What did Victoria Justice say about Nickelodeon’s controversies?

In recent days, new former Nickelodeon actors have spoken out about the documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Children’s TV” (2024), available on Max, responsible for exposing the dark behind-the-scenes of Nickelodeon’s children’s series from the end of the 2020s. 90s and early 2000s, where they also reveal what their experience was like on the production sets.

Last Wednesday, the 12th, Variety echoed the statements ofAriana Grandewho participated in the series “Brilhante Victória” and “Sam & Cat”, and Kel Mitchell, from “All That” and “Kenan & Kel. In an interview with the Podcrushed podcast, Ariana said that, at the time, the cast didn’t realize the real problem behind the sexual jokes in the series scripted by Dan Schneider.

“I think, at the time, we thought that what differentiated us from other series was this bolder, more adult humor. We felt it was cool because of that. The sexual innuendos in some jokes… I don’t know, at the time It happened very quickly, and looking back today I think: ‘Ah, really, we did that sh*t,'” said the actress and singer.

Big also commented that she was “devastated” by the reports in the documentary, in addition to asking for a “safe environment” for young actors, and calling all victims “survivors”.

“We need to try harder to keep the environment safe if children are going to be acting, and I think we need to have therapists on set. I think the parents of these children should have a free pass to be wherever they want to be, and I think the children’s contract It needs to include mandatory therapy – two, three times a week, if necessary.”

Already Kelin an interview with the podcast “Baby, This is Keke Palmer”, explained that, when he was 18 or 19 years old, a time when he was on the air with “All That”, Dan Schneider He took on the role of main screenwriter and, one day, when he lost his temper, he took him to a closet and started shouting at him.

“They left us with the head writer, Dan Schneider. So he’s writing, and he and I kind of butted heads a little bit,” Mitchell explained. “I remember Dan and I had a huge argument on set. He said, ‘Let’s go here to this room here, in this closet.’ He closed the door and just walked out, you know, yelling all these crazy things.”

In May of this year, two months after the release of the documentary “Quiet on Set”, it was the turn of Victoria Justice speak out about your experience and relationship with Schneider. Actress from “Zoey 101” and protagonist of “Brilhante Victória”, during an interview with Marie Claire magazine, Justice comments that, although much of her history on the children’s channel was positive, there were moments when she felt “unfairly treated” by Schneider.

Second Victoriaas highlighted by the production, Dan He had “a very big ego,” which often “obscured his common sense and affected the way he treated people.” The actress says it was exactly those moments when she felt like she was being treated unfairly.

“I’m not excusing any of his behavior. Ultimately, my relationship with Dan is very complex: I met him when I was 12 and he was the one who gave me this big break. He completely changed my life. Most likely I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for him, and for him seeing something in me. For that I will always be grateful. After watching his apology, I think he recognizes that he did a lot of things wrong and I think if he could go back in a time machine, he would do a lot of things differently.”