If there was an upside to doing Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Drake Bell said it would be the strangers who have approached him with gratitude before sharing their own sad tales of abuse.
08.04.2024 - 04:49 / justjared.com
Drake Bell opened up more in the fifth episode of Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
In the new special, which debuted on Sunday night (April 7), the 37-year-old former child star spoke about what has happened since he revealed his past trauma, and he reacted to some of the responses to the doc-series.
Drake‘s latest interview, which was done virtually, he spoke in defense of his Drake & Josh co-star Josh Peck, and he also reacted to the criticisms of his mom not protecting him from Brian Peck.
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“I know what it’s like to have the internet attack you for really nothing,” Drake said of Josh, adding that the actor already “reached out to me and we had been talking.”
“This is a really difficult thing to process,” he went on. “But, at the end of the day, we have such a close connection and unique bond that’s so rare in this industry that, I don’t know, it’s really special, and he’s a really great person.”
Back in March, Drake revealed that Josh had reached out. If you missed it, you can also see Josh‘s statement after the original docu-series episodes aired.
Also in the episode, Drake reacted to those criticizing his mom for not protecting him more when he was younger.
“If you were in that situation at that time, he was so good at what he was doing. He was so calculated, he knew exactly what to say, how to say it, what to do, the image to portray, everything,” Drake said. “I completely understand how he just pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes. It’s tragic.”
In case you missed it, see how Drake reacted to Nickelodeon’s response to the docu-series.
If there was an upside to doing Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Drake Bell said it would be the strangers who have approached him with gratitude before sharing their own sad tales of abuse.
Drake Bell and Rider Strong are speaking.
Emily Longeretta Drake Bell is continuing to tell his story in the latest episode of ID’s “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” documentary. Titled “Breaking the Silence,” the fifth episode, which aired on Sunday, April 7, began with Bell speaking to host Soledad O’Brien about what has happened since he came forward for the first time about being sexually assaulted by Brian Peck.
Drake Bell revealed on Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV that Brian Peck, a former Nickelodeon dialogue coach, abused him.
Emily Longeretta Drake Bell is healing alongside Rider Strong. Strong, who became close friends with dialogue coach Brian Peck after meeting on “Boy Meets World,” was one of the many actors who wrote a letter in defense of Peck’s character when Bell accused him of sexual assault in 2003. At the time, the victim of the assault was listed as John Doe, but Bell came forward revealing it was him in Investigation Discovery’s “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” (At the time, Peck pleaded no contest to two charges of child sexual abuse, was sentenced to 16 months in prison and had to register as a sex offender.) Now, more than 20 years later, Bell and Strong have connected.
Drake Bell has no hard feelings for Josh Peck.
Drake Bell doesn’t think Nickelodeon‘s response to Quiet on Set was up to par.
Emily Longeretta Directors Beth and Rich Correll, whose letters defending Brian Peck in his court case against Drake Bell were made public in the recent “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” documentary, are apologizing. “We extend our deepest apologies to Drake Bell and his family, and we deeply regret our decision many years ago to request leniency for someone who we later learned had committed a horrible crime and caused so much pain and trauma to Drake and others. If we had known the truth at the time the letters were written, we never would have written them,” the Corrells said in an exclusive statement to Variety.
Drake Bell is in the middle of the spotlight after the release of the bombshell documentary Quiet On Set. The Nickelodeon star detailed years of abuse at the hands of Brian Peck, opening the floodgates for conversations about the treatment of children in entertainment. The actor has been on a personal rollercoaster for years, finding himself in his own legal battles, getting probation in July 2021 for child endangerment.
Quiet On Set “pretty empty”.In the third episode of the four-part series that aired on Discovery, Bell opened up about being sexually abused by dialogue coach Brian Peck aged 15. He was reportedly abused by Peck whilst working on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show from 1999 to 2002.
Drake Bell opened up in his first interview after participating in the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries.
Drake Bell got real about why he shared his sexual assault story for the first time.
Drake Bell revealed on the ID docu-series Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV that he was sexually assaulted by former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck.
Michaela Zee Drake Bell has spoken out in his first interview following the release of the ID docuseries, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” In a new episode of “The Sarah Fraser Show” podcast, Bell shared his thoughts on Nickelodeon‘s response to the documentary, in which the “Drake & Josh” star details his sexual abuse by dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck. “There’s a very well-tailored response saying, ‘Learning about his trauma,’ because they couldn’t say that they didn’t know about this or what had happened, or anything,” Bell said.
Drake Bell has spoken out in his first interview since the release of HBO’s scandalous Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw and Daniel Curtis Lee, the former stars of Ned’s Declassified School Survivor Guide, have apologized for making a sexual joke when asked about the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries during a TikTok live.
The stars of Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide are full of regret about the inappropriate comments they made about one of the darkest times in Drake Bell’s life. Earlier this week, Devon Werkheiser
Well, this is a horrifying extra bit of news following everything we’ve learned about Nickelodeon this week.
Josh Peck is sharing his support for Drake Bell and all child stars who have opened up about experiencing abuse on set.
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