Drake Bell says son inspired sexual assault revelation | Entertainment

In a recent interview, Drake Bell revealed that his three-year-old son inspired him to speak out about the abuse he suffered as a child star. The Drake and Josh star recently made headlines as the main subject of the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. In the docuseries, Nickelodeon crew members, child actors and parents discussed allegations of misconduct and abuse within the children’s television network. “I had just had a son. And what’s the story he’ll get? Or will someone else tell him my story, or will I be there to tell him and share my story? So I knew something had happened to change,” Bell explained during the interview. In “Quiet on Set,” Bell claimed that dialogue coach Brian Peck “sexually assaulted” him when he was 15, describing that he was Bell hopes sharing his story will inspire his son to face the world and not let it get him down.