#i support drake bell

[opalowl1988]

dunno why you defend Drake Bell so much when there's evidence he's super homophobic bc all the people he follows on insta, one of them is the pastor of a hateful church against LGBT

I can't help who he follows ... been a supporter since 2004 and I'm not stopping

[opalowl1988]

people need their facts straight before opening their mouths.

i will always support drake bell

Everyone who follows and has talked to me has seen this TikTok, but if you're in need of actual info instead of believing BS threads by someone jobless - this video is for you.

[oscar-isaac]

the nickelodeon documentary has me so fucked up right now 💀

[volleypearlfan]

may there never be another dan schneider or brian peck or anyone like that ever again, especially working around children

[bylerbeotch]

most of the likes on those posts harassing noah for his appearance will change their minds and watch the new season when it actually comes out 🙄

[uwooyoungs]

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[thedreadpirateblogger]

So I watched "Quite on Set"

I keep hearing "Drake Bell was abused, but he's also an abuser" like these are remotely comparable offenses.

TW: sexual assault, child abuse

Not to minimize the psychological harm done to that girl, I'm sure receiving explicit messages from an adult at 15 was emotionally traumatic and violating. But when Drake was 15, Brian Peck took over his life, estranged him from his father, followed him across the country. He was stalked, raped, and tortured by a John Wayne Gacy fan with economic power over him. That's not just upsetting, that's an actual living hell.

And the only person in the industry there for him was Dan Schneider??? Of course he came out of that with a fucked up sense of what adult men can say to teenage girls. Therapy is where you unlearn that shit and he didn't talk to anyone for 20 years. How could he? He told the police what happened to him in gruesome detail, and Brian served 16 months before going back to work at Disney. Between that and all the support at the hearing, he must have felt there was no point in talking about it because no one cared.

Not to mention how easy it is to distance yourself from what you're saying and who you're talking to over text. Mix that with some dissociation and substance abuse, the cognitive dissonance wouldn't be hard to maintain. It was bad, but it doesn't make him beyond redemption. He's clearly trying to be better.

What I'm saying is cut Drake Bell some fucking slack, okay?

[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. 

[theschraeder]

I've known about Brian Peck for a while, I've seen a lot of videos tackling child abuse in Hollywood, but I never would have guessed that the person he abused was Drake Bell. I'm honestly horrified. Especially about the fact he only got 16 months?! Isn't the sentence for lewd acts upon a minor up to 8 years in prison? And combined with the other charges??? He basically got away with a slap on the wrist.

And I know he said that Dan Schneider supported him afterwards - but there's no way he didn't know. And if it weren't for him and the way he treated people, maybe they would've listened to Drake's dad when he tried to warn them about Peck. Maybe if Dan didn't scare people into staying quiet, none of this would've ever happened.

And the fact that Peck still has a career and was allowed to continue working in child's television makes me sick to my stomach. Same goes for his supporters, namely the Corrells, who went on to direct Suite Life and were okay with casting Peck.

I have so much respect for Drake for speaking publicly about his abuse. I really hope he'll be able to heal from this.

[opalowl1988]

You shouldn't be supporting the pedophile Drake Bell.

"Pedophile" where did you get your news, anon? He is NOT a pedophile. DO YOUR RESEACH! He was charged for child endangerment, nothing else! Go fuck off now.

[mixedup-sideblog]

41 letters…what the fuck.

The charges listed against Peck:

- SA of a person under 16.

- SA by foreign object.

- SA oral.

- SA with use of anaesthesia or controlled substance.

- Using a minor for SA.

- Sending harmful matter.

Drake Bell was sexually tortured by this man when he was only 15 years old and 41 pieces of shit wrote this kind of crap in support of his abuser….

James Marsden:

“I do intend to shed light on the fact that he has learnt his lesson…the earth would fall from the sky before Brian would think about doing something like this again.”

- ahh don’t worry everyone, James is pretty sure he would never drug and r*pe a child again so let’s just let him off on this one!

Taran Killam:

“Brian is fully aware of his misjudgement and takes full responsibility.”

- poor old Brian making that minor misjudgement when he decided to prey on a child, turn him against his father, against his family, isolate him and groom him then repeatedly SA him. Don’t worry he’s stepping up and taking full responsibility!

Joanna Kerns:

“There must have been some extreme situation or temptation exerted upon him.” and “ I would hire him today to work with children.” And "a good man that made a mistake, not a bad man who got caught."

- see that’s all it was poor Brian could not resist the extreme temptation, of course blame the 15 year old victim not the fucking adult, it’s always the same bullshit from these people I swear.

Ron Melendez:

“I also know the young man…I have met his family, seen his behaviour…I saw him pursue a friendship with Brian, maintain their close ties…Brian made a large mistake but it was not his alone.”

- surprise, more victim blaming, more trivialising. A mistake is forgetting to lock your door or putting salt in your tea instead of sugar…repeatedly r*ping a child is not a fucking mistake - it’s a fucking crime!

Tom DeSanto:

“Brian is ashamed and remorseful about his lapse in judgment.” and “ I met Drake…he seemed very fearful of his father and unable to communicate with him whatever sexual issues he was going through”

- again - broken record here but r*ping a child is not a bloody lapse in judgment! And again - victim blaming and suggesting his family were at fault!

Will Freddie:

“I can only reiterate how devastated Brian is and how these past events have forever changed him.”

- well thank god Brian is so devastated that he got caught - poor thing. The threat of prison probably has ‘forever changed him’ but I’m sure his inability to stop himself from SAing kids has done far more significant damage to his victims (and yes I believe he has more than Drake).

Kimmy Robertson:

“An outrageous, overtly gay, over-sexed person…he totally took advantage of Brian’s willingness to help.”

- the amount of victim blaming in these letters, particularly this one, is just astounding. The 15 year old boy took advantage of the 40 something year old man? Do you really truly believe that Kimmy? I’ll say it again for the billionth time - What. The. Fuck.

And this is just the snippet, there are 34 more letters - all I’m sure are variations of the above examples. The fact that we live in a world where these people not only do and get away with this shit all the time but also are supported so wholeheartedly when they’re exposed for doing it, is quite frankly terrifying.

I do not accept - we did not know the extent of what we were defending as an excuse here. You knew the charges it’s even clear in the letters themselves - you know it’s about the SA of a child (a child some of you even knew personally), you decided to disregard them, defend them or downplay them. You are only coming out now with weak-ass apologies because you have to - in reality you never thought those letters would see the light of day outside the court room.

I’m sorry but the amount of victim blaming, trivialising and excusing here is just more proof to be added to the huge pile of evidence that Hollywood is a cesspit, it does not care about victims, it does not care about children.

If anyone is still in doubt about the amount of systemic CSA in Hollywood please go and watch An Open Secret (whole thing is on YouTube)- a movie that they desperately tried to bury but is just as hard hitting as ‘Quiet on Set.’

[parentlessbehavior]

Notes:

From a child of abuse, who used to be a big fan of drake bell. I had a huge crush on him. Even helped fund his 3rd(or 2nd?!) album.

unlike the folks who ignored how shit r Kelly was for years. As soon as I heard of his pissing on/abusing young girls I stopped any listening/supporting.

Same goes for drake bell when the information came out years ago. I sort of put him aside in my mind. & never gave it a second thought. Life goes on.

My mother was abused. Her father was abused. 3 generations(that I know of) of alcoholic abusers. But that does not excuse them.

I too was abused. Physically, mentally, emotionally By my mother(& others). Sexually By her boyfriend in 1st grade. I grew up watching my mother & her friends & so much family do drugs and drink. And also abuse those around them.

I have spent my life counteracting the things I went through. Learning how to deal. And worrying… what if? What if… I become like them?! What if I drink enough to become “addicted”? What if her boyfriend caused me to in turn feel some kind of way about children….

my mom had access to care and therapy and the knowledge to do and know better. But unlike my mom… I have utilized it.

I have worked my ass off to keep my child from being afraid of me. And to keep his joy. I take 4 medications to counter the physiological damage caused by the abuse i have shouldered.

None of this excuses bad behavior. On my part or anyone else’s.

As a well to do white man in the industry, he had more options and opportunities than me to get the help he needed. He’s had some reactive & abusive issues with his relationships too.

I applaud him for coming forward and telling his truth, and I hope that he has continued on a straight road since he got in trouble like eight years ago. I hope therapy helps him find even ground.

I hope the bravery of everyone on Quiet On Set leads to others coming out of silence and speaking out.

That’s all.

✌🏻

[drimon4ever]

both of them were spotted in NYC recently!!! so sad they have to hide their love because people won’t be accepting :(((

[youngtreetheorist]

Another reason I believe Drake Bell is innocent is that predators, groomers, and pedophiles typically don’t admit fault or take accountability. They constantly seek to be near the child. The investigation included statements like, "Jane Doe was upset she wasn’t getting more attention than other fans" and "she seemed upset he wasn’t really paying much attention to her."

Drake Bell admitted he responded to a fake profile, thinking he was messaging an adult, and acknowledged that he should have been more responsible about who he was DMing. Jane Doe also admitted to having multiple accounts. This admission further supports the claim that Drake Bell is innocent.

In contrast, predators like Brian Peck pleaded no contest, accepting the charges without admitting guilt. Jeffery Jones and Bryan Singer both blamed their victims, and Roman Polanski never admitted fault either. This shows a clear difference in how Drake handled his situation.

[girlmostlikely]

Very depressing that Drake Bell was both friends and colleagues with Taran Killam. He was even featured on Drake and Josh several times. This same man was brutally aware that Drake was a victim of Brian Peck yet still wrote a sealed letter in support of Peck in the trial. As a survivor, it’s horrendously isolating to witness even acquaintances defending the integrity of someone who severely changed your life path in the utmost damaging way. Imagining myself trusting and loving someone I called a friend only for twenty years after the fact, as documents are unsealed, to be forced with the reality that this very person went to bat on behalf of my abuser. Drake’s statement: “we were friends I thought.” Unreal. Gut-wrenching.