2024-03-12 08:22:10
The actor’s testimony can be seen in full through a documentary series, in which dark secrets behind famous television shows from the 90s and 2000s will be revealed.
The actor and singer Drake Bellfamous for his role in the series Drake and Josh, revealed that he suffered sexual abuse when he was a minor, while working in Nickelodeon.
According to the 37-year-old interpreter, this situation was carried out by Brian Peck, a former official and dialogue coach of the television house.
The accusation was revealed in a documentary directed by Investigation Discovery called Silence on the Set: The Dark Side of Children’s Television (Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV), a four-part documentary series that focuses on exposing the toxic working conditions that existed behind well-known children’s programs in the 1990s and 2000s.
Drake Bell and his complaint about sexual abuse
The audiovisual production will narrate heartbreaking experiences of teenage actors in the United States television industry, especially in Nickelodeon productions.
There you can see the participation of Drake Bell, who reveals the unfortunate episode of sexual abuse that he experienced while recording the famous children’s series Drake and Josh.
Within his testimony, the actor recalled that I was 15 years old when Brian Peck took advantage of him. A subject who years later received several convictions for crimes of the same type.
Furthermore, as can be seen in the preview of the documentary, Drake was a crucial character in the case against Peck, since his testimony remained anonymous for more than 20 years.
On the other hand, in 2003, the worker He did not deny having sexually attacked different minors aged 14, 15 and 16. However, he did not avoid being included in the National Registry of Sexual Offenders in the United States.
When can Drake Bell’s testimony be seen?
The documentary Silence on the Set: The Dark Side of Children’s Television, will premiere its first two chapters next March 17 on the MAX platform.
While the last two episodes will be published in the same application the next day, Monday March 18th.
This is a production that not only hopes to uncover the experience of Drake Bell and others, but also seeks to incite reflection on the protection of minors in the entertainment industry.