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Dos actores de "Boy Meets World" dicen que ahora tienen una imagen distorsionada de una estrella invitada a su programa, después de que el hombre fuera condenado por un cargo de abuso sexual infantil.

Rider Strong y Will Friedle abordaron este tema de frente junto a su compañera de reparto Danielle Fishel en su pódcast "Pod Meets World" el lunes, donde hablaron de Brian Peck, un actor que fue condenado por cargos de abuso sexual infantil en la década de 2000.

En ese momento, fue acusado de abusar de un actor infantil no identificado de Nickelodeon y terminó aceptando un acuerdo con la fiscalía y cumpliendo más de un año tras las rejas. Ahora aparecerá en un nuevo documental sobre el lado oscuro de Nick que se emitirá en marzo.

Bueno, resulta que Rider y Will dicen que también conocían a este tipo, ya que actuó en su propio programa un par de veces, y aunque, literalmente solo fue invitado en dos episodios de con papeles muy menores, los actores dicen que estaba profundamente arraigado en sus vidas y los ha dejado sintiéndose realmente incómodos todos estos años después.

Ahora que miran hacia atrás, Will y Rider dicen que su afán por ser buenos amigos con ellos en ese entonces y salir con ellos muchas veces después del trabajo, al parecer era inapropiado y extraño, pero en ese momento no sospechaban nada.

Cuando las acusaciones en su contra surgieron por primera vez - cosa que en última instancia lo llevó a los tribunales- Will y Rider dicen que compraron la historia de Peck de ser víctima de "cebo cárcel" e incluso fue a hablar a favor del chico cuando se presentó ante un juez, porque le creían.

Dicen que ahora se dan cuenta de lo retorcida que era su relación con este tipo y ambos expresan vergüenza y arrepentimiento por haberse afiliado con él, incluso cuando eran adultos jóvenes.

Two actors from 'Boy Meets World' say they now have a warped view of a guest star from their show ... after the guy was later convicted on a child molestation charge.

Rider Strong and Will Friedle tackled this issue head-on alongside fellow costar Danielle Fishel on their 'Pod Meets World' podcast Monday -- where they discussed Brian Peck, an actor who was convicted on child sexual abuse charges back in the early 2000s.

At the time, he was accused of molesting an unidentified Nickelodeon child actor and ended up taking a plea deal and serving over a year behind bars. He's now set to be featured in this new documentary about the ugly underbelly of Nick that's airing in March.

Welp, as it turns out ... Rider and Will say they also knew this guy back in the day since he acted on their own show a couple times -- and even though he literally only guest-starred on two 'BMW' episodes with very minor roles, the actors now say he was deeply embedded into their lives ... and it's left them feeling creeped out and uneasy all these years later.

As they look back now, Will and Rider say his eagerness to be good pals with 'em back then -- hanging out with them a lot after work, apparently -- was wildly inappropriate and weird ... but at the time, they say they didn't suspect anything.

When allegations against him first surfaced in the early aughts -- which ultimately landed him in court -- Will and Rider say they bought Peck's story of falling victim to "jail bait" ... and even went to bat for the guy as he appeared before a judge, 'cause they believed him.

They say they now realize how twisted their relationship with this guy was ... and both express shame and regret for ever affiliating themselves with him, even as young adults.

David Kaufman no se está quedando callado en la conversación sobre quién debiese interpretar a Danny Phantom en una película live action y le dice a TMZ que tiene algunas ideas claras del casting.

El actor, que puso voz al personaje titular en los 53 episodios de la serie de televisión y repitió su papel en las películas posteriores y en los videojuegos, nos dijo que está a favor de que Tom Holland interprete a Danny aunque cree que con Spider-Man podría ser suficiente con los roles de superhéroes por un tiempo.

Esta es la cuestión, Butch Hartman, creador de un montón de programas de televisión para Nickelodeon en los 2000, habló recientemente con MegaCon en Orlando y dijo que si alguna vez hubiera una película de acción real de "Danny Phantom", solo querría a Tom Holland en el papel.

Para aquellos que no lo saben, "Danny Phantom" seguía a un adolescente llamado Danny Fenton que adquiría habilidades fantasmales después de que explotara un portal a otro mundo y lo convirtiera en un ser mitad humano, mitad fantasma.

Un gran pero, sin embargo, es que nada de esto ha entrado en producción o ha sido anunciado por lo que podemos decir, pero sigue siendo algo en la mente de Kaufman y piensa que Tom Holland estaría bien si él quiere hacerlo.

David señaló que Tom se dirige al West End para una producción de "Romeo y Julieta", algo que considera muy bueno para él, ya que significa un salto hacia otros papeles, distintos de los superhéroes que Holland ha interpretado hasta ahora.

Francamente, no es difícil imaginar a Tom queriendo perseguir diferentes tipos de papeles en el futuro, ya que el tipo es un tour de force de talento.

Kaufman no solo estaba contrarrestando la idea de Butch, sino que también tiene sus propias ideas para el elenco, como el actor de "Stranger Things", Noah Schnapp, como Danny y Billie Eilish como su amiga y luego amor de Sam.

David felicitó a Noah por su sentido de la comedia y piensa que ese es un gran sello del carácter de Danny, por lo que cualquier actor que lo interprete tiene que saber cómo hacer una broma. Y basta ver algunas fotos de los personajes para advertir que es un casting bastante perfecto, al menos en apariencia.

Billie no tiene mucha experiencia como actriz, pero eso nunca ha sido un problema en Hollywood. Es candidata, además, a su segundo Oscar por Mejor Canción Original, así que tal vez ella se inspire para darle una oportunidad a la actuación.

David Kaufman's not going ghost on the conversation about who should play Danny Phantom in the live-action movie ... telling TMZ he's got some clear casting ideas.

The actor -- who voiced the titular character in all 53 episodes of the television show and reprised his role in subsequent movies and video games ... told us he's all for Tom Holland playing DP though he thinks Spider-Man might be all done with superheroes for a while.

Here's the deal ... Butch Hartman, creator of a whole bunch of well-known animated shows for Nickelodeon in the 2000s, recently spoke at MegaCon in Orlando and said if there ever was a "Danny Phantom" live-action movie, he'd only want Tom Holland in the role.

For those who don't know, "Danny Phantom" followed a teenager named Danny Fenton who gained ghost-like abilities after a portal to another world exploded and turned him into half-human, half-ghost.

A big if of course ... nothing like this has gone into production or even been announced as far as we can tell -- but it's still something Kaufman really put his mind to, and he decided TH is fine by him if he wants to do it.

DK pointed out Tom's headed to the West End for a production of "Romeo & Juliet" ... a fact David thinks is great for him since it's a departure from the superhero roles Holland has nailed to this point in his career.

Quite frankly, it's not difficult to imagine Tom wanting to pursue different kinds of roles moving forward either since the dude's a talent tour de force.

Kaufman wasn't just countering Butch's idea though ... he also came up with a couple casting calls of his own -- "Stranger Things" actor Noah Schnapp as Danny and Billie freakin' Eilish as his friend-turned-love-interest Sam.

David complimented Noah on his comedic timing, saying he thinks that's a huge part of Danny's character -- so any actor playing him needs to know their way around a joke. And, just look up some pics of the characters ... pretty perfect casting, at least appearance-wise.

Billie doesn't have much acting experience, but that's never stopped Hollywood before ... and she's up for her second Best Original Song Oscar, so maybe she'll be inspired to give acting a try.

Sokka from Nickelodeon's 'Avatar' show is going to be a lil' different in Netflix's live-action version when it debuts next month ... and that includes a lot less woman-hating, apparently.

Ian Ousely -- the actor who's been tapped to play real Sokka for the streaming giant's take on the beloved animated series -- spilled the beans to EW this week in terms of clarifying how his iteration of one of the main characters will stand apart from what fans remember.

He explained ... "I wanted to make sure that Sokka is funny. There's more weight with realism in every way." His costar Kiawentiio (who plays Sokka's sister, Katara, in Netflix's show) chimed in to clear up which elements of the cartoon didn't work so well in real life.

She interjected with ... "I feel like we also took out the element of how sexist [Sokka] was. I feel like there were a lot of moments in the original show that were iffy."

To that, Ousley agreed in this interview ... going on to say, "Yeah, totally. There are things that were redirected just because it might play a little differently [in live action]." EW also points out what diehards of the animation already know ... namely, that Sokka is, in fact, very sexist as a character toward the start -- but that, eventually, he outgrows that in his arc.

Emphasis on that last part, specially. You see... Sokka's sexism is a key character flaw that he has to mature past all throughout the OG series ... something fans are keenly aware of, which is why they're pissed that it's now being revealed Netflix is changing this major detail.

You can hop into the "Sokka" trend right now on X to see how angry/disappointed everyone is that the Sokka they know -- imperfect and in need of humbling, which often made for great/hilarious moments in the original -- is not going to be found in this live remake.

That also kinda deflates the excitement fans had with the fact Netflix's version actually *looked* a lot like the cartoon ... which had many believing it'd be more faithful to the source material. Apparently, not that faithful. Seems Sokka was too problematic for Netflix.

Amanda Bynes is bringing her podcast back from the dead ... switching course and soldiering on despite saying she was going to pull the plug after just one episode.

The day after saying her new podcast was going the way of the dinosaur because of a lack of big-name guests, Amanda says she's going to continue the podcast.

Amanda says her friends convinced her to reconsider giving up so soon ... and she says she's excited to record a new episode.

Remember ... Amanda said she was going to kill the podcast after the inaugural episode because A-list musicians like Drake, Jack Harlow and Post Malone weren't lining up to join her as guests on the podcast, as she hoped.

Now, Amanda says she realizes podcasts need time to grow a following ... and those big-name guests she has on her radar might join down the road.

Of course, no matter who the guests are they won't be talking about her mental health struggles or her Hollywood career.

Still, Amanda says she has some guests lined up ... and her "Amanda Bynes and Paul Sieminski: Podcast" is doing well on Spotify early on.

6:10 AM PT -- Amanda just made the difficult decision to pause her podcast after just one episode, telling fans she was unable to land the guests she'd hoped for -- including Drake and Jack Harlow.

Amanda Bynes has a new podcast, but she'll be steering clear of the mental health struggles that have overtaken her life.

Amanda tells TMZ ... she won't be talking about anything regarding her former career or personal life on "Amanda Bynes & Paul Sieminski: The Podcast" -- which includes her time in inpatient treatment and mental health centers.

She tells us the pod is focused on the guests that join her and Paul ... saying it's their careers, personal lives, and fun stories they find more interesting.

As we reported, Amanda and Paul debuted their new podcast this week, with the first episode featuring an L.A.-based tattoo artist that the former child star has known for years.

It's a big deal for AB -- as well as her fans -- marking the first time she's come back into the spotlight after dipping out of Hollywood and moving on to other ventures, like fashion.

6:10 AM PT -- Amanda acaba de tomar la difícil decisión de poner en pausa su pódcast después de un solo episodio, diciéndole a los fans que no pudo conseguir los invitados que esperaba... incluidos Drake y Jack Harlow.

Amanda Bynes tiene un nuevo podcast, pero va a mantenerse al margen de las luchas de salud mental que se han apoderado de su vida.

Amanda le dice a TMZ que no va a hablar de nada que tenga que ver con su antigua carrera o su vida personal en "Amanda Bynes y Paul Sieminski: El Podcast", que narra su tiempo en tratamiento hospitalario y centros de salud mental.

Ella nos dice que el programa se centra en los invitados que se unen a ella y Paul, diciendo que son sus carreras, vidas personales y divertidas historias las que encuentran más interesante.

Como informamos, Amanda y Paul debutaron con su nuevo podcast esta semana. El invitadon del primer episodio fue un artista del tatuaje con sede en Los Ángeles que la ex estrella infantil ha conocido durante años.

Es un gran acontecimiento para Amanda, así como para sus fans, ya que es la primera vez que vuelve a ser el centro de atención después de salir de Hollywood y dedicarse a otras actividades, como la moda.

Amanda Bynes is opening up about her new look ... telling fans it's the result of plastic surgery on her face.

The former Nickelodeon star hopped on Instagram to explain why she's looking a little different these days ... explaining why she had plastic surgery on her eyelids.

Amanda says the procedure, known as a Blepharoplasty, removed the skinfolds around the corners of her eyes.

For Amanda, she says the plastic surgery is boosting her self-confidence and making her feel better about herself ... and she says it's one the greatest things she's ever done for herself.

Amanda debuted the new look earlier this month when she released her new podcast, and there were some headlines about a "new look" and she says that's why she's revealing how she went under the knife.

Amanda Bynes is back in the spotlight after years of being away -- 'cause she's got a new podcast out ... and the first episode features her playing the role of host/interviewer.

The ex-child star -- who was placed in a conservatorship for years before it came to an end in 2022 -- is leading up the new media venture alongside a friend of hers named Paul Sieminski. Their pod is aptly titled ... 'Amanda Bynes & Paul Sieminski: The Podcast.'

Here's just a snippet of their first episode, which was just released Saturday. It features a sit-down with a L.A.-based tattoo artist named Dahlia Moth ... whom AB has known for years.

Now, this episode is roughly 26 minutes ... so go listen to the full thing if you want. Right from the outset though, you can hear Amanda introducing herself and her co-host ... as well as their guest, and she jumps right into the questions they wanna ask, somewhat abruptly.

As we went through the rest of it ourselves, we couldn't help but notice that Paul tends to do most of the heavy lifting in terms of questions -- with Amanda jumping in here and there.

It's interesting to digest ... frankly, this might be one of the first times folks are hearing Amanda's voice in a while, y'know ... since she's been out of the public eye for a minute. Since leaving Hollywood, she's focused her attention elsewhere ... including fashion school.

Of course, she's also had struggles -- including recent ones (post-conservatorship) that have seen her been hospitalized for a time. She's out now though, and seems to be doing better.

American actress Allison Scagliotti was 14 years old when she first started playing Mindy -- the smart but conceited high schooler -- on Nickelodeon's sitcom series "Drake & Josh" back in 2004.

Scagliotti was cast alongside Drake Bell as the cool, attractive and guitar playin' brother, Drake Parker, Josh Peck as the nerdy brother, Josh Nichols and Miranda Cosgrove as the devious pranking sister, Megan Parker.

Aside from reprising her role in the spin-off film, "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh" back in '08, she's also known for her roles on "Warehouse 13" and "Stitchers". And,  in more recent years, she's been honing in on her music skills!

La actriz estadounidense Allison Scagliotti tenía 14 años cuando empezó a interpretar a Mindy, la inteligente y engreída estudiante de secundaria en la serie de Nickelodeon "Drake & Josh" en 2004.

Scagliotti formaba parte del reparto junto a Drake Bell, que interpretaba al atractivo y guay hermano guitarrista Drake Parker, Josh Peck, que interpretaba al hermano empollón Josh Nichols, y Miranda Cosgrove, que interpretaba a la retorcida hermana bromista Megan Parker.

Además de volver a interpretar su papel en la película "Feliz Navidad, Drake y Josh" en 2008, también es conocida por sus papeles en "Warehouse 13" y "Stitchers", y en los últimos años, ha estado perfeccionando sus habilidades musicales.

Kel Mitchell parece estar de buen humor después de su reciente estadía en el hospital, pues el tipo estuvo súper sonriente celebrando el estreno de su próxima película.

El actor se veía tan feliz como siempre la noche del martes en el estreno mundial de "Good Burger 2" en la ciudad de Nueva York, mostrando una sonrisa para las cámaras con un telón de fondo bastante fresco, una recreación del icónico restaurante "Good Burger".

Por supuesto, su coprotagonista Kenan Thompson también asistió y los dos amigos de toda la vida posaron para un montón de fotos juntos durante el gran evento.

TMZ dio a conocer la noticia, Kel estuvo en un hospital de Los Ángeles la semana pasada, aunque el motivo no se sabía claramente hasta que el propio actor aclaró todo el asunto en Instagram.

Dijo que estaba empezando a sentirse mareado y que partes de su cuerpo comenzaron a entumecerse. Ahí entró en pánico y corrió al hospital.

Afortunadamente, todo se debió a una antigua lesión que se agravó y provocó que una protuberancia discal rozara un nervio. Su diagnóstico fue un alivio, ya que otra posible alternativa era que estuviera sufriendo un derrame cerebral.

Kel Mitchell seems to be in good spirits after his recent hospital stay ... because the dude was all smiles to celebrate the opening of his upcoming flick.

The actor was lookin' as happy as ever Tuesday night at the world premiere of "Good Burger 2" in New York City -- flashing a smile for cameras with a pretty cool backdrop ... a re-creation of the iconic 'Good Burger' restaurant.

Of course, his costar Kenan Thompson was also in attendance, and the 2 longtime pals posed for plenty of pics together during the big event.

TMZ broke the story, Kel was in a Los Angeles-area hospital last week, but the reason was initially unclear -- until the man himself hopped on Instagram to clear the whole thing up.

He said he was starting to feel dizzy, and parts of his body started going numb, which is when he panicked and rushed to the hospital.

Thankfully, he said it simply stemmed from an old injury that flared up, causing a bulging disk to rub up against a nerve. That was actually a relief, as one potential alternative was that he was having a stroke.

"Good Burger" and "Kenan & Kel" star Kel Mitchell is now at home and on the road to recovery after his mysterious hospitalization ... something he's calling "genuinely frightening."

Kel broke his silence about the ordeal Wednesday night, saying on Instagram, "Grateful for the flood of prayers and positive vibes" -- adding, "The scare was real, but so was the support."

The 45-year-old goes on to say, "With the grace of God and the skill of the medical team, I'm now on the road to recovery at home, embraced by the love of my family" ... and he's shouting out all the folks who wished him well while spending time at the hospital.

Fans have been sounding off in the comments ... wishing him well, and asking what happened to land him in the ER -- but he's staying silent for the time being.

TMZ broke the story, Kel was admitted into a Los Angeles-area hospital Tuesday night, coming in through the facility's emergency room. We're told he appeared alert when he arrived.

Kel Mitchell, estrella de "Good Burger" y "Kenan & Kel" ya está en casa y recuperándose después de su misteriosa hospitalización, algo que califica como "genuinamente aterrador".

Kel se refirió a la terrible experiencia que vivió, diciendo en Instagram: "Estoy agradecido por la avalancha de oraciones y vibraciones positivas. El susto fue real, pero también el apoyo".

El actor de 45 años continuó diciendo: "Con la gracia de Dios y la habilidad del equipo médico, ya estoy camino a recuperarme en casa, abrazado por el amor de mi familia". Kel Mitchell también quiso reconocer a todas las personas que le desearon lo mejor mientras estaba en el hospital.

Los fans han estado expresando lo que sienten en los comentarios, deseándole lo mejor y preguntándole qué lo llevó a aterrizar en la sala de emergencias, pero eso se mantiene en silencio por el momento.

Según TMZ, Kel fue ingresado en un hospital de Los Ángeles el martes por la noche, a través de la sala de urgencias. Nos dicen que parecía estar consciente de su entorno cuando llegó.