Drake Bell has opened up about the Quiet On Set documentary, and how he is yet to receive an apology from those who supported his abuser.
As previously reported, the Quiet On Set documentary shed light on years of abuse surrounding Nickelodeon shows such as Drake & Josh, The Amanda Show, Zoey 101, and iCarly.
Dan Schneider, the man who created all of these beloved childhood shows, found himself in the spotlight during the documentary.
The docu-series unearthed the alleged inappropriate behaviors that went on backstage and uncovered some disturbing claims of abuse, sexism, racism, and inappropriate dynamics between its underage stars and crew.
One of the most shocking reveals in the documentary was when Drake Bell disclosed himself as the John Doe victim in the Brian Peck child abuse case.
Back in 2004, the dialogue coach who worked under TV shows such as All That and The Amanda Show was sentenced to 16 months in prison for child sexual abuse, as reported by Today.
During the docu-series, Bell stated for the first time publicly that the dialogue coach sexually abused him, telling Quiet On Set: "I've never talked about this outside of therapy."
The former child star did not want to delve into detail on camera about his abuse but said that it was "extensive and it got pretty brutal," adding: "Why don't you think of the worst stuff someone can do to somebody as a sexual assault and that'll answer your question. I don't know how else to put it."
Bell also shared that he was stunned to find that several actors and entertainment industry insiders had submitted letters of support for Peck before his sentencing, per the Daily Mail.
Among the recognizable names that praised Peck's character were Ron Melendez, Alan Thicke, James Marsden, Rider Strong, Will Friedle, and Bell’s former The Amanda Show co-star Taran Killam.
Since the release of the documentary, those who wrote letters of support to Peck have found themselves under intense scrutiny online, but Bell says he has yet to receive any form of apology.
Speaking on the Sarah Fraser Show podcast, Bell said: "I haven’t gotten an apology, or a sorry, from anybody that had written letters or was involved in supporting him at all."
He further revealed that he was only made aware of these letters recently.
Bell went on to emphasize the personal impact of discovering that individuals he considered friends and colleagues had supported Peck, particularly as some of them had appeared alongside him on Drake & Josh.
Reflecting on his experience, Bell shared: "I worked with these people every day, and I thought they were my friends. They were people in positions of power, that they were my bosses. They were directors, they were producers."
He described feeling blindsided by the revelation, believing that he was surrounded by a supportive environment.
"It was a situation where I thought I was safe. I thought, OK, I thought I got rid of, the cancer has been carved out, we’re better now," Bell said.
"And I had no idea that for four years, I was working alongside people who had supported him, and probably in the back of their mind were thinking of me in a certain way, and I thought they were my friends."