Set off warning: the next story comprises descriptions of sexual assault.
In an emotional TikTok video posted over the weekend, former Drake & Josh star Drake Bell shared {that a} ballad from his 2005 debut album Telegraph, entitled “Within the Finish,” featured lyrics alluding to his sexual abuse by the hands of Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck. That abuse was explored within the current docuseries Quiet on the Set: The Darkish Facet of Youngsters TV, which chronicled tales of emotional abuse and traumatic experiences suffered by teen and tween actors on the units of a wide range of Nickelodeon applications.
“Wrote this track once I was 15 about what occurred earlier than I stated something to anybody,” Bell captioned the one-minute video, through which he sits with a forlorn, pained look because the track’s emotional lyrics play out. “Get up/ It’s time to get your issues collectively and drive away/ ‘Breathe out, future days will deal with you higher’/ That’s what they are saying,” he sings. “One other day gone with out a say/ However it’s okay for those who flip round/ And really feel the recollections bringin’ you down.”
The track’s lyrics by no means seem to explicitly point out abuse, however the refrain (not included in Bell’s video) hints at darkish themes. “Get up/ The monsters in your head have left you/ All to your self, it’s alright/ If ugly little issues remind you of the way it felt,” he sings, including, “One other day, nobody tells you what it means/ What’s in your method and poisonin’ your desires/ The darkest place that you just’ve ever been.”
Bell, now 37, detailed his abuse for the primary time within the four-part collection that plumbed the poisonous work setting on the Viacom youngsters’s community on units run by Dan Schneider, creator of such hit applications as Drake & Josh, The Amanda Present, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious and Sam & Cat, which launched the careers of such superstars as Ariana Grande, Amanda Bynes, Kenan Thompson, Victoria Justice and extra.
Within the collection, Bell mentioned his abuse by Peck — who was convicted of sexually assaulting a Nickelodeon youngster actor (Bell) in 2004 — for the primary time, alongside different then-underage actor’s tales alleging abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate alleged predatory conduct on the community.
Peck was convicted in 2004, a 12 months earlier than Bell’s debut album was launched and several other years after authorities stated the abuse of the then 14/15-year-old actor occurred. Peck was accused of molesting a baby in 2003 and later convicted of a lewd act towards a baby and oral copulation of an individual below 16 — leading to a 16-month sentence and registration as a intercourse offender.
“Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his id because the plaintiff within the 2004 case, we’re dismayed and saddened to study of the trauma he has endured, and we commend and assist the power required to come back ahead,” Nickelodeon stated in an announcement to The Hollywood Reporter previous to the collection’ debut earlier this month.
Bell is slated to launch his sixth studio album, Non-Cease Flight, later this 12 months. The video for the album’s energy pop first single, “I Type of Relate,” options scenes that instantly allude to the abuse another tough chapters within the singer/actor’s private life. “I type of relate
I discovered magnificence in my ache/ I’m working away/ From the abuse and all the disgrace,” he sings on the Seashore Boys-esque tune. “‘Trigger nobody comes/ To my home anymore/ Nobody knocks on my door.”
Watch Bell’s TikTok video under.
Tales about sexual assault allegations will be traumatizing for survivors of sexual assault. If you happen to or anybody you recognize wants assist, you may attain out to the Rape, Abuse & Incest Nationwide Community (RAINN). The group gives free, confidential assist to sexual assault victims. Name RAINN’s Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE) or go to the anti-sexual violence group’s web site for extra info.
