Drake Bell is coming to the defense of his old pal, former Nickelodeon co-star Josh Peck .

The Drake & Josh actors have been seemingly pitted against each other by loyal fans of Bells, as Peck posted a TikTok video Monday and lip-synced: If I havent talked to you since 2023, take that as a fucking sign that you dont exist to me anymore.

The timing made online sleuths suspicious, as Bell recently alleged in the new Quiet on Set documentary series that Brian Peck who is not related to Josh Peck sexually abused him as a child while employed as a dialect coach for Nickelodeon.

The video seemed even more alarming to fans of Bell as he was recently mocked for speaking out against his abuser by the former stars of a Nickelodeon series, one of whom later apologized.

Interesting timing wrote one user in the comments of his video, with another suggesting he was financially compensated for diminishing Bells allegations: guys if he took the money to keep quiet he isnt gonna comment on it. they paid him off for a reason.

While the Drake & Josh stars have feuded before , Bell is adamant this isnt the case now.

Processing this and going through this is a really emotional time, he said Wednesday in a TikTok video . A lot of it is very difficult so not everything is put out to the public. But I just wanted to let you guys know that he has reached out to me and its been very sensitive.

Bell added that his longtime friend has been really great and contacted him to talk and help Bell work through this traumatic experience. He then referenced Josh Pecks TikTok videos directly, asking fans to take it a little easy on him in the comments.