Josh Peck Speaks Out on Nickelodeon Abuse Allegations, Confirms Private Talk With Drake Bell: ‘Children Should Be Protected’
variety.comMichaela Zee Josh Peck has shared a statement on the abuse allegations made by Drake Bell in the documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” Josh Peck and Bell starred in the Nickelodeon sitcom “Drake & Josh” from 2004 to 2007.
In “Quiet on Set,” Bell alleged he was sexually assaulted by dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh), who worked on “All That” and “The Amanda Show” in the late ’90s and early 2000s.
Josh Peck wrote on Instagram: “I finished the ‘Quiet On Set’ documentary and took a few days to process it. I reached out to Drake privately, but want to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with the world.
Children should be protected. Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult, but I hope it can bring healing for the victims and their families as well as necessary change to our industry.” After Josh Peck received a wave of comments over his silence on Bell’s abuse, Bell took to social media to defend his “Drake & Josh” co-star. “I just want to clear something up.
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