Drake Bell Reveals Josh Peck Helped Him ‘Work Through’ His ‘Quiet on Set’ Sexual Abuse Revelations

In gentle of Drake Bell‘s revelations in regards to the sexual abuse he confronted at 15 years outdated, his former Drake & Josh co-star, Josh Peck, has confronted backlash on social media about his obvious silence on the state of affairs. Nonetheless, Peck, 37, “reached out” to Bell, 37, the “I Discovered a Approach” musician revealed in a brand new TikTok video posted on Wednesday, March 20.

“I simply need to clear one thing up. I’ve observed loads of feedback on a few of Josh’s TikToks and a few of his posts,” Bell started in his video. “I simply need to allow you to guys know that that is actually — processing this and going by way of this can be a actually emotional time, and loads of it is rather, very tough. So, not all the things is put out to the general public.”

Bell then clarified that Peck “has reached out to [him], and it’s been very delicate.”

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“However he has reached out to speak with me and assist me work by way of this,” Bell continued earlier than including that Peck “has been actually, actually nice. So, simply wished to allow you to guys know that and to take it somewhat simple on him.”

Bell’s assertion comes after Peck began to obtain numerous feedback on social media about Bell. Many identified that he hasn’t publicly addressed his former co-star’s violating expertise by the hands of former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh Peck), which Bell unpacked in the course of the second episode of ID’s Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Children TV.

“I used to be sleeping on the sofa the place I often sleep and I woke as much as him — I opened my eyes and I wakened and he was … he was sexually assaulting me,” Bell recalled. “And I froze, and was in full shock and had no concept what to do or the right way to react.”

In 2004, Brian pleaded no contest to a cost of oral copulation with a minor beneath 16 and a cost of performing a lewd act with a 14 or 15-year-old. Brian spent 16 months in jail and was ordered to register as a intercourse offender. Bell’s id within the case remained a secret till now. In response to the musician’s revelations in Quiet on Set, Nickelodeon supplied a press release to Hollywood Life.

“Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his id because the plaintiff within the 2004 case, we’re dismayed and saddened to be taught of the trauma he has endured, and we commend and assist the energy required to return ahead,” the community mentioned.

In a separate assertion, Nickelodeon reacted to the opposite allegations that former employees members made towards separate crew members.

“Although we can’t corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions a long time in the past, Nickelodeon as a matter of coverage investigates all formal complaints as a part of our dedication to fostering a protected {and professional} office setting freed from harassment or different kinds of inappropriate conduct,” the community famous. “Our highest priorities are the well-being and greatest pursuits not simply of our workers, casts and crew, however of all youngsters, and we have now adopted quite a few safeguards through the years to assist guarantee we live as much as our personal excessive requirements and the expectations of our viewers.”

Peck and Bell had a falling out of their friendship years in the past. Peck launched his e book, Completely satisfied Folks Are Annoying, in 2022, which claimed that he hadn’t talked to Bell shortly amid his authorized woes. In response, Bell’s now-estranged spouse, Janet, referred to as Peck a “liar” on social media.