Nickelodeon star Drake Bell addresses the allegations of abuse against him in 'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.' His reflection on his actions follows his detailed description of abuse he survived as a teen from convicted child molester Brian Peck.
"I did what was asked of me, but the media grabbed a hold of so much misinformation, and it absolutely destroyed me," the former child star says in ID's "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.", who was later convicted. In the final segment of the four-part series , Bell discusses how his trauma led him down a dark path.
The actor was not charged for doing anything physical, and he and his attorney disputed allegations of misconduct, insisting at the time that the contact included only text messages, not photos, nor anything sexual in nature. “I took responsibility for that, you know, I did what was asked of me, but the media grabbed a hold of so much misinformation, and it absolutely destroyed me,” Bell said of the attempted child endangerment case in the docuseries. “And I started to spin out of control. If I had continued down that path, that could very likely be the end of my story.”
Bell said that his trajectory improved when he eventually sought help. “I was at rock bottom, and so I checked into treatment, and I got to go through a lot of trauma therapy, a lot of grief therapy, and be surrounded by people who, for the first time in a long time, wanted to just see me get better,” he said.by an ex-girlfriend in 2020. He denied those allegations at the time, but there is no explicit mention of them in the documentary.episodes 1 and 2 are on ID now.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.James Marsden, Alan Thicke, more wrote letters of support for convicted child abuser Brian Peck during Drake Bell trialfiring one of the most ‘unnecessary cancellations in Hollywood history'
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