A GoFundMe page recently alleged that Wil Ladd, an instructor at N10 Dance Studios, in Tustin, was the victim of a “senseless attack” in the drive-thru of a Taco Bell in Irvine.
A friend of Ladd reached out to us to say that he was upset about the GoFundMe page and has asked GoFundMe to take it down. Ladd has also reached out to us and he said that “The article that you have posted is currently incorrect in multiple details.”
Apparently Ladd is involved in legal proceedings now that have to do with this case. We are honoring his request and deleting the details from our old post as well as the link to the GoFundMe page, which was created by a Santa Ana resident named Chanel Ulrich.
Ladd promises that we can discuss his case further after the legal proceedings have closed.
Ladd has 14 years of experience in dance and fitness training, instructing, and performing in southern and western regions across the US. Additionally, Wil has been doing commercial work for Film and TV, Music Videos, Industrials and Commercials; and dancing for Nashville’s first Contemporary Dance Company “Found Movement Group,” according to his online bio.
While staying busy in professional dance he still found time for college, teaching, and choreography; during Ladd’s college career his choreography was chosen to represent Austin Peay at ACDFA Upon graduation, he received the prestigious “Outstanding Senior Dancer” at APSU as well as “Outstanding Male Dancer”. Over the years he has proudly received numerous choreography awards from StarPower, Masquerade, Applause Talent, Kids Artistic Revue, and Nexstar mostly for his Contemporary choreography. Currently Ladd is continuing to teach kids and adults throughout Orange County that it’s all about Peace, Love & Dance.
Has anyone been arrested in the involvement of this? This is disgusting!!!
So sad. I have not heard of any arrests.
Your news story is based on a Go Fund Me posting? No police report? No interview of victim, victim’s friends/family, Taco Bell employee, witnesses, or police? Go Fund Me is not a credible source for news. Do better.
We have edited the post at Ladd’s request.
While I applaud you bringing this story to light, you inadvertently misled the public with incomplete facts from a non-witness statement (friend), without challenging the veracity or details of the claim. This is the kind of shoddy journalism that gets the media in trouble (or gets a president elected), depending how you look at it. We will await your revised story with clear detail and specifics.
Gofundme asked us to write about it. They did the vetting. Blame them.