Bell says he was 15 years old at the time of this incident. In 2004, Peck ultimately pled no contest to two charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 16 months in prison and forced to register as a sex offender. Bell’s connection to that case was never made public; in a ...
Bell bravely shared that he was a victim of sexual abuse while he was a child actor. The perpetrator, Brian Peck, was an on-set dialogue coach and even appeared as a frequent character on Nick's iconic kids sketch comedy show,All That. READ MORE:Drake Bell Speaks Out for First Time Ab...
“My name is Drake Bell and I came here today to tell my story,” Bell began. “I have never told my story publicly.” Bellstarted acting when he was 5 years old, with his father as his manager at the time. After small appearances on shows such as Home Improvement and Seinf...
Notably, Bell fell from grace in 2021 after he pled guilty to child endangerment charges due to his inappropriate online relationship with an underage fan. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and 200 hours of community service in the case, perThe Hollywood Reporter. Quiet on Set: The ...
Drake Bell's wife, Janet Von Schmeling, has filed for divorce. According to documents obtained byTMZ, Von Schmeling filed for divorce earlier this week, mere days afterBell was found after he had been reported "missing." In the documents, Von Schmeling claims she and the formerDrake & Jo...
Drake Bell finds it "freeing" to speak about the abuse he endured from Brian Peck. The 37-year-old actor recently told of the "extensive and brutal" ordeal he had experienced at the hands of the dialect coach over the course of six months when he was 15 years old, and though opening...
Bell seems to be as nostalgic for old times as fans are, and also posted a video referencing a season one episode ofDrake & Joshwhere the guys babysit their dad’s boss’ son and end up on the roof. Topping off a content spree that hits right in the childhood feels, Bell (and pos...
Bell has had run-ins with the last in the past. He was arrested in 2015 for driving under the influence, and in 2021 he pled guilty to a charge of attempted child endangerment over “inappropriate social media messages” he allegedly sent to a minor. (Bell later claimed he did not know...
Bell starred in numerous TV shows such as "Seinfeld," "Home Improvement, " and "The Drew Carey Show." His role in the film "Jerry Maguire," caught Hollywood's attention when he played the son of a retired hockey player. Bell has also volunteered in helping Gibson Musical Instruments ...
The feud all started on June 18 when Bell realized on social media that he had not received an invite to Peck’s June 17 wedding, tweeting, “True colors have come out today. Message is loud and clear. Ties are officially cut. I’ll miss you brother.” ...