Making use of his Instagram account, the former child actor slams the 'Boy Meets World' co-stars while responding to a fan defending the two stars' involvement in Brian's case.
- Mar 16, 2024
AceShowbiz - Drake Bell called out those who defended Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck, whom he accused of sexually abusing him when he starred on "The Amanda Show". Making use of his Instagram account, the former child actor slammed Will Friedle and Rider Strong for defending Brian.
On Thursday, March 15, Drake commented on a series of fans commenting in support of the "Boy Meets World" co-stars. In one post, a fan claimed that Will and Rider "were victims too" while responding to Alexa Nikolas' post criticizing Will and Rider for excusing themselves for backing Brian in court.
The fan added, "I listened to that entire podcast and they were manipulated by him just like anyone else. They feel awful. And they were minors. This isn't black and white."
In response to that, Drake said, "Will was 27 years old and Brian told him what he did. Many people turned away and said no I won't write a letter but they did. Will was not manipulated." Drake added Rider was "24 years old when he wrote the letter and was told by Brian what he did," but he "wrote the letter anyway."
"Then he worked with me on many many episodes of spider man years later and never said a word to me about it. This is because they were told there letters are going to be made public," he added.
He continued, "Everyone thought the letters would be sealed forever and no one would ever see them. This is their publicist telling them how to get ahead of the story." The "All That" actor also accused Will and Rider of sounding regretful about their involvement in Brian's case for an ulterior motive.
In the February 19 episode of Danielle Fishel's "Pod Meets World", Will said, "We weren't told the whole story, but it doesn't change the fact that we did it. I still can't get the words out to describe all of the things that I'm feeling inside of myself."
Drake, meanwhile, will detail the sexual abuse that he experienced at the hands of Brian on a new docuseries, "Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV". The show is set to premiere on Sunday, March 17 on Investigation Discovery.
