Actress Emma Roberts, who previously starred on Nickelodeon, has revealed that she was ‘shocked and horrified’ by the allegations made against the children’s network.
The actress Emma Robertswho began her career through Nickelodeon, revealed that she was shocked by the accusations made against the network through Max’s documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Children’s TV”.
In an interview with Variety (via RollingStone) Robertswho at the time was the lead in the comedy series “Too Normal”, says she was shocked by the accusations from people she knew. In addition, she also shared that her mother always accompanied her on set, a fact that may have been crucial in preventing her from becoming a victim of abuse and harassment.
I watched it and I was completely horrified and shocked, because that was not my experience. I was very sad that this was happening to people I saw often and I had no idea (…)
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The actress also confesses that the documentary kept her awake at night, defending the protection of children in filming environments:
Children need to be protected on sets just like adults, and I feel like we’re working towards a better work environment in that regard. But yeah, this documentary really kept me up at night.”
Source: Recreio
