Daniel Curtis Lee, Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw, and Drake Bell. Instagram; Presley Ann/Getty Photos
Former stars of Ned’s Declassified Faculty Survival Information apologized for inappropriate feedback seemingly made about Investigation Discovery’s four-part docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Youngsters TV.
Devon Werkheiser, Lindsay Shaw, Daniel Curtis Lee issued an apology through their podcast, “Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival Information,” on Friday, March 22, for an inappropriate joke made throughout a TikTok reside when requested concerning the docuseries.
“For those who haven’t seen the clip, for those who haven’t seen what’s happening, we had been on a TikTok Reside being requested to touch upon the Quiet on Set documentary, which we hadn’t seen, and a brilliant s—t joke got here out that was referenced at Daniel and appeared like I used to be speaking about Drake [Bell],” Werkheiser defined within the apology.
“We f—ked up,” he stated. “I get it. We hadn’t seen the doc and everybody was asking us for our opinions on it.” The trio stated they’ve since watched the docuseries, noting that they had “no clue” concerning the “magnitude” of abuse Bell suffered by the hands of dialogue coach Brian Peck (who has no relation to Nickelodeon star Josh Peck).
Drake Bell spoke out about being sexually assaulted by Nickelodeon’s Brian Peck for the primary time within the new docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Youngsters TV. Throughout the third a part of the Investigation Discovery particular, which is able to air on Monday, March 18, Bell, 37, recognized himself because the baby star who reported […]
“Now we’ve watched it … I get it,” Werkheiser added. “If I had simply watched — particularly that third episode — after which watched us joking like that, I’d be like, ‘Are they sociopaths? Is one thing incorrect with them?’”
Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Youngsters TV aired on Sunday, March 17, and Monday, March 18, and examines the poisonous work setting for baby actors at Nickelodeon. Bell seems as the topic of two episodes, the place he speaks about his expertise with sexual abuse as a baby star.
Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw Daniel and Curtis Lee. Courtesy of Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival Information/YouTube
The Ned’s Declassified alums had been slammed on-line for showing to make mild of the abuse, with Bell himself calling them “Ned’s Declassless.” Werkheiser admitted that he “felt like a chunk of s—t” after Bell’s remark, and apologized to him through social media earlier within the week.
Drake Bell has weathered a number of arrests, abuse allegations and extra since his introduction into the highlight as a baby star. Bell rose to stardom after scoring a number of TV roles when he was youthful. He made a reputation for himself following his time at Nickelodeon, which included hit tasks akin to All That, Drake & Josh, […]
“I do know it appears like I’m laughing at this and I f—king wasn’t, however I do know what it appears like, and that Drake noticed it … yeah,” Werkheiser clarified on his podcast. “I simply felt so f—king terrible, figuring out that Drake noticed us in that context.”
Curtis Lee added that the “excessive” joke was not referring to Bell in any respect. Shaw, for her half, stated she regretted her personal “insensitivity” on the subject.
“I’m sorry,” she defined. “I do know that even when there wasn’t an intention or malice behind issues folks have carried out for me, I do know that it has simply helped me when folks meet me the place I’m and acknowledge like, ‘Hey, that was a intestine punch, whether or not it was intentional or not.’”
