The documentary “Quiet on Set,” which chronicles the abusive behavior of producer Dan Schneider and other colleagues on the sets of some of Nickelodeon’s most successful shows.
Several former employees, as well as child stars from different shows, have spoken out about the injustices they suffered at work, such as Drake Bell, whose testimony went viral.
Below are the testimonies of some former child stars who spoke openly about the abuse they suffered both on and off the set.
Jennette McCurdy: Her mother was the one who wanted her to be an actress
After her absence from the show and the return of “iCarly,” Jennette McCurdy returned with a podcast and her book “I’m Glad My Mother Has Died,” published in March 2023, where she shared the troubled relationship she had with her. mother.
Since her mother’s dream was to become an actress, Jennette did everything to keep her mother happy, so she was put on a very strict diet, in addition to being forced to weigh herself 5 times a day. Apart from the fact that his mother read his diaries, his emails and had complete control over his income.
After going through eating disorders and mental health issues, her mother died of cancer. After receiving treatment and leaving her career in Hollywood, Jennet began to recover and shared all the abuse she experienced in her childhood through this publication, seeking to help other people going through the same situation.
Drake Bell
In the documentary “Quiet on set: The Dark Side of Kids TV”, released by Investigation Discovery, Drake Bell, star of the series “Drake & Josh”, spoke about the sexual abuse he suffered when he was 15 years old by Brian Peck . , a former Nickelodeon employee.
Bell shared that Peck was her dialogue coach when she was filming the second season of “The Amanda Show” and they became friends. On one occasion, the actor stayed the night at Peck’s house when he abused him.
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The former child star has been open about her time working at Nickelodeon through her social media and multiple protests, but on this occasion she shared her experience working on ‘Zoey 101’.
The youngster also shared that she shot some scenes with suggestive content that she didn’t agree with, but when she raised her voice, she was simply ignored.
Amanda Bynes and her time on “The Amanda Show”
Writers Jenny Kilgen and Christy Stratton, the only women who worked on “The Amanda Show,” shared in the documentary the sexist atmosphere on set that was fostered by Schneider himself, who showed them adult content on his computer.
Other cast members also shared the close relationship Schneider had with Amanda Bynes, who was 13 when the series premiered.
Angelique Bates
In 2016, Angelique Bates, who worked on the series ‘All That’, shared a video of her mother abusing her, both physically and mentally on set, stating that the producers and co-stars came to see it, but did not they did nothing stop her, help her, she was even advised not to say anything about the situation.
The situation escalated to the point that they called Child Protective Services in 1996, but to no avail as they forced her to keep quiet about the situation.
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