Drake Bell
The Second Josh Peck Discovered Out About My Abuser
Revealed
Good Guys Podcast
Drake Bell and Josh Peck teamed as much as discuss “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” publicly for the primary time — the place it was revealed how Josh first discovered in regards to the abuse Drake suffered from their former dialogue coach, Brian Peck.
On Josh’s “Good Guys” podcast Monday, Drake revealed that the investigation into the abuse — coated within the doc — was occurring in the course of the break between “The Amanda Show” and “Drake & Josh.” So after they had been filming the pilot for the latter, nobody had a clue as a result of Brian hadn’t been arrested but.
Drake defined he needed to return to a spot the place his abuser was nonetheless round, evaluating it to having a monster in his secure house — a spot he as soon as cherished hanging out at along with his costars.
Josh recalled how Brian immediately disappeared, giving him a intestine feeling that one thing was off. It wasn’t till later, when he requested Drake if he had talked to Brian, that Drake merely replied, “No … Brian’s a really bad guy.” That’s when it began to click on for him.
Josh mentioned he later acquired a textual content from somebody on the present, telling him Brian had been arrested and was going to jail. Brian was in the end sentenced to 16 months in jail and needed to register as a intercourse offender.
Drake’s interview with Josh is a two-part collection, with the subsequent episode dropping Thursday — probably revealing much more about his expertise on set.
Bell beforehand shared that Peck reached out to him personally after watching the doc final yr, formally ending their years-long feud — and judging by their heartfelt journey down reminiscence lane, it appears to be like like they’re in it for the lengthy haul as pals.
