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In gentle of Drake Bell‘s revelations about the sexual abuse he confronted at 15 years outdated, his former Drake & Josh co-star, Josh Peck, has confronted backlash on social media about his obvious silence on the scenario. However, Peck, 37, “reached out” to Bell, 37, the “I Found a Way” musician revealed in a brand new TikTok video posted on Wednesday, March 20.
“I just want to clear something up. I’ve noticed a lot of comments on some of Josh’s TikToks and some of his posts,” Bell started in his video. “I just want to let you guys know that this is really — processing this and going through this is a really emotional time, and a lot of it is very, very difficult. So, not everything is put out to the public.”
Bell then clarified that Peck “has reached out to [him], and it’s been very sensitive.”
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“But he has reached out to talk with me and help me work through this,” Bell continued earlier than including that Peck “has been really, really great. So, just wanted to let you guys know that and to take it a little easy 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 through the second episode of ID’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
“I was sleeping on the couch where I usually sleep and I woke up to him — I opened my eyes and I woke up and he was … he was sexually assaulting me,” Bell recalled. “And I froze, and was in complete shock and had no idea what to do or how to react.”
In 2004, Brian pleaded no contest to a cost of oral copulation with a minor underneath 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 offered a press release to Hollywood Life.
“Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case, we are dismayed and saddened to learn of the trauma he has endured, and we commend and support the strength required to come forward,” the community mentioned.
In a separate assertion, Nickelodeon reacted to the opposite allegations that former employees members made in opposition to separate crew members.
“Though we cannot corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions decades ago, Nickelodeon as a matter of policy investigates all formal complaints as part of our commitment to fostering a safe and professional workplace environment free of harassment or other kinds of inappropriate conduct,” the community famous. “Our highest priorities are the well-being and best interests not just of our employees, casts and crew, but of all children, and we have adopted numerous safeguards over the years to help ensure we are living up to our own high standards and the expectations of our audience.”
Peck and Bell had a falling out of their friendship years in the past. Peck launched his e-book, Happy People 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.