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Leonardo DiCaprio An Uncomfortable Clip Of Young Leonardo DiCaprio On Set With Brian Peck Has Resurfaced Online After
Drake Bell Detailed His
Sexual Assault Allegations Against The Dialect Coach In the 1991 footage, Brian, 31, refers to Leo as the “hottest, hunkiest teen idol there is.” By by Stephanie Soteriou BuzzFeed Staff Posted 3 minutes ago
Twitter Facebook Link This article mentions allegations of child sex abuse and grooming. Convicted sex offender Brian Peck has been in the headlines in recent weeks due to ID’s upcoming TV series Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV . Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images Peck is an
Actor and dialogue coach who was sentenced to 16 months in
prison in 2004 after he pleaded no contest to two counts of child sex abuse against a then-unknown Nickelodeon child actor. Peck was 43 years old at the time and working as a dialect coach with the 15-year-old star, with it being alleged that he was teaching the teen at his home when the offenses took place. Peck was arrested after the boy’s parents reported him to the police, and court documents reveal that Peck was originally charged with 11 counts, including lewd act upon a child, sodomy of a person under 16, attempted sodomy of a person under 16, sexual penetration by a foreign object, four counts of oral copulation of a person under 16, oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, sending harmful matter, and using a minor for sex acts. He pleaded “no contest” to just two counts, lewd act against a child, and oral copulation. While the court found him guilty of both, the remaining counts were dismissed. Earlier this month, Drake Bell came forward as the child actor who was involved in the case after he broke his silence for the upcoming docuseries. ID / Via youtube.com Drake is best known for being one of the titular characters in the popular sitcom Drake & Josh, which premiered in 2003, but he has been acting since he was five years old and has also appeared in TV shows such as Home Improvement and The Amanda Show . Brian Peck is no relation to Drake’s Drake & Josh costar Josh Peck. While Quiet On Set will not premiere until Sunday, Variety detailed parts of Drake’s interview in an article that was published on Wednesday. Here, Drake clarifies that he first met Peck at the beginning of Season 2 of The Amanda Show — when he was 14 years old, and Peck was 40. Although Drake’s father, Joe Bell, was concerned about the two’s developing friendship, he ended up being “ostracized” and allegedly pushed out of his son’s life when he expressed how he felt. Per Variety, Drake says that he would often spend the night at Peck’s house, but “everything changed with Brian one morning.” J. P. Aussenard / WireImage Drake purportedly alleges: “I was sleeping on the couch where I would usually sleep. I woke up to him — I opened my eyes, I woke up and he was sexually assaulting me. I froze and was in complete shock and had no idea what to do or how to react, and I have no idea how to get out of this situation.” “He figured out how to convince my mom and everyone around to, anytime I would have an audition or anytime I needed to work on dialogue or anything, I somehow ended up back at Brian’s house and it just got worse and worse and worse and worse,” Drake claims in the documentary. “I was just trapped. I had no way out.” “The abuse was extensive and it got pretty brutal,” he alleges. “I don’t know how to elaborate on that on camera, really… Why don’t you think of the worst stuff that someone could do to somebody as a sexual assault, and then I’ll answer your question. I don’t know how else to put it.” Drake also claims that Peck would use his connections in the industry as leverage against him, and would tell him that he could stop producers from working with Drake if he did not comply. Peck ended up being arrested after Drake’s then-girlfriend’s mother realized that something was wrong and took Drake to a therapist, which resulted in the
police being contacted. Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images Drake also details the “brutal” investigation and court case in the docuseries, which was recently discussed by Boy Meets World stars Rider Strong and Will Friedle, who expressed their “shame” and “guilt” for supporting Peck amid the trial. Rider was just 16 years old when he first met Peck, Will was 19, and Peck was 37. Despite the large age gap, Rider and Will alleged that Peck infiltrated himself in their social circles and became one of their closest
Friends. Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images While Rider and Will were never abused by Peck themselves, family therapist Kati Morton suggested that they were groomed and manipulated into an inappropriate friendship with him. And this friendship led to them defending him amid the trial. Speaking on their podcast, Pod Meets World , Rider and Will both alleged that they were “misled” by Peck when he was arrested in 2003, and that they “had no idea” about all of the counts he was initially charged with — just the two he pleaded no contest to. Will claimed that Peck convinced him that he was the real victim in the case because he had been pursued and “worn down” by his accuser. Will poignantly added at the time: “I look back on it now and it makes me want to cry that I was ever that naive.” Rider was apparently told a similar story, which is why when Peck asked him, Will, and several other actors to support him in court and write letters to the judge defending his character, they did. Peck has not publicly acknowledged any of Rider, Will or Drake’s recent comments about him. And the renewed interest in his case has led to an uncomfortable clip of Peck with a young Leonardo DiCaprio resurfacing online. ABC / Via youtube.com While Leo, 49, is currently known as one of the biggest stars in
Hollywood, many forget that he actually started out as a child actor. Jesse Grant / Getty Images for AFI Following brief appearances in a variety of TV shows from the age of five, Leo was 15 years old when he landed his breakout role in the ‘90s TV series Parenthood . Darlene Hammond / Getty Images The following year, he starred as Luke Brower in the TV series Growing Pains , which is where he worked with Peck.
NBC / NBCUniversal via Getty Images In behind-the-scenes footage from the show that was filmed in December 1991 — when Leo was 17 years old — then-31-year-old Peck can be seen interacting with Leo on set while working as a stand-in. ABC / Via youtube.com In the clip, Peck wraps his arm around Leo and the two appear incredibly close as the teen jokes: “Brian is the famous artist and we always make fun of each other and portray each other in silly, satirical ways.” “Leo’s
Job on this set, for some reason, is to make fun of me all day long,” Peck says in response. Elsewhere, Peck tells the camera: “Leo, as you know, is the latest, hottest, hunkiest teen idol there is. Look! “ gesturing up and down over Leo’s body, he adds: “Speaking of hunky, huh?” ABC / Via youtube.com Interestingly, Drake’s father references this footage in Quiet On Set , purportedly saying: “I saw this video of Brian Peck on Growing Pains with Leonardo DiCaprio grabbing his shoulders and running [his hand] down his arm. That’s the kind of behavior I saw him with my son. The same freaking behavior.” ABC / Via youtube.com The footage was also included in the 2016 documentary An Open Secret . It’s important to note that Leo has never indicated that he was a victim of Peck’s, and has not ever publicly addressed his past association with him or Peck’s legal issues. He also was not one of the actors to support Peck in court during his trial. BuzzFeed has contacted Leo’s rep for comment. Meanwhile, Peck has not commented on any of the recent reports surrounding him, and has been working steadily in the acting world since his release from prison. You can watch the full clip of Leo and Peck below: View this video on
YouTube ABC / Via youtube.com Quiet On Set will air on ID on Mar. 17 and 18, and will be available to stream on Max. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here . If you are concerned that a child is experiencing or may be in danger of abuse, you can call or text the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453(4.A.CHILD); service can be provided in over 140 languages. More on this After The Cast Of “Boy Meets World” Expressed Their “Guilt” And “Shame” For Supporting Dialect Coach Brian Peck Amid Abuse Allegations, Drake Bell Has Come Forward As The Alleged Victim Stephanie Soteriou · March 6, 2024 Here’s Everything There Is To Know About “Boy Meets World” Stars Will Friedle And Rider Strong’s Relationship With Brian Peck, And Why They Feel “Shame And Guilt” For Supporting Him Stephanie Soteriou · Feb. 20, 2024 Drake Bell Details "Extensive And Brutal" Sexual Assault By Nickelodeon Acting Coach Brian Peck, When He Was Just 15 Morgan Murrell · March 13, 2024 Leonardo DiCaprio Just Made Some Seriously Rare Comments About His Private Life And Rise To Fame, And It Feels Like The First Time We’ve Ever Seen The Real Him Stephanie Soteriou · Jan. 8, 2024 Topics in this article Leonardo DiCaprio Drake Bell Documentary Stephanie Soteriou BuzzFeed Staff