry-Harris">Jerry Harris</keyword>.</li><li>Harris was arrested on Thursday and charged with producing child pornography in connection to allegations of soliciting nude photos from a 13-year-old boy via Snapchat.</li><li>Aldama posted a statement to Instagram, writing that she was devastated by the "shocking, unexpected <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">news</keyword>."</li><li>Aldama also shared her statement on Twitter and on the Navarro College Cheer social media accounts.</li><li>Several of Harris' former teammates featured on the docuseries have yet to address the allegations, but two of his fellow Navarro competitors re-shared the team's official statement on social media.</li></ul>Navarro College Cheer coach Monica Aldama, who won over viewers with her charismatic leadership on Netflix's hit docuseries "Cheer," has responded to the arrest of former Navarro competitor and "Cheer" star Jerry Harris.In a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/naperville-man-arrested-federal-child-pornography-charge-allegedly-enticing-underage">criminal complaint</a> made public by the Department of Justice on Thursday, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jerry-harris-admitted-sexting-13-year-old-boy-prosecutors-say-2020-9">prosecutors say</a> Harris admitted to soliciting child pornography from between 10 to 15 minors. He was arrested and charged with producing child pornography in connection to allegations that he requested nude photos from a 13-year-old boy. Allegations against the "Cheer" star were first made public on Monday when 14-year-old twins revealed <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/09/14/jerry-harris-cheerleader-netflix-cheer-fbi-investigation-search-warrant-alleged-sexual-misconduct/5741805002/">to USA Today</a> that their family had brought a civil lawsuit against Harris in Texas.In response to the initial allegations, a spokesperson for Harris <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cheer-star-jerry-harris-sexual-misconduct-claims-1234769787/">told Variety</a> that his representatives "categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris, which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager."Representatives for Harris did not respond to Insider's request for comment. Aldama, who is appearing on season 29 of "Dancing with the Stars" alongside ballroom pro Val Chmerkovskiy, shared a statement via <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFRQsuygh2z/">Instagram</a> on Friday, writing that her heart was "shattered into a million pieces" by the "shocking, unexpected news.""Our children must be protected from abuse and exploitation, and I'm praying hard for the victims and everyone affected," the post read. "Please respect our privacy as our family mourns during this heartbreaking time."Comments on the photo have been turned off, but the statement racked up over 60,000 likes within hours of posting.The official Navarro College Cheer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/navarro_college_cheer/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Navarro_Cheer">Twitter</a> accounts shared an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFRQ0lUgs6u/">identical post</a>, and Aldama also distributed the statement to her 43,000 Twitter followers. Several commenters responded, describing their "shock" at the allegations against Harris and voicing their support for Aldama."Having had a son in your program and knowing how much you invest in each kid, I know this crushed you," one commenter <a href="https://twitter.com/TRIMANIAC/status/1306953914491834371">wrote</a>. "It crushed me just thinking about the hurt this has caused for all parties affected. But don't change what you are doing for these kids because of the actions of one.""You're an amazing model to the kids you coach and this must break your heart," another <a href="https://twitter.com/Chailey88/status/1306917199748177920">said</a>. "Thinking of your family."Several of Harris' Navarro teammates who were also featured in all six episodes of the Netflix docuseries — Gabi Butler, Morgan Simianer, Lexi Brumback — have yet to address the situation on social media. Harris' former teammate Shannon Woolsey, who has since left Navarro College to cheer for Texas Tech University, shared the Navarro Cheer account's statement to her Instagram story on Friday."Cheer" standout La'Darius Marshall, who recently made a return to social media after worrying fans with an Instagram post nodding to his struggles with his mental health, also shared the statement on <a href="https://twitter.com/L_Marshall17">Twitter</a>. "Cheer," which began streaming on Netflix in January, has been nominated for six Emmy Awards — and, to date, has won two: outstanding picture editing for an unstructured reality program and outstanding directing for a reality program.Harris was scheduled to be a presenter at the Emmy Awards this weekend. The 21-year-old is currently behind bars, but his attorney said he will ask for Harris to be released due to health concerns, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/entertainment/jerry-harris-arrested/index.html">CNN</a>. Harris, he said, has asthma, which may put him at a higher risk for COVID-19.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/jerry-harris-admitted-sexting-13-year-old-boy-prosecutors-say-2020-9">"Cheer" star Jerry Harris admitted to sexting a 13-year-old boy during an interview with law enforcement, prosecutors say</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jerry-harris-cheer-arrested-charged-with-production-of-child-pornography-2020-9">'Cheer' star Jerry Harris has been arrested and charged with production of child pornography following accusations of sexual abuse</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/cheer-monica-aldama-fun-facts-interview-2020-7">Cheer' star Monica Aldama puts Taylor Swift on all of her playlists and 14 more things you probably didn't know about the cheerleading coach</a>

'Cheer' coach Monica Aldama speaks out about arrest of Jerry Harris on child porn charge

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right click-to-enlarge"><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Instagram" title_caption="Jamie Andries (left) has amassed over 400,000 fans and followers on Instagram. She's a 17-year-old high school cheerleader." class="zoomin" href="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52e2803e69bedd6a50f141c5-960/cheerlebrities.png"></a>InstagramJamie Andries (left) has amassed over 400,000 fans and followers on Instagram. She's a 17-year-old high school cheerleader.</div></div>Last month, <a href="http://www.thewire.com/culture/2013/12/private-lives-cheerlebrities-instagram/356142/">The Wire's Allie Jones</a> came across a huge but hidden cultural phenomenon: <a href="http://www.thewire.com/culture/2013/12/private-lives-cheerlebrities-instagram/356142/">the online universe of pretty blonde cheerleaders</a>. It doesn't sound so exciting or new, right? If you saw them in the mall or the airport, you'd probably just think they were like any other high school kids.
But on Instagram they're massive. So famous that their kind has its own tribal name. <a href="http://www.thewire.com/culture/2013/12/private-lives-cheerlebrities-instagram/356142/">They are the "cheerlebrities" of Instagram.</a>
You can't see them on TV, and they rarely appear in the traditional media. These stars live in your phones, racking up followers by the thousand, and endorsement deals with hair bow companies. 
They have fans and they have haters. If MTV did a season of "The Real World" that solely existed inside iPhones, these teen queens would be the stars.
According to Jones, the three most popular cheerlebrities are <a href="http://instagram.com/gabibutler1617" target="_blank" data-ls-seen="1">Gabi Butler</a>, with almost 220,000 Instagram followers, and <a href="http://instagram.com/carlymanning10" target="_blank" data-ls-seen="1">Carly Manning</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/jamieandries" target="_blank" data-ls-seen="1">Jamie Andries</a>, who both have more than 400,000 followers.
Here's Gabi with an Instagram video that received about 30,000 "likes." She's also a dead ringer for Jessica Alba.

 
This is 17-year-old Jamie Andries, who has a little over 400,000 followers on Instagram. Her team, the Cheer Athletics Cheetahs, won the 2012 World's Competition of cheerleading. According to a bio written by a fan, Andries is known for having one of the best "hair poofs" in cheerleading.

The world of cheerleading, heavily based in the South, is not new in pop culture. In 2006, Lifetime created an original series called <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/cheerleader-nation">"Cheerleader Nation," which followed Dunbar High School Varsity Cheerleaders in Lexington, Ky.</a> Dunbar High School is the only high school to have won the National Cheerleading Competition five years in a row, and the show followed the year leading up to its third-consecutive win. Five girls on the team are the main focus of the show, alongside their parents and siblings. 
The video below is a YouTube clip of the National Competition scene from "Cheerleader Nation." 
You can see the intensity of the sport but also the intensity of the parents and the coaches. Even though this video is from nine years ago, the high-stakes world of competitive cheerleading doused in regular high school drama has now just manifested somewhere else: on Instagram. 

 
But there can only be one No. 1, and that title goes to Carley Manning, if <a href="http://forum.spiritcompany.com/">Internet cheer forums</a> are to be believed. 
Jones writes that "even (Carley's) boyfriend, Matt, is Instagram-famous. <a href="http://www.thewire.com/culture/2013/12/private-lives-cheerlebrities-instagram/356142/">He recently tweeted a photo of two younger kids who dressed up like Carly and Matt for Halloween</a>."
That's how you know you've made it.
Lindsay D. a 19-year-old cheerleader from Long Island, New York, says she just started following Carley and Jamie this year, but "[the cheerleading community has] known about them for the last couple of years."
"And everyone knows about cheerlebrities," she adds.
Carley (pictured below) did not respond to interview requests from either The Wire or Business Insider.

<a href="http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/2014-01/carly-manning-cheerleading"></a>She was recently featured in Teen Vogue, where <a href="http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/2014-01/carly-manning-cheerleading">she wrote a column that was published in this month's issue of the magazine:</a>
When I was about 11 years old, I got Facebook. Around that time there started to be a lot of interest in my all-girl team, the Panthers, because we won Worlds that year. A lot of people on the Panthers started getting Facebook requests from fans. Then we all downloaded <a href="http://instagram.com/carlymanning10" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/carlygonewild" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and I started getting lots of followers after Worlds the following year. I would just post pictures with my friends on the team doing baskets and stunting and tumbling, and people would Like them! I honestly don't know how I got so many followers. I didn't ask for shoutouts or do anything, but I have 372,000 on Instagram now. It just kind of happened.
These girls are not just pretty faces; they're talented. 
Here's Carley doing what's called a "kick full kick full" in a video that received over 30,000 likes:

But not everyone is a fan, and these girls (the majority of them followed by teenagers their own age), don't always see the nicest things written in comments on their photos. And, fans fight with each other! 
These comments appeared under an upload of Jamie:
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That's why the parents stay involved. 
"Gabi's parents seem to know what she's up to online," <a href="http://www.thewire.com/culture/2013/12/private-lives-cheerlebrities-instagram/356142/">Jones wrote</a> in her article. Sometimes Gabi's dad "will [help] if I'm having trouble answering messages on Facebook, 'cause it's to the point of, like, a hundred messages a day." 
Just check out some of these comments:
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But Manning writes in Teen Vogue that <a href="http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/2014-01/carly-manning-cheerleading">she remains unfazed by the idea</a> that she's the nucleus of this phenomenon.
I personally don't use the term "cheerlebrity," which is what the internet calls us. In my opinion, cheerleaders aren't celebrities! We're athletes who are recognized for hard work and dedication to the sport. And yes, cheer is definitely a sport. We put in so many hours of physical training, killing our bodies to do what we love. I've definitely come across people who don't agree, but that's because they've never seen it. I tell them to come to a practice and watch the tumbling and the stunting and then tell me cheerleading isn't a sport.

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