Drake Bell Has 'Nothing but Love and Forgiveness' for Rider Strong After Letter of Support for His Abuser

Bell wrote on social media this week that he had an "amazing" conversation with Strong and forgives him for his past support of convicted sex abuser Brian Peck

Drake Bell has forgiven Rider Strong.

The Drake & Josh star, 37, shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, April 5, that he forgives Strong, 44, for his past support of Bell's abuser Brian Peck.

In Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, the Boy Meets World alum was named among actors who supported Peck, 63, in court and wrote letters to a judge on behalf of the former dialogue coach during his 2003 sexual assault trial for his crimes against Bell.

"I just had the most amazing conversation with @RiderStrong we are all healing together. I have nothing but love and forgiveness for him," Bell wrote on X.

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In a press release about Quiet on Set, Warner Bros. Discovery said that Peck was “convicted in 2004 for his crimes against Drake and ordered to register as a sex offender."

After Strong was named as one of Peck's supporters in the docuseries, Bell called out the actor on social media.

"RIDER WAS 24 years old when he wrote the letter and was told by Brian what he did,” Bell wrote in a a series of since-deleted comments on a post by Zoey 101 star Alexa Nikolas that criticized Strong and his Boy Meets World costar Will Friedle for their past support of Peck. “He wrote the letter anyway."

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On a February episode of their podcast Pod Meets World with former costar Danielle Fishel, Strong and Friedle, 47, said they were groomed by Peck, who "turned us against the victim," Friedle said, referring to Bell.

In Bell's now-deleted comments, he wrote that in his opinion at the time, Strong and Friedle only spoke about Peck on the podcast because they were told that “letters are going to be made public.”

“Everyone thought the letters would be sealed forever and no one would ever see them. This is their publicist telling them how to get ahead of the story,” Bell added.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.

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