Dustin Diamond spent years publicly claiming that his parents mishandled the money he earned as a child star on Saved by the Bell . Now, his father is directly challenging that narrative. On Investigation Discovery’s Hollywood Demons episode “After the Bell,” which aired on May 4, Mark Diamond rejects the allegation that he took his son’s earnings, calling the claim both inaccurate and damaging. The accusation has long been part of Dustin Diamond’s story. Friends and collaborators say the actor believed he was earning significant money during his run on the show, but never saw it. Dan Block, who knew Diamond later in life, says the actor told him he once made “$1,250 per week” but claimed his parents were “stealing his money or taking his money.” That belief fueled years of public statements, including Diamond’s own blunt assessment in 2015, per Fox News : “My parents wasted so much of my hard work. A lot of my youth.” Mark Diamond’s account is sharply different.…