Drake Bell BLASTS Boy Meets World Stars For Defending Child Molester!

Drake Bell just isn’t pleased with these tv stars who defended his abuser Brian Peck — rightfully so.

In 2004, the previous Nickelodeon dialogue coach pleaded no contest to 1 cost every of oral copulation with a minor underneath 16 and performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old. He went to jail for 16 months and was ordered to register as a intercourse offender. The identification of the minor concerned within the case had not been disclosed on the time. But this 12 months, Drake got here ahead to disclose he was Peck’s sufferer. The 37-year-old actor opened up for the primary time about being sexually assaulted by Peck within the Investigation Discovery docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. Harrowing stuff.

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In gentle of the documentary, some surprising new particulars about Peck’s sentencing got here out. Several stars penned letters of help for him whereas asking a choose for leniency, together with some who additionally spent their childhoods on TV — like Boy Meets World actors Will Friedle and Rider Strong. Yeah, these two defended a convicted baby molester. Of course, this isn’t a very good search for Will, Rider, or any of the actors concerned. And the Girl Meets World alums know this. In reality, they spoke in regards to the letters in an episode of their Pod Meets World podcast final month — earlier than the brand new documentary got here out!

Will and Rider claimed they had been groomed and manipulated by Peck — seemingly explaining why they supported Peck all through the case. And years later, they expressed remorse ever writing the letters. Will mentioned:

“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.”

They appear genuinely remorseful. However, Drake isn’t shopping for their phrases. Now, he has publicly known as them out. When Zoey 101 alum Alexa Nikolas dropped a submit criticizing Friedle, Strong, and Danielle Fishel’s podcast episode discussing Peck, followers flooded the feedback part to help the trio. One individual wrote on Thursday:

“They were victims too. 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.”

Later, Drake caught wind of this remark. And he didn’t maintain again whereas slamming Rider and Will for supporting Peck. The Amanda Show alum fired again:

“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. Brian admitted it to him and 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.”

When it involves their statements on the podcast, Drake feels Will and Rider had been solely attempting to “get ahead of the story” — as an alternative of feeling actual guilt for his or her actions:

“This is because they were told there letters are going to be made public. 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.”

Oof. In response to a different commenter saying “Rider Strong was also a minor” on the time of the letter, Drake clapped again:

“No he wasn’t. RIDER WAS 24 years old when he wrote the letter and was told by Brian what he did. He wrote the letter anyway.”

At this time, neither Will nor Rider have additional addressed the criticism from Drake. But we’re curious to see what they should say and if they may come ahead to apologize to the Drake & Josh star. Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback beneath.

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