Does Drake Bell Forgive Boy Meets World Alum Rider Strong After His Support For Abuser Brian Peck? He Says…
perezhilton.comIs all forgiven between Drake Bell and Rider Strong? It appears so! As you know, the 37-year-old actor revealed in the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV that he had been the unnamed child star who had accused convicted child molester Brian Peck of sexual assault in 2003.
He publicly opened up for the first about the “extensive” and “brutal” abuse he faced at the hands of the former Nickelodeon dialogue coach at a young age.
Truly harrowing stuff. Related: Nickelodeon Host Marc Summers Says Quiet On Set Doc AMBUSHED & MISLED Him! Amid the documentary, it came out that Rider and his Boy Meets World co-star Will Friedle had been among several stars who penned letters of support for Peck while asking a judge for leniency in the sexual abuse case.
The pair expressed regret for their actions before Quiet on Set came out. Will and Rider claimed they were groomed and manipulated by Peck, seemingly explaining why they wrote the letters for Peck.
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