#This is Dan Bell.

[spookyboogie3]

Listening to Drake Bells father, Joe, talk about how he just got bad vibes from Brian Peck and knew he was bad and was eyeing up his son just has me fucked up. Him saying he hasn’t been same since he found out what had happened to his son and him just breaking down into tears.

Drake not knowing how to explain or talk about what really happened in front of cameras. There was a moment there, where you can see alot of emotion is on his face, like he just is coming to reality that he is actually telling other people what happened.

[didanagy]

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)

dir. bill condon

[drawsmaddy]

[ID: A digital illustration of Laudna and Imogen Temult from Critical Role. Laudna is dressed as Herbert West and Imogen is dressed as Dan Cain from Re-animator. Laudna is wearing glasses, a shirt, a tie, and trousers and Imogen is wearing medical scrubs. Both of them are splattered with fake blood. Laudna is holding Imogen's arm and grinning at her while holding a syringe of glowing green liquid, Imogen smiles back at her. Some neon green hearts are doodled around them. End description.]

Couples costume for Halloween! 💚

[singing-telegram]

I hope Dan Schneider and Brian Peck never know another moment of peace as long as they live.

[networkneighbourhood]

DEAD MALL SERIES

↳ THE DRIPPING, MOLDY END OF THE STAUNTON MALL

[city--nymph]

pls can we let Amanda Bynes live in peace

i know the issues around Dan Schneider/Drake Bell/Nickelodeon are getting a lot of traction right now because of the release of 'Quiet on Set'. i watched it, thought it was well done and handled horrible topics/events in a good way.

also, just today, i (unintentionally) saw paparazzi photos of Amanda Bynes for the first time in years.

please leave her alone. i'm sure she was contacted about QOS and chose not to participate. she was clearly harmed by the events that QOS talked about.

just. don't interact with or promote content about her. let her live in peace.

[plxviophile]

Drake Bell is a survivor of abuse

Drake Bell also perpetrated abuse

both realities exist and coincide. to discredit Drake’s abuse on the basis that he has done it himself is wrong. it’s a systematic cycle that must be investigated and stopped so that no more people get hurt in the future

[classycookiexo]

It’s honestly crazy how so many of them still have jobs in Hollywood

If anyone hasn’t watched the documentary yet it’s called “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” and it’s streaming on Max

[a-happy-beginning]

Care to dance?

—Rumplestiltskin, Once Upon a Time, “A Tale of Two Sisters”

[jordanrosenburg]

After watching the “Quiet On Set” documentary, I can’t help but feel like there are literally no good people in the entertainment industry. Even the “good” ones aren’t good. It solidifies that we don’t actually know anything about them. We only know who they present as to the media. 

I think like most people around my age, we grew up watching Nickelodeon during its golden age. I always looked forward to watching “All That” not only because it was funny, but because it was something I could watch with my older siblings. It was something the four of us could laugh together about. My sister and I still laugh over the bit from “Keenan and Kel” where Kel admits to dropping the screw in the tuna. So many iconic characters and television shows were created at the hands of Dan Schneider. 

What else was created at the hands of Dan Schneider were countless acts of abuse, harassment, manipulation, and much more. His sets were homes to child sexual abusers. Adults who are around children each and every day, taking advantage of their trust and innocence, grooming them and harming them physically and mentally. 

It’s not easy for victims of abuse to speak up. Many aren’t believed. Reliving trauma is a horrific experience, so I commend each and every person who shared their story for this docuseries. There were previous cast members who aren’t as well known who got to share their truths, there were crew members sharing stories about Dan’s harassment and sexism on set. There were many crew members that felt uncomfortable about the scenes they were shooting, but no one spoke up. Dan had so much power at Nickelodeon because he kept churning out hit after hit after hit. The parents weren’t much better, but I’ll come back to that. 

The docuseries revealed three adult men who were caught for child pornography, and for sexually abusing children. One man’s name is Brian Peck. He groomed Drake Bell for years. Joe Bell, Drake’s father, did everything he could to keep Brian away from Drake because he knew something just wasn’t right with how Brian acted around his son. Brian eventually convinced Drake to fire his father as his manager, and let his mother take over. This gave Brian the room to drive Drake to and from auditions, take him to Disneyland with him and his friends, and more. Drake Bell revealed in the documentary that Brian Peck sexually assaulted and abused him for years. Since Drake was a minor when it started, his identity was kept secret.

During the trial, many people wrote letters for Brian Peck, attesting to his character: James Marden, Taran Killam, Alan Thicke, Thomas DeSano, Ron Melendez, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle. Some of these names are extremely surprising, and others aren't at all.

Joanna Kerns saying, "there must have been some extreme situation or temptation exerted on him to influence is actions" at the time, and is now saying "I have now learned that my letter of support was based on complete misinformation.

Knowing what I know now, I never would have written the letter". For me, it's not even about her writing the letter, it's about her blaming Drake Bell, the victim, and child in the situation, as if Brian Peck wasn't a grown man who should have known better.

Kimmy Robertson also wrote victim blaming language in her letter of support for Brian Peck.

Rich Correll wrote, "it would be my pleasure to work with him again". And then he did! Brian was allowed to work on The Suite Life! Correll later said, they had no input or involvement in the casting". He also went on to say that, "Mr. Peck simply replied that 'the problem had been solved'".

The series went on from there, explaining how Dan’s behaviors just got worse and worse, and he “flew too close to the sun”. The inappropriate sexual innuendo bits on his shows happened more and more frequently. This included constant closeups on actors’ feet, many of the young female actresses being forced to be squirted in the face with various liquids to represent “money shots”. Ariana Grande probably had it the worst in that she had to film videos that went directly to YouTube, many of which included her biting her own toenails, squeezing a potato until juice squirted out of it, etc. Just absolutely disgusting things that do not make sense for a CHILDREN’S television show. These weren’t jokes for kids. This was Dan Schneider abusing his power, and seeing how much he could get away with. 

It wasn’t until Jeanette McCurdy’s mother died that Nickelodeon finally launched an investigation into Dan Schneider. Jeanette talks about this in her book, “I’m Glad My Mom Died”, which was a heart wrenching read, but well worth it. Jeanette returned to work a WEEK after her mother died from a long battle with cancer. Because of the backlash she got for that, Nickelodeon realized that it was the culture Dan created that probably made Jeanette feel like she had to come back, that she couldn’t take more time off. 

All Nickelodeon did was remove Dan from his sets, and made it so he could only watch from his office and give notes from there. Even though he wasn’t physically on set, the toxic and hostile environment was still alive and well because he was still watching everyone’s every move. 

Thanks to #MeToo, more and more women started speaking up about their experiences on set with Dan Schneider. And then in 2018 Nickelodeon finally kicked Dan Schneider to the curb after launching another investigation based off the new claims. The investigation didn't reveal proof of sexual abuse, but it revealed more cases of harassment of his actors and his crews.

Child stars are often made fun of and exploited by the media as they transition into adulthood. We watch their mental health decline until they’re caught having a breakdown. People point and laugh, and say it’s just another child star who couldn’t handle life as a grown up. But what I think a lot of people don’t understand is that many child stars are forced into the entertainment business. Parents put their financial burdens on their children, tell them they need to work to support the family. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a child. So, if something bad is happening on a set, a kid is going to be too afraid to speak up because they could be fired, and if they’re fired, then they’re not making money for their families. The parents are supposed to be on set and with the kids at all times. But so many turn the other cheek and don’t speak up because they don’t want to risk their kids getting fired. 

It just feels like no adults, not even the ones you’re meant to trust, are safe to be around. In some way, shape, or form these kids get abused. Whether it’s sexual abuse, racism, inflicted eating disorders, or other types of mental abuse, they’re not safe. No one is looking out for them. Everyone is more concerned with making money. 

The entertainment industry squeezes the youth dry and tosses them aside when they can’t legally control them anymore. And we wonder why so many of them have a tough time later on in life. The lucky ones are helped through therapy, and the not so lucky ones either turn up dead, broke, abused, or end up abusing others as they were abused. 

I am feeling very sad and heartbroken. And I’m not sure where to go from here. So many of these shows have brought me comfort and laughs over the years. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to enjoy them again. Is it okay to sit and watch reruns or should we be boycotting everything? I want to help in the ways that I can, but I also know that the world will stop caring about this in a week or so when the next big truth bomb about something else is dropped. 

People who have no moral conscious, people who are okay letting children be hurt for the sake of their own wallets shouldn’t have any power. And I hope everyone involved in hurting these kids, past and present, is forced to answer for what they did. I hope they’re shamed and cancelled and doxxed and everything else bad that can happen to people like them. I hope they go broke and become ruined. And at this point, I hope Nickelodeon just crashes and burns. They don’t deserve any salvation. 

[didanagy]

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)

dir. bill condon

[amora-jean]

If you're going to talk about Drake Bell...

I encourage anyone wanting to create an opinion on the Drake Bell situation to do their own research into his sexual assault allegations from a few years ago. The court hearing is public, and the trial ended up being thrown out because the "victim" lied. I see a lot of "abusers continue the cycle of abuse" and "hurt people hurt people" with the same example of this exact court case. From my own research, she lied about her age, and he found out and seized contact. She ended up stalking him at his concerts and other social events and was told to stop, she got upset and accused him of assault. Courts seized their phones, he was the one who was telling the truth, and the only thing he pleaded guilty to was child endangerment because he talked to this fan for years, but nothing inappropriate was exchanged. I can't imagine being Drake and not only trying to get his story told but also getting it tainted with resurfacing false accusations. It took one search on google to find out what actually happened.

[phillieladybird]

dan validating phil's humor

[big-idiot-wolf-boys]

I'm disappointed that this doc didn't even mention John K. I just think a doc tackling THIS subject on THIS company should have covered the entire history of Nickelodeon bc it explains how Dan even got away with this stuff bc it was a pre established place for creeps. Cuz its not only an enviroment that more or less tolerates them, but will actively bring them back after concrete allegations came out. And i think the doc should have stepped back on the timeline a bit to cover John K and explain how the workplace environment was changed by him-- and essentially primed Dan, Jason, and Brian to step in.