Drake Bell has no hard feelings for Josh Peck. In Tuesday’s episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, the Drake & Josh alum continued to show support for his onscreen brother — despite the fact that was slammed by fans for not speaking up about his former co-star’s abuse revelation sooner.
Showing appreciation for Josh’s response to the Quiet on Set docuseries, Drake revealed: Not everything needs to be made public!
Reaching out privately probably felt a lot more personal to start. And especially with a terrible and tough topic like this one. Related: Drake’s Abuser Was Pen Pals With Child Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy?! That said, if Josh knew about the abuse, what took him so long to speak out publicly about the situation overall??
The Found a Way crooner clarified: As Perezcious readers know, Drake came forward as the previously unnamed minor involved in the 2003 sexual abuse case against Brian Peck, his former Nickelodeon dialogue coach.
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