Josh Peck has shared an announcement on the abuse allegations made by Drake Bell within the documentary sequence “Quiet on Set: The Darkish Aspect of Youngsters TV.”
Josh Peck and Bell starred within the Nickelodeon sitcom “Drake & Josh” from 2004 to 2007. In “Quiet on Set,” Bell alleged he was sexually assaulted by dialogue and performing coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh), who labored on “All That” and “The Amanda Present” within the late ’90s and early 2000s.
Josh Peck wrote on Instagram: “I completed the ‘Quiet On Set’ documentary and took just a few days to course of it. I reached out to Drake privately, however need to give my assist for the survivors who had been courageous sufficient to share their tales of emotional and bodily abuse on Nickelodeon units with the world. Kids needs to be protected. Reliving this publicly is extremely tough, however I hope it could actually deliver therapeutic for the victims and their households in addition to obligatory change to our trade.”
After Josh Peck acquired a wave of feedback over his silence on Bell’s abuse, Bell took to social media to defend his “Drake & Josh” co-star.
“I simply need to clear one thing up. I’ve observed plenty of feedback on a few of Josh’s TikToks and a few of his posts,” Bell stated in a video posted to TikTok. “I simply need to allow you to guys know that that is actually … processing this and going via this can be a actually emotional time, and plenty of it is extremely, very tough. So not every thing is put out to the general public.”
Bell continued, “However I simply need you guys to know that he has reached out to me, and it’s been very delicate. However he has reached out to speak with me and assist me work via this. And has been actually, actually nice. So simply wished to allow you to guys know that and to take it a bit of simple on him.”
In 2003, Brian Peck, 43 on the time, was arrested on 11 fees — together with sodomy, lewd act upon a toddler 14 or 15 by an individual 10 years older, and oral copulation by anesthesia or managed substance — however the sufferer was not named till now when Bell stepped ahead. “Quiet on Set” additionally revealed allegations of emotional abuse and sexualization of kid actors in opposition to Nickelodeon govt and “Drake & Josh” creator Dan Schneider, which he addressed in a video launched after the documentary premiered.
“Watching over the previous two nights was very tough,” Schneider stated. “Going through my previous behaviors, a few of that are embarrassing and that I remorse. I undoubtedly owe some folks a fairly sturdy apology.”
Nancy Sullivan, who performed the mom of Bell’s character on “Drake & Josh,” additionally voiced assist for her co-star, writing on Instagram: “They weren’t my actual youngsters, however I’ll all the time love them. It broke my coronary heart into one million items to listen to simply how a lot Drake was holding inside whereas we had been working collectively. I used to be each devastated and proud seeing the person he’s grown into sit down on digicam and bravely inform his reality. Previous abuse doesn’t outline us, and it has no proper to rule our lives, I do know that placing this burden down will free him in so some ways. I hope recollections of the enjoyment he had on our exhibits will sometime significantly overshadow the ache. Sending like to Drake for a deep therapeutic and for a wealthy and exquisite life forward.”