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Drake Bell SLAMS other Nickelodeon child stars for joking about the sexual abuse he endured as a minor

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Drake Bell called out Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide stars Lindsay Shaw, Devon Werkheiser and Daniel Curtis Lee for joking about his abuse allegations.

The former child star, 37, expressed outrage on X (previously known as Twitter) after watching footage of the trio making light of his childhood trauma during a TikTok live video on Monday.

After revealing he was the victim of 'unspeakable' and 'brutal' sexual abuse, at the hands of his former dialogue coach Brian Peck, on the new docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, Werkheiser, Shaw and Lee briefly filmed themselves laughing as they declared how their 'set was not like that.'

'Daniel, we told you never to speak about that. Get back in your hole, Daniel, and give me your holes,' Werkheiser, 33, quipped, before immediately backpedaling on the insensitive remark. 'Sorry, we shouldn't joke about this. We really shouldn't.' 

Drake Bell called out Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide stars Lindsay Shaw, Devon Werkheiser and Daniel Curtis Lee for joking about his abuse allegations; seen in 2019

Drake Bell called out Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide stars Lindsay Shaw, Devon Werkheiser and Daniel Curtis Lee for joking about his abuse allegations; seen in 2019

He then clarified that the allegations against the network and some of its former employees are 'f**king awful.'

'The Drake Bell s**t, that's crazy to hear. That is fucked. And that never came out, which is really wild. Really wild,' he concluded.

After a TikTok commenter asked if they 'were in on it,' Werkheiser laughed and said: 'I'm not talking about this anymore.'

As he anticipated the backlash, Werkheiser stated: 'Guys, we can't joke like this, Jesus. Sometimes humor helps us move through things.' 

After viewing footage of the livestream uploaded to X, Bell slammed the actors' crass words. 

'Ned's Declassless…this is wild…laugh it up guys…laugh it up…'Give me your h*les?!!' Really?!' he fired. 

Bell described Peck's abuse of him, which reportedly began when he was 15 and working on The Amanda Show, as 'the worst stuff somebody could do to a person.' 

While appearing on Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, Bell explained that his father had hired Brian, now 63, who was a dialogue coach at Nickelodeon, to coach his young son after his career began to take off. 

The former child star (R) bravely revealed he was the victim of 'unspeakable' and 'brutal' sexual abuse, at the hands of his Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck, on the new docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV

The former child star (R) bravely revealed he was the victim of 'unspeakable' and 'brutal' sexual abuse, at the hands of his Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck, on the new docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV

Bell expressed outrage on X (previously known as Twitter) after watching footage of the trio making light of his trauma, which began when he was 15 and working on The Amanda Show, during a TikTok live video

Bell expressed outrage on X (previously known as Twitter) after watching footage of the trio making light of his trauma, which began when he was 15 and working on The Amanda Show, during a TikTok live video

'Daniel, we told you never to speak about that. Get back in your hole, Daniel, and give me your holes,' Werkheiser, 33, quipped, before immediately backpedaling on the insensitive remark

'Daniel, we told you never to speak about that. Get back in your hole, Daniel, and give me your holes,' Werkheiser, 33, quipped, before immediately backpedaling on the insensitive remark

After viewing footage of the livestream uploaded to X, Bell slammed the actors' crass words as he told them to 'laugh it up'

After viewing footage of the livestream uploaded to X, Bell slammed the actors' crass words as he told them to 'laugh it up' 

But immediately, he said the coach started integrating himself into his life beyond just helping him on set - attending the then-aspiring singer's concerts and hosting his birthday parties. 

He claimed the sexual abuse began during a casting trip that he was on with Brian at age 15, and only got 'worse and worse and worse' after that.

He described it as 'extensive,' and recalled feeling 'trapped' - admitting that he now 'often looks back at that time and wonders how in the world he survived.'

'Brian and I became really close because we had a lot of the same interests, which looking back I think was probably a little calculated,' he shared in the upcoming doc, which will premiere in full on March 17.

Drake's father Joe told viewers that he felt like something was amiss pretty early on, but that Brian dove a wedge between him and his son.

'I was always within eye distance of them... I was very attentive,' he told the camera.

'Unfortunately, I started seeing Brian start to just hang around Drake too much and it didn't sit well with me.'

Joe said that Brian would walk into Drake's dressing room and 'put his arm around his waist, put his hand up on his shoulder, or kind of run it down his arm.'

'This would happen routinely,' he added.

Bell was calling out Shaw, Chase and Curtis Lee who starred on Ned's Declassified Guide to School Survival from 2004 to 2007

Bell was calling out Shaw, Chase and Curtis Lee who starred on Ned's Declassified Guide to School Survival from 2004 to 2007

Bell described Brian Peck's abuse of him as 'the worst stuff somebody could do to a person' while appearing on Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV  (Peck seen above in 2012)

Bell described Brian Peck's abuse of him as 'the worst stuff somebody could do to a person' while appearing on Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV  (Peck seen above in 2012)

Bell rose to fame alongside Josh Peck on their hit sitcom Drake & Josh, which ran for four seasons between 2004 to 2007

Bell rose to fame alongside Josh Peck on their hit sitcom Drake & Josh, which ran for four seasons between 2004 to 2007

But Drake was unaware of what was happening. He explained, 'Everything was fine. I didn't think anything of anything that was happening.

'In hindsight, I should have been able to see but as a kid you have no clue. But my dad saw it a mile away.'

While at first Drake just thought Brian was 'his friend,' he said 'everything changed' one day during a casting trip.

Drake, who was 15 years old at the time, explained that he was sleeping on a couch when he suddenly awoke to Brian 'sexually assaulting him.'

'I froze and was in complete shock and had no idea what to do or how to react,' he recalled in the doc.

'I had no idea how to get out of this situation. What am I going to do, call my mom and be like, "Hey, this just happened can you come pick me up? I'll just sit here and wait..." It just became this secret that I had held onto.'

He said that Brian was overly apologetic but the abuse did not stop there. Instead, Drake said it 'just got worse, and worse, and worse, and worse.'

'I was just trapped and I had no way out,' shared the former Drake & Josh star. 'The abuse was extensive and it got pretty brutal.

'I really don't know how to elaborate about that on camera. Think of the worst stuff that someone can do to somebody as a sexual assault and that will answer your question. I don't know how else to put it.'

Drake said that at the time, he brushed the 'unspeakable acts' under the carpet but eventually 'exploded' and told his mom everything; pictured in 2004

Drake said that at the time, he brushed the 'unspeakable acts' under the carpet but eventually 'exploded' and told his mom everything; pictured in 2004

'I have no idea what provoked it. I have no idea what happened but I just screamed into the phone everything that had been happening to me,' he continued

'I have no idea what provoked it. I have no idea what happened but I just screamed into the phone everything that had been happening to me,' he continued

Drake said that at the time, he brushed the 'unspeakable acts' under the carpet but eventually 'exploded' and told his mom everything.

'I have no idea what provoked it. I have no idea what happened but I just screamed into the phone everything that had been happening to me,' he continued.

Brian was described in the new documentary as 'very much one of the cogs in the Dan Schneider machine.'

Drake was a supporting actor on The Amanda Show from 1999 to 2002, and Brian worked with the actors during that period.

The actor went on to become a major star after he appeared in Drake & Josh from 2004 until 2007.

In August of 2003, the vocal coach was arrested and charged with nearly a dozen counts related allegations that he had sexually abused a then-unnamed minor.

He eventually pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old and to oral copulation with a minor under 16.

He received a 16-month prison sentence after his conviction, and in October 2004, he was ordered to register as a sex offender.

In 2015, however, DailyMail.com revealed that Brian was still working on Disney show and a high school–set horror film - despite his conviction.

He was only prohibited from direct contact with children, which allowed him to still be hired in other capacities, even on projects significantly featuring children and teens.

It's unclear if the people hiring Brian knew that he was a convicted sex offender, though his IMDb page lists his criminal conviction.

He has continued to have minor acting credits and worked as a dialogue coach throughout the 2000s and 2010s. His last credited acting appearance was in 2018, according to IMDb.

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