After Drake Bell’s revelation regarding Nickelodeon’s behind-the-scenes, Josh Peck spoke out about what happened with his former scene partner
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Recently, the actor Drake Bell shocked the public when he revealed the fateful news that he had been sexually abused by one of Nickelodeon’s casting coaches. As a result, ‘Drake and Josh’ fans began to demand a statement from Josh Peckknown for playing the half-brother of Drake on the Serie.
‘Drake and Josh’ was an American teen series, created by Dan Schneider and broadcast on the Nickelodeon channel between 2004 and 2007. The production had Drake Bell It is Josh Peck as protagonists, in addition to having the participation of Miranda Cosgrove, Nancy Sullivan, Jonathan Goldstein and great cast.
After much insistence, Josh Peck spoke out yesterday, 21st, through his official Instagram profile. In the publication, the actor states that he needed time to process the revelations made by Drakebut contacted his former co-star to provide support.
I finished the documentary ‘Quiet On Set’ and it took me a few days to process everything. I reached out to Drake privately, but I wanted to express my support for the survivors who had the courage to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with the world. Children must be protected. Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult, but I hope it can bring healing to the victims and their families, as well as much-needed change in our industry,” Josh wrote.
These and other revelations made by Drake are present in the third episode of the documentary ‘Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’. The production details the toxic behind-the-scenes environment at Nickelodeon, from 1990 until mid-2010, with Dan Schneider as focus. Unfortunately, the documentary still has no release date in Brazil.
Source: Recreio
