After the launch of a film that details the abuse Drake Bell’s” Drake &, Josh” co-star received from a Nickelodeon discourse coach, Josh Peck has made a statement.
” Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV”, a four- part , docuseries , released this week by Investigation Discovery, items up testimonies from former Nickelodeon cast and crew members, court documents and historical images to show the dark underbelly of the children’s network.
Peck, who most recently appeared in the , 2024 best picture winner” Oppenheimer” , , posted Thursday on social media about his emotional experience watching the documentary.
” I finished the Quiet on Set film and took a few days to practice it”, Peck wrote on , Instagram. I spoke with Drake personally, but I wanted to show my support for the individuals who braved the world their accounts of physical and emotional maltreatment on Nickelodeon units.
He continued,” Kids should be protected. Although it’s very difficult to share this with the world, I hope it will encourage both the victims ‘ families and necessary industry change.
Peck made his statement after his original co-star criticized his alleged silence and offered his followers a defense for his actions.
” Processing this and going through this is a truly personal day”, Bell said on , TikTok. ” It’s been very sensitive, but ( Peck ) has reached out to talk with me and help me work through this and has been really, really great. So I really wanted to let you know that and to relax a little on him.
Bell’s bill is among the show’s grisliest — centered on his apparently monthslong physical abuse by Brian Peck, who worked as a speech coach on many Nickelodeon series featuring Bell and was  , arrested , by Los Angeles police in August 2003 for “lewd works with a child”. ( Brian Peck and Josh Peck are not related. )
In May 2004, Brian Peck pleaded no contest to two of the 11 child sex abuse charges. He was required to register as a sex offender after serving 16 months in prison. After serving his sentence, he was hired as an actor on three episodes of the Disney Channel’s” The Suite Life of Zack &, Cody”.
Bell recalls being taken aback by the unwavering support so many industry executives showed for Brian Peck in the documentary.
” His entire side of the courtroom was full”, Bell said. On that side of the room, in my opinion, there were some instantly recognizable faces. And my side was me, my mom and my brother”.
In a Tuesday  , video response , to the documentary, Dan Schneider, who is at the center of several abuse allegations from former stars of his shows, teared up as he recalled helping Bell’s mother compose her testimony against Brian Peck.
” That was probably the darkest part of my career”, he , said.
Nickelodeon also released its own statement to , NBC , Wednesday.
As part of our commitment to creating a safe, professional workplace environment free of harassment or other types of inappropriate conduct, Nickelodeon as a matter of policy investigates all formal complaints, even though we cannot confirm or refute allegations made by productions decades ago.
Our top priorities are the well-being and the well-being of all children, not just our cast members and crew, and we have implemented a number of safeguards over the years to make sure we are upholding our own high standards and the expectations of our audience.
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