Quiet on the set previously revealed A terrible relationship between Brian Beck and John Wayne Gacy Before the dialogue coach was arrested on charges of sexual assault Drake Bell.
During the Discovery Investigation docuseries, previously All of it Cast member Kyle Sullivan He recalled Beck's friendly demeanor, saying, “Everyone loved Brian. He was charming and smart. He was there all the time. All the parents loved him, too. Everyone trusted Brian.”
Sullivan, 36 years old, I recalled a disturbing incident When he and other Nickelodeon child stars along with their parents were invited to Beck's house for a party. According to Sullivan, Peck, now 64, had a painting by Gacy on display for all to see.
“It was of a birthday clown carrying balloons. Brian got so excited, and on the back it said: 'To Brian, I hope you enjoy the painting.'” “Best wishes, your friend John Wayne Gacy,” Sullivan said. “I was 14, so I wasn't “I know the details, but I knew this guy was a serial killer.”
Sullivan alleged Beck's relationship with Gacy This has transcended the present.
“All the parents and kids come into the room and he presents the painting again. Brian actually developed a pen-pal relationship with John,” he recalls. “He kept this stack of letters and pictures from John Wayne Gacy in his nightstand next to his bed. He pulls them out and starts showing them.
Gacy was a serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered dozens of young men and boys. He was sentenced to death after being found guilty of 32 murders and He died by lethal injection In 1994.
Sullivan explained why Red flag thought It was not addressed further at the time, adding in a March 2024 document, “Your instinct is to give the benefit of the doubt. Even in the face of this really bad sign, it was one of those classic failures of group psychology.”
Beck He was subsequently arrested In August 2003, he was accused of sexually assaulting a then-unnamed child star. The 11 charges against Beck included oral copulation, sodomy and forcible penetration. He pleaded no contest to two counts of child sexual assault and was sentenced to 16 months in prison and had to register as a sex offender.
In the third part of the movie Quiet on Set, Bell (38 years old) broke his silence About being a victim From your abuse.
“I really don't know how to explain it on camera. Why don't you think of the worst things someone could do to someone as sexual assault, and that will answer your question,” Bell said at the time. In another way. “It wasn't a one-time thing.”
Beck, who is not related to the Nickelodeon star Josh Beckhas not publicly addressed the docuseries or Bell's allegations. Meanwhile, Nickelodeon issued a statement to Us Weekly before Quiet on the set It premiered, which read: “Now that Drake Bell has revealed his identity as a plaintiff in the 2004 case, we are horrified and saddened to learn of the trauma he has endured, and we applaud and support the strength required to move forward.”
Bill has done so ever since He expressed his surprise Beck continued to find success after serving time.
“He was hanging out on set, working, going to parties, and walking around Hollywood as if nothing had happened,” Bell said in a March episode of the show. Interview with Yordi Rosado displays. “I remember seeing him once in a restaurant. He was at a table with 10 or 12 actors. They were all male actors between the ages of 14 and 16. I walked in and saw him and saw that he had gone back to what he was doing. Then I turned around and left.”
Actor He doubted Beck's sentenceNoting that he was sentenced to 16 months in prison. Only 16 months and I think he only served four months. When he got out, he was a registered sex offender for crimes against a child, and went straight back to work.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call National Sexual Assault Hotline At 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).