{"id":219559,"date":"2024-04-02T18:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/drake-bell-claims-josh-peck-knew-about-his-sexual-assault-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:28","slug":"drake-bell-claims-josh-peck-knew-about-his-sexual-assault-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/drake-bell-claims-josh-peck-knew-about-his-sexual-assault-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Bell Claims Josh Peck \u2018Knew\u2019 About His Sexual Assault \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/nickelodeon-stars-then-and-now-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drake-bell-josh-peck-feat.png?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Josh Peck and Drake Bell\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drake-bell-josh-peck-feat.png?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drake-bell-josh-peck-feat.png?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drake-bell-josh-peck-feat.png?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/nickelodeon-stars-then-and-now-photos\/#!1\/amanda-bynes-mega-1\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amanda-bynes-mega-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-2\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/nickelodeon-stars-then-and-now-photos\/#!2\/drake-bell-ss-1\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/drake-bell-ss-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-3\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/nickelodeon-stars-then-and-now-photos\/#!3\/jennette-mccurdy-ss-1\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jennette-mccurdy-ss-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/drake-bell\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Drake Bell<\/strong><\/a> claims that his former <em>Drake &amp; Josh<\/em> co-star, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/josh-peck-through-the-years-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Josh Peck<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cknew\u201d that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/03\/13\/drake-bell-sexual-abuse-nickelodeon\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">sexually assaulted<\/a>. During his Tuesday, April 2, appearance on the \u201cNot Skinny But Not Fat Podcast,\u201d the 37-year-old musician pointed out that Josh, 37, \u201csaw and knew what was going on\u201d with Bell in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u201cJosh worked on <em>The Amanda Show<\/em>, and so, he saw and knew what was going on,\u201d Drake told podcast host <strong>Amanda Hirsh<\/strong>. \u201cBut I appreciate that he reached out to me privately and didn\u2019t go straight to the media because he was there with me and saw what I was going through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Drake then clarified that Josh most likely didn\u2019t know the \u201cspecifics\u201d of Bell\u2019s assault and added that the <em>How I Met Your Father<\/em> alum \u201clearned so much\u201d from Drake\u2019s appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/dan-schneider-nickelodeon-documentary-quiet-on-set-5253049\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Former Nickelodeon Star Drake Bell Shares His Story for First Time | Quiet On Set | ID\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cy94oVh78YY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u201cI don\u2019t think [Josh] knew specifics, but there were people who worked on the show that knew who it was,\u201d Bell said, referring to himself being the unnamed minor in the assault case. \u201cHe just knew how sensitive this was for me and after watching the documentary, he learned so much that I had gone through, and I think he was just so sensitive and made sure to reach out to me privately rather than just going straight to social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">In 1999, Drake and Josh landed their roles on <em>The Amanda Show<\/em>. At the time, Drake met then-Nickelodeon dialogue coach <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-brian-peck-5262864\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Brian Peck<\/strong><\/a> (no relation to Josh, according to multiple outlets). In <em>Quiet on Set<\/em>, Drake recounted how Brian had involved himself in his life and career and sexually assaulted him multiple times in the early 2000s. Drake eventually informed his mother, and the \u201cI Found a Way\u201d artist reported it to the police.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">In 2004, Brian pleaded no contest to a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16 in addition to a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old. Drake was not identified as the victim at the time when the case went public. Brian spent 16 months in prison and was ordered to register as a sex offender. However, he was hired to work on children\u2019s shows following his release from prison, including the Disney Channel\u2019s <em>Suite Life of Zack &amp; Cody<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">\u201cI think Brian was able to pull the wool over a lot of people\u2019s eyes and paint a picture that was a far cry from reality,\u201d Drake added in his \u201cNot Skinny But Not Fat\u201d podcast interview.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@drakebell\/video\/7348530569275362566\" data-video-id=\"7348530569275362566\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@drakebell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@drakebell?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@drakebell<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\"> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c I kind of relate - Drake Bell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/I-kind-of-relate-7348530576234072838?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">\u266c I kind of relate \u2013 Drake Bell<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">Last month, Drake publicly revealed that Brian had sexually assaulted him as a teenager in <em>Quiet on Set<\/em>. He then publicly revealed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@drakebell\/video\/7348530569275362566?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">TikTok<\/a> that Josh had <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/03\/21\/drake-bell-reveals-josh-peck-helped-him\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">\u201creached out\u201d<\/a> to him about his documentary appearance. Nickelodeon responded to Drake\u2019s revelation in a statement obtained by <strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">\u201cNow that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case, we are dismayed and saddened to learn of the trauma he has endured, and we commend and support the strength required to come forward,\u201d the network said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\"><i>If you or anyone you know has been sexually abused, call the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainn.org\/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><i>National Sexual Assault\u00a0Hotline<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A trained staff member will provide confidential, judgment-free support as well as local resources to assist in healing, recovering and more.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/04\/02\/drake-bell-reveals-josh-peck-knew-he-was-sexually-assaulted\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Drake Bell claims that his former Drake &amp; Josh co-star, Josh Peck, \u201cknew\u201d that he was sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219559"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331806,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219559\/revisions\/331806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}