Brian Peck and Dan Schneider’s careers are undoubtedly going up in flames after the revelations made in Investigation Discovery’s docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The four-part docuseries, featuring cast members, writers, and crew from Schneider’s popular Nickelodeon shows, sheds light on the toxic environment on the sets of children’s TV shows.
By now, it is clear that behind the camera flashes, things are not quite as shiny as they may seem. In 2003, voice coach and actor Peck was convicted of child s*xual abuse. At the time, the identity of the minor was not revealed. In Quiet on Set, the victim revealed his identity. Further, he also shed light on a major detail regarding the case.
Brian Peck’s Victim Made a Shocking Revelation in Quite on Set
According to the docuseries aired last Sunday and Monday nights (via The Hollywood Reporter), Peck was arrested in August 2003 on 11 charges of child s*xual abuse. Over a year later, he was not only sentenced to 16 months in prison in October 2004 but also was registered as a sex offender. In the third episode of the series, Drake Bell is revealed to be Peck’s victim.
Bell famously starred in the Nickelodeon shows The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh. No one could have guessed the boy’s emotional turmoil as he continued appearing on hundreds of thousands of screens with a huge smile.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, on the day of sentencing, 41 people wrote letters in support of the abuser to influence the judge’s decision. Many of these letters praised Peck and requested leniency in his sentencing. They asked the judge to put the All That actor on probation rather than having him serve time in prison.
Bell admitted that he recognized many of those people. Some recognizable people were Ron Melendez, Alan Thicke, James Marsden, Rider Strong, Will Friedle, and Bell’s former The Amanda Show co-star Taran Killam.
After watching Quiet on Set (via The Hollywood Reporter), former Nickelodeon creator Dan Schneider also gave an insight into his conversations with Bell about Peck in a video interview with iCarly star BooG!E. He said how devastated Bell was that 41 people supported Peck.
James Marsden Suffers the Wrath of Fans Two Decades After Supporting Brian Peck
As if it was not bad enough to sit in the same room as his abuser, Drake Bell also had to make peace with the fact that 41 people supported Brian Peck. As already mentioned, the X-Men film series star James Marsden was one of those people who wrote a letter in support of Peck.
Marsden is well-known for his role as Cyclops in the X-Men film series, and Lon Hammond Jr. in Ryan Gosling’s romantic drama The Notebook. After it was revealed that he supported Peck in 2003, fans have not been hesitant about calling him out on X as one of them said:
“WHY DID YOU WRITE LETTERS ADVOCATING FOR A PREDATOR?!”
James Marsden, Rider Strong, Will Friedle, Taran Killam, and everyone else involved, WHY DID YOU WRITE LETTERS ADVOCATING FOR A PREDATOR?! #QuietOnSet pic.twitter.com/h8YClkSTru
— Ralph Whoren (@amerik4nboy) March 20, 2024
Here is what some others have said:
I’m glad that James Marsden stayed a B-list actor after seeing that he wrote a letter of support for a child predator
— Gia Fugax (@GiaFugax) March 20, 2024
How I feel about James Marsden right now: pic.twitter.com/FScTdVBZEW
— Jacomania(A/S Super Minion)10/25/2020 (@weirdfetishart) March 20, 2024
james marsden?!? pic.twitter.com/M54SVWACiM
— hoel (@hoellss) March 20, 2024
Me seeing James Marsden, Rider Strong, Alan Thicke and the rest of the wack ass Hollywood losers IG comments after their support of a pdfile pic.twitter.com/JTyle6lEdm
— ✘ (@mariahtopics) March 20, 2024
When I saw James Marsden name pop up… pic.twitter.com/wa6fVJT2FV
— Jy (@killmetj) March 20, 2024
Drake Bell showed a lot of bravery by stepping into the light to admit that he was Brain Peck’s victim. Fans are rightfully not holding back their criticism of the people who supported Peck.
