Drake Bell Details ‘Brutal’ Sexual Abuse in Upcoming Doc About Working at Nickelodeon
Drake Bell is opening up in regards to the “brutal” sexual abuse he confronted whereas working at Nickelodeon within the upcoming docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Children TV. The 37-year-old musician detailed his expertise working with former dialogue coach Brian Peck.
“Brian and I grew to become actually shut as a result of we had numerous the identical pursuits, which trying again, I believe that was in all probability a bit of calculated,” Bell mentioned in a single scene of the two-part docuseries, in keeping with PEOPLE. “I typically look again at the moment and surprise how on this planet I survived. I keep in mind the entire abusive occasions, however every little thing exterior of that could be very blurry to me, which is a bummer as a result of I skilled numerous nice issues in my life and my profession throughout this time. But it surely was so overshadowed and ruined by what I used to be coping with on the within that it made it actually laborious for me.”
Bell then recalled a horrifying incident when Peck molested him.
“I used to be sleeping on the sofa the place I normally sleep and I woke as much as him — I opened my eyes and I wakened and he was … he was sexually assaulting me,” Bell mentioned, referring to the time when he was 15 years outdated. “And I froze, and was in full shock and had no concept what to do or how you can react.”
Bell landed his first appearing gig on the youngsters’ community with The Amanda Present, the place he met Peck. On the time, Peck would invite Bell over to his home for appearing classes. Bell’s father, Joe Bell, expressed his concern about Peck being round his son, however Joe claimed he was “ostracized” consequently. Peck ultimately was employed as Bell’s supervisor.
Within the docuseries, the “I Discovered a Means” artist additionally recalled how he obtained “trapped” by Peck over time.
“You already know anytime I had an audition or anytime I wanted to work on dialogue or something, I one way or the other ended up again at Brian’s home,” Bell defined. “And it simply obtained worse, and worse, and worse, and worse, and I used to be simply trapped. I had no means out. The abuse was in depth and it obtained fairly brutal.”
In 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to a cost of oral copulation with a minor underneath 16 in addition to a cost of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old, in keeping with PEOPLE. Bell was not recognized because the sufferer on the time the case went public. Peck then spent 16 months in jail and was ordered to register as a intercourse offender.
Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Children TV airs in two components on Sunday, March 17, and Monday, March 18, on Investigation Discovery from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.
In the event you or anybody has been sexually abused, name the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A skilled employees member will present confidential, judgment-free assist in addition to native assets to help in therapeutic, recovering and extra.