Josh Peck has spoken out after the discharge of a documentary detailing the abuse his “Drake & Josh” co-star Drake Bell suffered by the hands of a Nickelodeon dialogue coach.
“Quiet on Set: The Darkish Aspect of Youngsters TV,” a four-part docuseries launched this week by Investigation Discovery, items collectively testimonies from former Nickelodeon solid and crew members, court docket paperwork and archival footage to disclose the darkish underbelly of the kids’s channel.
Peck, who most lately appeared within the 2024 finest image winner “Oppenheimer,” posted Thursday on social media about his emotional expertise watching the documentary.
“I completed the Quiet on Set documentary and took a couple of days to course of it,” Peck wrote on Instagram. “I reached out to Drake privately, however wished to offer my help for the survivors who had been courageous sufficient to share their tales of emotional and bodily abuse on Nickelodeon units with the world.”
He continued, “Kids must be protected. Reliving this publicly is extremely tough, however I hope it will possibly deliver therapeutic for the victims and their households in addition to crucial change to our trade.”
Peck’s assertion comes after his former co-star defended him to followers who criticized his perceived silence.
“Processing this and going via this can be a actually emotional time,” Bell stated on TikTok. “It’s been very delicate, however [Peck] has reached out to speak with me and assist me work via this and has been actually, actually nice. So I simply wished to allow you to guys know that and to take it a bit straightforward on him.”
Bell’s account is among the many documentary’s grisliest — centered on his reportedly months-long sexual abuse by Brian Peck, who labored as a dialogue coach on a number of Nickelodeon sequence that includes Bell and was arrested by Los Angeles police in August 2003 for “lewd acts with a baby.” (Brian Peck and Josh Peck aren’t associated.)
Brian Peck was convicted after pleading no contest in Might 2004 to 2 of 11 expenses of kid intercourse abuse. He served 16 months in jail and was required to register as a intercourse offender. After serving his sentence, he was employed as an actor on three episodes of the Disney Channel’s “The Suite Lifetime of Zack & Cody.”
Within the documentary, Bell recollects being stunned by the unwavering help so many trade executives confirmed for Brian Peck.
“His whole facet of the courtroom was full,” Bell stated. “There have been undoubtedly some recognizable faces on that facet of the room. And my facet was me, my mother and my brother.”
In a Tuesday video response to the documentary, Dan Schneider, who’s on the middle of a number of abuse allegations from former stars of his exhibits, teared up as he recalled serving to Bell’s mom compose her testimony towards Brian Peck.
“That was most likely the darkest a part of my profession,” he stated.
Nickelodeon additionally launched its personal assertion to NBC Wednesday.
“Although we can’t corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions a long time in the past, Nickelodeon as a matter of coverage investigates all formal complaints as a part of our dedication to fostering a secure {and professional} office setting freed from harassment or different kinds of inappropriate conduct,” the assertion stated.
“Our highest priorities are the well-being and finest pursuits not simply of our staff, casts and crew, however of all youngsters, and we have now adopted quite a few safeguards through the years to assist guarantee we live as much as our personal excessive requirements and the expectations of our viewers.”
