‘Quiet On Set’ Exposes How Pornography Inspired Abuse Of Nickelodeon Child Actors

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Former Nickelodeon star exposes the evil of the network in docu-series



By now, it’s common knowledge that Hollywood is rotten to its core with all forms of debauchery and degeneracy.

However, it’s likely even worse than you realize.

“If you're not familiar with ‘Quiet On Set,’ it's a docu-series that a lot of people are talking about right now,” says Lauren Chen.

The series covers the toxicity of popular children’s shows from the late '90s and early 2000s — specifically, those headed by Nickelodeon's Dan Schneider, who launched the careers of stars such as Drake Bell, Jamie Lynn Spears, Miranda Cosgrove, and Ariana Grande, among others.

The show covers “the unfair harassment and treatment of adult staffers” and the “sexual dog whistles sprinkled into these shows that ... were intended for children and were also acted out by child actors,” says Lauren.

However, she said, “The most egregious allegations that the documentary presents surround the idea that at least some of the child stars that Nickelodeon was promoting and featuring on their shows were actually abused and groomed by the producers and the writers, who were supposed to be helping them and guiding them through their career.”

One of those unfortunate actors was Amanda Bynes, “who has gone on to lead a very troubled and very turbulent adult life.”

While Bynes is not featured in the docu-series, there are nonetheless several disturbing incidents brought up, including “a newly resurfaced clip of Dan Schneider in a hot tub with a young tween Amanda.”

“But if the coverage of Amanda Bynes’ career is sad, what happened to Drake Bell is absolutely heartbreaking,” says Lauren.

Bell played a lead role on one of the network’s most popular shows, “Drake and Josh.”

The actor, who is interviewed in the series, reveals that he was “sexually assaulted and groomed by one of the people working at Nickelodeon” when he was 15 years old.

“Brian Peck, who Drake Bell talks about assaulting him, was actually convicted, so these aren't just allegations,” says Lauren. “This is a sentence that was handed to someone.”

However, Peck was only sentenced to “16 months in prison,” and what’s worse is that several Hollywood actors came out in support of him during the trial period.

Making matters worse, several of Peck’s supporters continued to work on the set of “Drake and Josh” even after Peck was sent to jail.

“I thought I got rid of the cancer,” said Bell. “I had no idea that for four years I was working alongside people who had supported him.”

“Just heinous stuff,” sighs Lauren, adding that Bell, like Amanda Bynes, has “gone on to do some terrible things himself,” including “continuing the cycle of abuse” that eventually led to “two years probation on child endangerment charges.”


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'It was wrong': Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider apologizes for on-set behavior following new scathing docuseries

'It was wrong': Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider apologizes for on-set behavior following new scathing docuseries



Former Nickelodeon writer and producer Dan Schneider conducted an interview during which he apologized for inappropriate jokes and behavior while working for the kid-centric network.

Schneider, who has long been accused of wrongdoing while writing "All That" and "The Amanda Show" starring actress Amanda Bynes, was of particular focus in the new documentary series "Quiet on Set."

The series focused on misconduct and mistreatment of children who acted on Nickelodeon shows. While multiple Nickelodeon employees were revealed in the show to have been charged with sex crimes related to children, Schneider's alleged crimes only amounted to workplace harassment and gender discrimination.

Former female writers accused Schneider of paying them less than men and asking them for massages. The producer responded to these allegations in an interview with former Nickelodeon actor Boogie, who was on the show "iCarly," a kid sitcom created by Schneider.

"It was wrong," Schneider said about the massages. "It was wrong that I ever put anybody in that position. It was the wrong thing to do. I’d never do it today. I'm embarrassed that I did it then. I apologize to anybody that I ever put in that situation. Additionally, I apologize to the people who were walking around video village, or wherever they happened, because there were lots of people there who witnessed it who also may have felt uncomfortable, so I owe them an apology as well."

As for the writers' salaries, two female staff members claimed they were forced to split a salary, with one saying her job was threatened when she complained to her union.

Schneider said he had "nothing to do with paying writers."

"I've never made a writer's deal, and of all the writers I've been in a writers' room with, I never even knew how much most of them were getting paid," he added.

Schneider also responded to allegations that jokes he put into his shows were too inappropriate for a children's program.

"All these jokes that you're speaking of that the show covered over the past two nights — every one of those jokes was written for a kid audience, because kids thought they were funny," Schneider explained. He also suggested cutting out scenes if people thought they were inappropriate.

"Now, we have some adults looking back at them 20 years later through their lens, and they're looking at them, and they’re saying, 'You know, I don’t think that's appropriate for a kids show.' I have no problem with that. If that's how anyone feels, let's cut those jokes out of the show, just like I would have done 20 years ago."

One scene that has been widely criticized on the internet starred popular actress and singer Ariana Grande. The scene from the show "Victorious" included the actress sucking on her own toe, attempting to "juice a potato," sticking a finger in her mouth, and pouring water on her face while she was upside down.

Grande was just 16 years old at the time, according to the Independent. Schneider did not directly address this scene.

Strangely, the day before Schneider's interview was released, one of his representatives spoke to Variety and took a different approach to the controversy.

"Everything that happened on the shows Dan ran was carefully scrutinized by dozens of involved adults, and approved by the network. If there was an actual problem with the scenes that some people, now years later are 'sexualizing,' they would be taken down, but they are not, they are aired constantly all over the world today still, enjoyed by both kids and parents," the unnamed person stated.

"Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" is available on HBO Max.

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