Ryder is strong and Friedel will check on Drake Bell frequently

Following the release of Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV show, it was revealed that several actors had written letters of support for Brian Beck before his 2004 sentencing for sexual assault. Drake BellAlthough it remains unclear how much they knew of the charges against them at the time.

He was among these actors Will Friedel and Strong riderwho later expressed regret for their support on the “Pod Meets World” podcast. Friedel explained that Beck “intruded” into his life and manipulated him into viewing the victim in a negative light.

And now in a new episode of “The Sarah Fraser Show.” Drake Bell has spoken out about his relationship with Ryder Strong and Will Friedle after the previous backlash the “Boy Meets World” stars received.

Fraser raised the question after the initial interview about whether anyone had reached out to offer support. It was noted that none of those who wrote the letters followed up. However, Bell said that actors Strong and Friedle reached out to him during his difficult times.

“She will continue. “That was really nice,” the actor said. “Ryder reached out and was very apologetic and kind. We had a long conversation for two hours, and they checked on me.”

Shortly after the documentary was released and after being exposed, Friedel wrote a letter of support to Brian Beck.

“So you side with the guy that you look at now as an adult and say, ‘He’s terrible,'” Friedel said. “And my instinct at first was: ‘Well, my friend can’t be (this person), it can’t be this.'” So it must be the other person’s fault, and it must be the story. Of course, it makes perfect sense. The way he says It’s like, ‘You’re right, it’s that kid’s fault. How dare he?’

He added that he now believes he was sitting in the courtroom “on the wrong side of everything.”

In March, after Quiet on Set was released, Bill criticized Friedle and Strong in since-deleted comments under a post by “Zoey 101” star Alexa Nicholas, accusing them of knowing about Beck’s actions but still writing messages of support.

However, the following month, Bale provided an update on his relationship with Strong via X (formerly Twitter). “I just had a great conversation with @RiderStrong. We are all healing together. I have nothing but love and forgiveness for him,” Bell shared.

In 2004, Beck pleaded no contest to charges of oral copulation with a minor under 16 and performing a lewd act on a 14 or 15-year-old girl. At that time, the identity of the victim remained a mystery, until now.

Bell surprised many by revealing himself as the accused in Beck’s sexual assault case. In the docuseries, he spoke openly about his vulnerabilities, recounted how the abuse began and shared his journey toward recovery.

“He (Brian Beck) has pretty much worked his way into every aspect of my life,” Bell said in the documentary about the time Beck convinced Bell’s father to step down as his manager so Beck could take the job. “I knew my life was going to be completely different from that moment on.”

Bill began spending more time with Beck, often spending the night at his house. However, one night, everything took a devastating turn.

“I was sleeping on the couch that I normally sleep on, and I woke up to him, I opened my eyes, I woke up, and he was sexually assaulting me and I froze in place in complete shock and I had no idea what I was doing,” Bell said in the docuseries. I had no idea how to get out of the situation.”

He added, “You know, any time I had an audition or any time I needed to work on dialogue or anything, I somehow ended up at Brian’s house, and it just got worse, and worse, and worse, and worse, and I was just trapped. I didn’t know what happened.” “I had no way out. The abuse was widespread and very brutal.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available. Call 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit an administrator National Sexual Assault Hotline A website to talk to a sexual assault service provider.