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Following his bombshell revelation about the abuse he endured at Nickelodeon, Drake Bell is shedding more light on their “evil, corrupt” practices.

The Drake & Josh alum recently opened up about the “flawed” system used to protect child actors’ earnings, dispelling misconceptions that his time at the kids’ network was as profitable as it seemed.

“That’s the perception of the world, it’s always been this way,” he explained on The Unplanned Podcast. “It’s like, you know, ‘Oh, you made a Folgers Coffee commercial. You must live in a mansion in Hollywood. Like, I saw you on TV. You’re rich.'”

Bell added, “That’s far from the case. And especially, which is the bummer for most of us on Nickelodeon, we don’t get residuals for our shows.”

After starring alongside Josh Peck in the sitcom for its four-season run from 2004 to ’07, Bell noted that the goal...

From The Amanda Show to Saturday Night Live, Taran Killam is reflecting on the sketch comedy pipeline that paved the way for his current career.

The actor and comedian recently praised Amanda Bynes as “one of the most talented people I’ve ever met,” expressing his gratitude for her helping launch his “grown-up acting career” when she cast him on her Nickelodeon variety show, which ran for three seasons from 1999 to 2002.

“It was my first job, literally the last week of high school I got cast on her show,” he recalled on the Fly on the Wall podcast. “We worked together for three weeks then. I went away to college, I didn’t have an agent anymore, I was focused on school. They called me back to do more, they helped me get an agent.”

Killam made his debut on The Amanda Show in 2000, playing the lovesick Spalding in the...

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Nickelodeon exposé Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV isn’t over just yet.

Investigation Discovery has ordered a fifth episode of the docuseries, titled “Breaking the Silence.” It will air Sunday, April 7 at 8/7c on Investigation Discovery (and stream on Max).

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According to ID, Episode 5 “will delve deeper into the...

Josh Peck has broken his silence on Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries, which put his Drake & Josh co-star Drake Bell in the spotlight. The actor-musician revealed he had been sexually abused as a child by his dialogue coach while working at Nickelodeon.

“I finished the Quiet On Set documentary and took a few days to process it,” Josh Peck’s Instagram post began. “I reached out to Drake privately, but wanted to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with the world.”

He continued, “Children should be protected. Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult, but I hope it can bring healing for the victims and their families as well as necessary change to our industry.”

Josh Peck’s statement comes the day after Bell asked his fans,...

Josh Peck is speaking out publicly for the first time since the revealing docu-series Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV aired.

The 37-year-old former Nickelodeon actor’s former co-star Drake Bell opened up about his sexual assault from a dialogue coach in the series, as well as more former Nick stars sharing experiences of toxic workplace environments.

In a new statement shared to Instagram, Josh shared his support for the survivors and his hope for change in the industry.

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“I finished Quiet On Set documentary and took a few days to process it,” the Drake & Josh actor wrote. “I reached out to Drake privately, but want to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with the world.”

“Children should be protected,” he continued. “Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult,...

Josh Peck, of the Nickelodeon hit Drake & Josh, has issued a statement of support of his old co-star Drake Bell, who recently revealed that he’d been sexually abused by a show dialogue coach when he was just 15.

In an Instagram post (see it below), Peck said, “I finished the Quiet On Set documentary and took a few days to process it. I reached out to Drake privately, but wanted to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with the world.

“Children should be protected,” he continued. “Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult, but I hope it can bring healing for the victims and their families as well as necessary change to our industry.”

Peck had come under internet criticism for seeming to keep mum after the revelations made earlier this week in the Investigation...

Josh Peck has shared a statement on the abuse allegations made by Drake Bell in the documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”

Josh Peck and Bell starred in the Nickelodeon sitcom “Drake & Josh” from 2004 to 2007. In “Quiet on Set,” Bell alleged he was sexually assaulted by dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh), who worked on “All That” and “The Amanda Show” in the late ’90s and early 2000s.

Josh Peck wrote on Instagram: “I finished the ‘Quiet On Set’ documentary and took a few days to process it. I reached out to Drake privately, but want to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with the world. Children should be protected. Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult, but I hope it can bring healing...

The woman who played Drake Bell’s mom on the Nick show Drake & Josh is expressing sadness over his abuse claims at the hand of former dialogue coach Brian Peck.

Nancy Sullivan, who played Audrey Parker-Nichols in the comedy from 2004-07, wrote on Instagram about how it “broke my heart into a million pieces to hear just how much Drake was holding inside while we were working together.”

Bell worked with Brian Peck on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show from 1999-2002 before he went on to co-star opposite Sullivan and Josh Peck in Drake & Josh.

“I was both devastated and proud seeing the man he’s grown into sit down on camera and bravely tell his truth,” wrote Sullivan. “Past abuse doesn’t define us, and it has no right to rule our lives, I know that putting this burden down will free him in so many ways.

Drake Bell is getting support from his former castmates after speaking out publicly for the first time about being molested while he was working as a teen actor.

The now 37-year-old Drake & Josh actor spoke about his experience with dialogue coach Brian Peck in the new ID docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.

In 2004, Brian pled no contest to a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16 as well as a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old. At the time, it was not revealed that Drake was the teen involved in the charges.

Since speaking out in the documentary, Drake has revealed that one former Drake & Josh costar reached out to him behind the scenes. Another issued a public statement.

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In a video on TikTok, Drake explained that he had been in touch with Josh Peck privately.

Drake Bell has taken to social media to inform fans that his Nickelodeon co-star Josh Peck has reached out to him in private about the abuse allegations Bell made in the documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”

Josh Peck starred in the sitcom “Drake & Josh” alongside Bell, who in the docuseries alleged he was sexually assaulted by Nickelodeon dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh) in the early 2000s.

After “Quiet on Set” debuted on Max, Josh Peck posted a social media video littered with comments demanding he speak out about his co-stars’ allegations, as TMZ reported.

“I just want to clear something up. I’ve noticed a lot of comments on some of Josh’s TikToks and some of his posts,” Bell said in a video posted to TikTok. “I just want to let you guys know that this is...

For the first time, Drake Bell is opening up about being sexually assaulted by Nickelodeon dialogue and acting coach Brian Peck.

“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” the upcoming ID documentary airing March 17 and 18, dives into both the alleged emotional abuse by Nick creator Dan Schneider and the physical abuse by Brian Peck.

In 2003, Peck, 43 at the time, was arrested on 11 charges — including sodomy, lewd act upon a child 14 or 15 by a person 10 years older, and oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance — but the minor was not named until now.

“My name is Drake Bell and I came here today to tell my story,” Bell says during the documentary’s third episode, before detailing his close relationship with Peck, whom he met at the beginning of Season 2 of “The Amanda Show.”

At first, Bell’s father was his manager and became uncomfortable about how much time...

All is well with Drake and Josh. Recently, star Josh Peck returned to the house when they filmed the Nickelodeon TV show.Alongside Drake Bell, Peck starred in the family sitcom for four seasons between 2004 and 2007. The cast also included Nancy Sullivan, Miranda Cosgrove, and Jonathan Goldstein. Bell and Peck also reprised their roles for the Nickelodeon TV movies Drake & Josh Go Hollywood and Merry Christmas Drake & Josh.Read More…...

Features the voices of: Fiona Hardingham, Roger Jackson, Jenifer Beth Kaplan, Eric Larsen, Katie Leigh, Michael Robles, Johnny Rose, Nancy Sullivan, Phillip Vasquez | Written by Billy Frolick, Alicia Núñez Puerto | Directed by Leopoldo Aguilar

When young Lucas finds out he’s not really a human; the news changes his whole world. Especially since his first monster transformation happened in front of the most popular kids at school! After unreasonably blaming his Dad for keeping his identity a secret, the angry and embarrassed Lucas runs away from home. His search for Monster Island and his real roots takes him on a fabulously scary journey that puts him face to face with more tentacles, fangs and far-out situations than he can shake one of his new wings at. Ultimately Lucas learns that being a freak, isn’t freaky – it means you’re a member of a brand new type of family you can proudly call your own.

Where is Walter? Drake & Josh star Drake Bell has been posting new videos featuring his co-stars from the Nickelodeon TV series, TVLine reports.Created by Dan Schneider, the comedy starred Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers with opposite personalities. The cast also included Nancy Sullivan, Jonathan Goldstein, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Miranda Cosgrove. The show ran for four seasons before ending in 2007.Read More…...

You can now add Drake & Josh to the growing list of recent TV revivals… sort of.

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In a series of videos posted to Drake Bell’s YouTube account, the actor-turned-musician reprises his role as the Nickelodeon series’ Drake Parker, during which he calls on viewers to help search for his missing stepfather, Walter (played by Jonathan Goldstein). Yvette Nicole Brown (now on The Odd Couple) also gets in on the fun, once again portraying Helen, manager of The Premiere, who still hasn’t gotten over her crush on Drake.

Of course, missing in action...

Back in 2001, we talked to the rising young star on the set of Nickelodeon's 'The Amanda Show.' What went wrong?

It's hard to believe but October 16 marks 15 years since The Amanda Show -- starring a then-13-year-old Amanda Bynes -- first premiered on Nickelodeon.

Airing from 1999 to 2002, the All That spin-off show turned Bynes, now 28, into a star.

But clearly, it hasn't all been smooth sailing from there. In the last month, the troubled actress has made daily headlines with erratic behavior, explosive allegations and – on October 10 – a return to being held at a psychiatric treatment facility, potentially for up to a year.

Video: Amanda Bynes' Psych Hold Extended to 2 Weeks, Hit 'Breaking Point' With Abuse Allegations

Both Bynes' mental health struggles and trouble with the law are well-documented, but when did it all start going south for the troubled child star?

Let's take a look back at a timeline of her troubles...

The Los Angeles Times is shutting down its Sunday magazine. Citing the downturn in the magazine industry, La, Los Angeles Times Magazine will cease production on June 3, Times spokeswoman Nancy Sullivan told TheWrap. The closure will result in layoffs, Sullivan said, but she declined to say how many people would lose their jobs. In a letter to Times employees, obtained by TheWrap, COO Kathy Thomson thanked staff for their work on the publication, but implied that a changing economy prevented the magazine from continuing. Also read: Tribune Company ‘Deal From Hell’: A Tale of Greed...

Exclusive Los Angeles Times executive John T. O’Loughlin has become the latest high-ranking official to leave the newspaper, TheWrap has learned. O’Loughlin served as the Times’ Executive Vice President of Advertising and Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing the area most troublesome to both the Times and other newspapers. Newspaper ad revenues industrywide plummeted to about $24 billion in 2011, the lowest total since 1984. The Times and its parent corporation, Tribune Company, have been hit particularly hard. Times spokeswoman Nancy Sullivan confirmed the news and issued the following statement: "John O’Loughlin has been a...

G.R. Claveria reveals his latest creation. The female vampire web series FemVamp.com

by Mike Pickle, MoreHorror.com

FemVamp.com is a new web series from award winning Writer / Producer / Director, G.R. Claveria. The promo trailer, that was just released on FunnyorDie.com, features Nancy Sullivan from Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh and The Amanda Show in a faux Public Service Announcement speaking out against Vampire Porn. The first episode of season one will premiere on February 14th, Valentine's Day 2011 at www.femvamp.com.

G.R. Claveria who (along with wife Alesha) won a National Telly Award last year for their film Missing Audrey, has assembled a team of talented actors, filmmakers and artists to create a funny and scary new 13 episode web series about female vampires run amuck.

The series will follow a group of college students and their eccentric, dirty-minded Professor whose campus is being terrorized by a pervert peeping tom.