{"id":9766,"date":"2022-01-11T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1546445"},"modified":"2022-01-11T12:05:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T11:05:07","slug":"how-cheer-season-2-will-explore-jerry-harris-allegations","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-cheer-season-2-will-explore-jerry-harris-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"How Cheer season 2 will explore Jerry Harris allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When Cheer<\/a> made its Netflix debut in February 2020, the teammates of Navarro College\u2019s cheerleading squad quickly rose to fame, and Jerry Harris in particular became a fan-favourite amongst viewers.<\/p>\n

However, in September 2020, the 22-year-old was arrested and charged with the production of child pornography, while in December, he was indicted on new federal charges dating back three years, which alleged that he solicited minors to send him sexually explicit photos of themselves and enticed one minor to engage in sexual activity. He has denied the accusations.<\/p>\n

Back in September, Netflix said in a statement to CNN: \u201cLike everyone we are shocked by this news. Any abuse of minors is a terrible crime and we respect the legal process.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, with season two premiering on Wednesday, fans are wondering whether the upcoming episodes will address the allegations against Harris and whether the former cast member will feature in the new series at all.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything we know so far about Cheer season two and how it will explore the Jerry Harris allegations.<\/p>\n

How does Cheer season 2 address Jerry Harris allegations?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Netflix has hinted at how season two will cover the charges against Jerry Harris, which came to light as the show restarted filming after COVID-19 forced them to stop in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely the hardest season I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d coach Monica Aldama is heard saying in the clip. \u201cI can\u2019t even process it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director Greg Whiteley has also spoken about how season two will handle the allegations ahead of its release, revealing that the news broke on the same day that Aldama made her Dancing with the Stars debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I was very much like everybody else \u2013 I was floored and heartbroken,\u201d he said. \u201cI tried to unpack what it was that I was feeling. Here was a person that I felt like I knew very, very well. But then there was news that led me to believe I didn\u2019t know everything about this person and that led to, in a weird way, me mourning the passing of the person that I thought I knew.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t find that there was anybody that was reluctant to talk about it on camera. And I really appreciated that, because just like their fame was impossible to ignore, what happened with Jerry would\u2019ve been impossible to ignore because it impacted the team so severely.\u201d<\/p>\n