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Drake Bell defends parents of ex-Nickelodeon child stars amid backlash sparked by abuse allegations on set: 'We were all vulnerable'


Drake Bell has defended parents of ex-Nickelodeon child stars who were accused of failing to protect their kids amid allegations of abuse and mistreatment at the network.

The 63-year-old registered sex offender (pictured in 2012) served 16 months in prison in 2004-2005 after being arrested on 11 charges — including sodomy, lewd act upon a child 14 or 15 by a person 10 years older, and oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz's four-part docuseries described Brian as 'very much one of the cogs in the Dan Schneider machine' as the Nickelodeon executive producer oversaw the crew accused of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior on set. Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz's four-part docuseries described Brian as 'very much one of the cogs in the Dan Schneider (R) machine' as the Nickelodeon executive producer oversaw the crew accused of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior on set

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