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Drake Bell calls out fellow actors for supporting his abuser after Quiet on Set revelations

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Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell has called out Boy Meets World actors Rider Strong and Will Friedle for not apologising for their support of convicted sexual abuser Brian Peck.

Earlier this month, Bell spoke out for the first time about the alleged sexual abuse he says he suffered at the age of 15.

In the Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Bell alleged that he was a victim of abuse at the hands of Peck, who worked as a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s All That and The Amanda Show.

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