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‘Drake & Josh’ Star Drake Bell Details Alleged Childhood Sexual Abuse in ‘The Dark Side of Kids TV’ Docuseries

'Drake & Josh' star Drake Bell details alleged child sexual abuse in the four-part 'The Dark Side of Kids TV' docuseries.

Bell, who says his life was upended by the abuse, says in the series he began drinking and using drugs in the aftermath and in 2021 pleaded guilty to two charges tied to his online interactions with an underage fan; he was sentenced to two years’ probation and community service. “You can’t help but notice that it looks like penises and testicles on my shoulders,” he says, noting that one sketch included Captain Big Nose unleashing a giant sneeze caused by his allergy to asteroids, resulting in a messy goo on the face of a young woman. Schneider — whose shows were moneymakers for the network — created two more series, Game Shakers and Henry Danger before being the subject of a second internal investigation by Nickelodeon, which cleared him of any “hint of sexual misconduct,” but which paved the way for his leave-taking in 2018.

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