{"id":2036079,"date":"2026-07-09T23:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2036079"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:03:53","slug":"lil-rel-howery-donates-1000-to-nolan-wells-family-after-mysterious-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2036079","title":{"rendered":"Lil Rel Howery Donates $1,000 to Nolan Wells&#8217; Family After Mysterious Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/42\/16by9\/2026\/07\/09\/42884846bf2644b8a9d45403fbd7faf2_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Lil Rel Howery Donates $1,000 to Nolan Wells&#8217; Family After Mysterious Death<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lil Rel Howery<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Donates $1k To Nolan Wells Family<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; I Hope They Get Answers<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-09T16:03:53-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202607\"><br \/>\n                July 9, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            4:03 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-8a1044f02a8a5522478a498d16b3a718\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260709_42884846bf2644b8a9d45403fbd7faf2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:81f97716-3c99-48dc-965c-1db5f33f9839\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/42\/4by3\/2026\/07\/09\/42884846bf2644b8a9d45403fbd7faf2_md.jpg\" alt=\"lil rel howery and nolan wells getty facebook 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-30f9fa429915cd0783999077863f46a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lil-rel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lil Rel Howery<\/strong><\/a> says he wants to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nolan-xavier-wells\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Nolan Wells<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; family get to the bottom of his mysterious death &#8230; donating a large sum of money to help them find answers. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e98d3b1b9ca64ab2d89a1ec8d4d8f4ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The comedian gave the family $1,000 and told TMZ &#8230; &#8220;I just want the Nolan Family to find out the truth and that\u2019s what I\u2019m contributing to. Finding out the truth. That family and that young man deserves that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-18cbb0a468d5c23f2fe3f8571afd54bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260709_8aa198f02a4f4a7a9acea542d972a412\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:81f97716-3c99-48dc-965c-1db5f33f9839\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8a\/4by3\/2026\/07\/09\/8aa198f02a4f4a7a9acea542d972a412_md.jpg\" alt=\"lil rel howery and nolan wells donation gofundme\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-31b93a8cc5ae724d1799fe74d4ca6be4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The comedian is one of many people who has donated to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-loving-memory-of-nolan-xavier-wells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GoFundMe<\/strong><\/a> set up by the family to cover funeral costs, celebration of life services, and any additional costs related to Nolan&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-df9fdd88935d175705e33be0abb3fc9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/06\/search-for-missing-mississippi-teen-over-fourth-of-july-weekend\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>frantic search<\/strong><\/a> for Nolan was called off after his body was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/06\/nolan-xavier-wells-found-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>found<\/strong><\/a> off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7f4af6109cb8e783a6abb12c677f713e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260706_d3dae57f29e54a39b1f9254954a901ef\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:81f97716-3c99-48dc-965c-1db5f33f9839\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/4by3\/2026\/07\/06\/d3dae57f29e54a39b1f9254954a901ef_md.jpg\" alt=\"Nolan wells facebook 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0e02db6e78c4ffdec060079b289c2d5d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Nolan had been hanging out with friends on Horn Island &#8212; a popular vacation spot in Mississippi &#8212; before he went missing during Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e91e444419ebbd2227bd646211f0ab38\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-e91e444419ebbd2227bd646211f0ab38-696845069-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/09\/lil-rel-howery-donates-to-nolan-wells-family\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/42\/16by9\/2026\/07\/09\/42884846bf2644b8a9d45403fbd7faf2_xl.jpg&#8221;] Lil Rel Howery Donates $1,000 to Nolan Wells&#8217; Family After Mysterious Death Lil Rel HoweryDonates $1k To Nolan Wells Family&#8230; 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