Josh Peck Breaks Silence On Nickelodeon Co-Star Drake Bell's Abuse
perezhilton.comJosh Peck is sharing his support for Drake Bell and all child stars who have opened up about experiencing abuse on set.
Earlier this week, Drake revealed that he was sexually assaulted by his Nickelodeon dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck, with whom he worked on All That and The Amanda Show in the late ’90s and early ’00s.
The details of the abuse were extremely heartbreaking, and were revealed in the Investigation Discovery docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which also featured other young performers sharing their horror stories from the industry. Related: Nick Creator Dan Schneider Denies Being Creepy With Child Stars Considering the actors worked so closely on Drake & Josh just after this abuse occurred, everyone’s been looking to Josh to make some kind of public comment on the doc.
And now, he is finally speaking out! On Thursday, the 37-year-old, who was also on The Amanda Show, wrote on Instagram: Naturally, he turned off the comments after getting so much hate for not speaking up sooner.
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