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Additional celebrities have shown support for Quaden Bayle, including fellow Australian Hugh Jackman. “Quaden-you’ve got a friend in me,” the actor tweeted alongside a video, telling the boy, “You are stronger than you know, mate.” Jackman added, “Bullying is not okay. Period. Life is hard enough.”
Since Quaden is a Boston Celtics fan, basketball player Enes Kanter showed him some love, writing on Twitter, “The world is behind you, the Celtics are behind you Champ.” Kanter offered him a front-row seat at a Celtics game and shared a photo of the 9-year-old decked out in Celtics gear holding a basketball, all smiles.
Quaden was also invited to lead the Indigenous All-Stars out onto the field during their rugby league game with the Maori All-Stars in Australia, according to NBC San Diego.
While the outpouring of support seems to have encouraged the Bayles family, his mother is calling for continued anti-bullying awareness. “We could never have dreamt in our wildest dreams that it would’ve gone worldwide and created such a media frenzy,” Yarraka Bayles told reporters, per NBC San Diego. “There are way too many people suffering in silence and my heart goes out to those families that have already lost their children to bullying. It’s an international crisis and it demands urgent attention.”
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Written by: Nicki
