Ned’s Declaration star apologizes to Derek Bell over childhood trauma joke

Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw and Daniel Curtis Lee have publicly apologized to Drake Bell after facing backlash for making insensitive comments during a TikTok live session.

Bale criticizes former cast member Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide before they joked about his childhood trauma from sexual abuse.

This happened while discussing the docuseries Quiet on set: The dark side of children’s television.

Bale recently revealed that he was the victim of “unspeakable” and “cruel” sexual abuse by his former dialogue coach Brian Peck on the show.

Werkheiser, Shaw and Lee were seen briefly laughing and making inappropriate remarks, with Werkheiser jokingly instructing Lee to “go back to your room” before retracting the statement, acknowledging that their comments were insensitive.

Drake expressed outrage over the former star’s inappropriate remarks during a TikTok live session.

The trio later addressed the incident on their podcast, explaining that their comments were taken out of context.