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Will Friedle Details Talk With Drake Bell After ‘Quiet on Set’ Release, Says He Didn’t Know Bell Was Brian Peck’s Victim Despite Being in the Courtroom


Will Friedle opened up for the first time about talking to Drake Bell after the 'Quiet on Set' doc and not knowing he was Brian Peck's victim.

Will Friedle and Rider Strong, who wrote letters of support for Brian Peck in his 2003 case against Drake Bell, have spoken out for the first time following the release of the “Quiet on Set” documentary. Both Friedle and Strong had been close friends with him and were asked to write character letters in his defense, something they revealed during a February episode of their podcast after getting a call that a documentary was being made. “The pain, hurting for Drake, and feeling so full of regret and shame and then just start picking apart the lies… my brother called me immediately, we just sat there on the phone, [comparing stories].

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