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Drake Bell is not happy with those television stars who defended his abuser Brian Peck — rightfully so.
In 2004, the former Nickelodeon dialogue coach pleaded no contest to one charge each of oral copulation with a minor under 16 and performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old. He went to prison for 16 months and was ordered to register as a sex offender. The identity of the minor involved in the case had not been disclosed at the time. But this year, Drake came forward to reveal he was Peck’s victim. The 37-year-old actor opened up for the first time about being sexually assaulted by Peck in the Investigation Discovery docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. Harrowing stuff.
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In light of the documentary, some shocking new details about Peck’s sentencing came out. Several stars penned letters of support for him while asking a judge for leniency, including some who also spent their childhoods on TV — like Boy Meets World actors Will Friedle and Rider Strong. Yeah, these two defended a convicted child molester. Of course, this isn’t a good look for Will, Rider, or any of the actors involved. And the Girl Meets World alums know this. In fact, they spoke about the letters in an episode of their Pod Meets World podcast last month — before the new documentary came out!
Will and Rider claimed they were groomed and manipulated by Peck — seemingly explaining why they supported Peck throughout the case. And years later, they expressed regret ever writing the letters. Will said:
They seem genuinely remorseful. However, Drake isn’t buying their words. Now, he has publicly called them out. When Zoey 101 alum Alexa Nikolas dropped a
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For years former child actors have been sharing horror stories about their time at Nickelodeon. Unfortunately it took a docuseries, everything being organized and presented on TV, for folks to listen. But they’re listening now!
Investigation Discovery has greenlit a new, fifth episode of docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV that will delve deeper in into the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most iconic kids’ television shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s, including allegations of abuse, sexism and racism.
Drake Bell doesn’t think Nickelodeon‘s response to Quiet on Set was up to par.
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.
Alexa Nikolas has seen Dan Schneider’s apology video… and she has THOUGHTS.
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Drake Bell has slammed Nickelodeon’s responses to the “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” documentary, calling the network’s apology “pretty empty.” “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, 37, said during an appearance on the “The Sarah Fraser Show” podcast. “So I think that was a really well-tailored response by probably some big attorney in Hollywood.”“I find it pretty empty, their responses, because, I mean, they still show our shows, they still put our shows on,” the “Drake and Josh” alum fumed.
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 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.
Josh Peck, of the Nickelodeon hit Drake & Josh, has issued a statement of support of his old co-star Drake Bell, who recently revealed that he’d been sexually abused by a show dialogue coach when he was just 15.
Michaela Zee Josh Peck has shared a statement on the abuse allegations made by Drake Bell in the documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” Josh Peck and Bell starred in the Nickelodeon sitcom “Drake & Josh” from 2004 to 2007. In “Quiet on Set,” Bell alleged he was sexually assaulted by dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh), who worked on “All That” and “The Amanda Show” in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Josh Peck wrote on Instagram: “I finished the ‘Quiet On Set’ documentary and took a few days to process it.
Quiet On Set, Bell claimed that he was sexually abused by dialogue coach Brian Peck at the age of 15.Coincidentally, the alleged abuser shares the same surname as Bell’s on-screen brother in the popular teen sitcom, Drake & Josh, which ran from 2004 to 2007, however Brian and Josh are not related to each other.The confusion and the sensitivity of the topic has caused some fans to send abusive and hateful messages to Josh Peck online, which Bell has now addressed.The former child actor made a TikTok video in which he said: “I just want to clear something up. I’ve noticed a lot of comments on on some of Josh’s TikToks and some of his posts.
allegations made in the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, former child actor Alexa Nikolas has spoken up about Dan Schneider, the boss who allegedly created and tolerated toxic working conditions.The much-talked-about doc looks at misconduct involving , specifically at Nickelodeon and , whose series dominated the network in the mid-aughts. Schneider has long been a subject of various rumors and allegations; , and he is more or less called out by name as the perpetrator of .
Ethan Shanfeld Drake Bell has taken to social media to inform fans that his Nickelodeon co-star Josh Peck has reached out to him in private about the abuse allegations Bell made in the documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” Josh Peck starred in the sitcom “Drake & Josh” alongside Bell, who in the docuseries alleged he was sexually assaulted by Nickelodeon dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh) while working on “All That” and “The Amanda Show” in the late 1990s and early 2000s. After “Quiet on Set” debuted on Max, Josh Peck posted a social media video littered with comments demanding he speak out about his co-stars’ allegations, as TMZ reported.
Drake Bell is asking Drake & Josh fans to take it easy on his co-star Josh Peck after Bell alleged on Quiet on Set he was abused by former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck.
The first episodes of Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV have dropped, and they are a disaster for Dan Schneider. The creator of shows like iCarly and
More and more evidence just keeps coming out proving what a weird environment Nickelodeon was for the kids working there back in the ’90s and early 2000s…
The Boy Meets World cast members Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence), Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Will Friedle (Eric Matthews), Trina McGee (Angela Moore), William Daniels (Mr. Feeny), Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (Dean Lila Bolander), Betsy Randle (Amy Matthews), William Russ (Alan Matthews and Anthony Tyler Quinn (Jonathan Turner) reunited on Saturday for a panel at ’90s Con in Hartford, Connecticut.
Drake Bell’s abuser Brian Peck had quite a few television stars in his corner before his sentencing in 2004… In the Investigation docuserie