Report: Drake Bell to open up about childhood sexual abuse at Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon star Drake Bell was reportedly sexually assaulted by his dialogue coach as a teenager.
Drake Bell was a victim of sexual abuse as a teenager.
This shocking revelation was made by a video shared by the Investigation Discovery series 'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV'.
'Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will be sharing publicly, for the first time, the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck,' reads the video description.
Peck was a dialogue coach on 'All That and The Amanda Show' where Bell starred from 1999 to 2000.
'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV' is a four-part docuseries.
It reportedly investigated the toxic work conditions at children’s shows in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The series will air on 17 and 18 March.
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This is not the first sexual abuse claim made against Peck.
He was arrested in August 2003 after being charged with lewd acts with a child. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison. He was also ordered to register as a sex offender the following year.
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Below is the trailer.
Image courtesy of YouTube screenshot.
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