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Drake Bell was able to open up about being a victim of sexual abuse after finding sobriety. The 38-year-old actor appeared in the recent documentary 'Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV' where he opened up on the "extensive and brutal" abuse he suffered at the hands of Nickelodeon dialect coach when he was a teen star on the network and admitted that he had developed a "completely different perspective" on things after giving up alcohol almost a year ago. He told Us Weekly: "Recovery is a very difficult thing, especially when you’ve been stricken with [substance abuse] for so many years. Bu...
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Emma Roberts had "no idea" of the abuse that was taking place when she was a child star on Nickelodeon. The 33-year-old actress started her career as a teenager when she landed the leading role of schoolgirl and budding songwriter Addie Singer on the show 'Unfabulous' and was "horrified and shocked" to watch the recent Discovery+ documentary 'Quiet On Set', in which a slew of other former child actors who also starred on the network around the same time alleged instances of abuse and a toxic working environment at the hands of producer Dan Schneider. She told Variety: "I watched [“Quiet on Set...
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Kel Mitchell had a "big argument" with Dan Schneider during his Nickelodeon days. The 45-year-old actor was a mainstay on the kids' TV network in the late 1990s on shows like 'All That' but following the allegations made in the docuseries 'Quiet On Set' - in which several alumni and former employees accuse show creator Dan of creating a toxic work environment - he has recalled having to walk out of the studios during a heated moment with the TV executive. Speaking on the 'Baby, This Is Keke Palmer' podcast, he said: "I remember me and Dan had a big argument on set. He was like, ‘Let’s go over ...
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Drake Bell finds it "difficult" to think about his son becoming an actor. The 37-year-old actor was a teen star on Nickelodeon in the early 2000s and recently opened up about how he had been a victim of dialect coach Brian Peck during his time on 'The Amanda Show' when he appeared in the docuseries 'Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV'. Now, the former 'Drake and Josh' star - who has two-year-old son Wyatt with his ex-wife Janet Von Schmeling - admitted that he would struggle with the idea of doing so because of his own trauma but is also aware that performing has been a natural passion of ...
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Drake Bell decided to speak out about his sexual abuse in the hopes that he will become a "hero" to his son. The 37-year-old actor was a teen star on Nickelodeon in the early 2000s and recently opened up about how he had been a victim of dialect coach Brian Peck during his time on 'The Amanda Show' when he appeared in the docuseries 'Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV'. Now, the former 'Drake and Josh' star - who has two-year-old son Wyatt with his ex-wife Janet Von Schmeling - admitted when asked if fatherhood inspired him to speak out, that was indeed the case. Speaking on 'The Today Sho...
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Kyle Massey thinks "a lot of people need to protect kids" in television. The 32-year-old actor starred as Corey Baxter on the Disney Channel sitcom 'That's So Raven' in the early 2000s and after watching 'Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV' - in which a slew of former child actors who appeared on the Nickedelon network detail instances of abuse and a toxic working environment - has claimed that the set of a children's show should always be the "safest place" for them. Speaking on the 'Sex, Lies and Spray Tans' podcast, he told Cheryl Burke: "I think it's just unfortunate. I think that a lo...
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Dan Schneider is suing the producers of 'Quiet on Set' for defamation. The 58-year-old producer launched careers of the likes of Ariana Grande, Miranda Cosgrove and Amanda Bynes through their various series on Nickelodeon but he is alleging that makers of the recent Discovery+ documentary have portrayed him as an abuser after showing him alongside dialect coach Brian Peck, who was sentenced to 16 months in prison for the rape of 'Drake and Josh' star Drake Bell in 2003. According to legal documents obtained by E! News, the 'iCarly' creator states he was not complicit in the abuse, "condemned t...
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Drake Bell has defended his mom against criticism she didn't protect him enough as a child. The 37-year-old actor recently told of the "extensive and brutal" abuse he had experienced at the hands of Brian Peck over the course of six months when he was 15 years old and though Robin Bell Dodson - who divorced his dad Joe Bell when their son was five years old - has been slammed by fans for not doing more to help her son, the former Nickelodeon star insisted the dialect coach was so "calculated" when it came to covering his tracks. Responding to the criticism, Drake said on the latest episode of ...
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Drake Bell finds it "freeing" to speak about the abuse he endured from Brian Peck. The 37-year-old actor recently told of the "extensive and brutal" ordeal he had experienced at the hands of the dialect coach over the course of six months when he was 15 years old, and though opening up has left him "in the fire", he insisted the public scrutiny he has faced is "nothing compared to how [he] has felt in the past". In a preview from his appearance on the 'Man Enough' podcast shared with People magazine, he said: "The more that I'm able to talk about it, and the more that I'm able to articulate my...
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Drake Bell will not "fall back" on his past traumas to excuse hurting others. The 37-year-old actor - who in June 2021 accepted a plea agreement for charges of attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles after sending his “reckless and irresponsible text messages” to an underage fan - recently identified himself as the plaintiff in a case which had seen Nickelodeon dialect coach Brian Peck sentenced to jail time in 2004 over sexual assault on a minor. But now, the former 'Drake and Josh' star - who shot to fame on Nickelodeon alongside Amanda Bynes on 'The Amanda...
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