Drake Bell - Part 1

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Remember Drake Bell from Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh (2004-2007) and the ID/Max documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)? Wasn't he canceled for sexting a teenager or something? Everything's Canceled podcast is back and in this episode your hosts Herman and Lorena are digging deep into allegations against former child-actor, musician, and child sex abuse survivor Drake Bell. If the allegations are to be believed they paint a picture of Drake Bell, throughout his adult live, having groomed, dated, and sexually assaulted multiple underage girls, most of whom were about 15 years old, the same age he was when he was abused by Brian Peck. In 2021 Drake Bell took a deal and plead guilty to felony attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile in an Ohio case. Does this mirror the situation regarding Drake's own sex abuse trial vs Brian Peck, in which Peck also took a plea deal, received a light sentence and was able to continue working on sets with children in Hollywood despite being a registered sex offender? We cover the online video of the sentencing hearing that includes the victim's statement in which she details allegations against Drake that did not make it to trial. Is Drake guilty of grooming her from age 11 to 15 or is he really the victim, entrapped by a diabolically deceitful teenage super-fan who misrepresented herself by contacting Drake via finstagram as his numerous online defenders would have you believe? She describes a relationship with Drake characterized by the duality of her idolization and infatuation with him and fearing his cruelty, that "if she upset him, he would make her cry and feel disgusting about herself". What exactly did Drake mean when, during a social media conversation, he asks her age, and when she responds that she is now 15 years old, he tells her to "Hurry up"? Does this represent grooming and desire or, as his defense lawyers claim, "complete intent not to engage"? We also discuss details of his defense, how the lawyers avoid and simultaneously seemingly confirm that messages exchanged between Drake and the victim were "sexual in nature", and attempts to explain away allegations of specific incidents of sexual assault by claiming that other witnesses were present, while implicitly confirming that Drake and the victim were indeed together on the occasions in question. We reflect on the victim's assertion that Drake is not remorseful and "has used tactics to gain sympathy from the public" and discuss his behavior leading up to, during, and after the trial, and up through current day keeping these assertions in mind. We also consider Drake's history with drug and alcohol abuse in context of the allegations. Stay tuned because we'll be back next week with "Drake Bell - Part 2" in which we'll cover the content of and context regarding Drake's new song and music video "I Kind Of Relate", additional allegations made against Drake by ex-girlfriends and anonymous tik-tok users, Kimmy Robertson's letter of support for Brian Peck that bafflingly portrays his victim (Drake) as a hyper-sexual predatory homosexual, and much more! Please follow and rate our podcast wherever you listen! If you're looking for more Everything's Canceled check out the exclusive episode available later this week on our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingscanceled. And the best way to support us is to check out the all new podcast merch available in our web store at everythingscanceled.myshopify.com!
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Chapters

1. Drake Bell - Part 1 (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Making It in The Toy Industry with The Toy Coach (00:28:30)

3. (Cont.) Drake Bell - Part 1 (00:29:09)