"Drake Bell Reveals Surprising Supporters Amid Brian Peck Controversy"
During the For Your Consideration Panel for “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” Drake Bell revealed that crew members from "Drake and Josh" wrote letters of support for his abuser, Brian Peck. Bell initially hesitated to share his story but was eventually convinced by the documentary's directors to speak out. The documentary sheds light on the behavior of longtime Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider and the repeated assault of Bell by dialogue coach Peck, whose charges of child sexual abuse were kept quiet by the network. Schneider has defended his behavior in a YouTube interview, stating that the jokes from his shows were written for a kid audience and that child actors' safety was a priority.
