Drake Bell attends the premiere of Lionsgate's"The Spy Who Dumped Me" at Fox Village Theater on July 25, 2018 in Los Angeles.‘Drake & Josh’ Star Drake Bell Details Alleged Childhood Sexual Abuse in ‘The Dark Side of Kids TV’ …, which chronicled stories of emotional abuse and traumatic experiences suffered by teen and tween actors on the sets of a variety of Nickelodeon programs.
The song’s lyrics never appear to explicitly mention abuse, but the chorus hints at dark themes. “Wake up/ The monsters in your head have left you/ All to yourself, it’s alright/ If ugly little things remind you of how it felt,” he sings, adding, “Another day, no one tells you what it means/ What’s in your way and poisonin’ your dreams/ The darkest place that you’ve ever been.
In the series, Bell discussed his abuse by Peck — who was convicted of sexually assaulting a Nickelodeon child actor in 2004 — for the first time, alongside other then-underage actor’s stories alleging abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate alleged predatory behavior at the network. “Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case, we are dismayed and saddened to learn of the trauma he has endured, and we commend and support the strength required to come forward,” Nickelodeon said in a statement to I Kind of Relate
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