Melissa Joan Hart is displaying help for her former Nickelodeon colleagues amid the discharge of “Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Children TV,” an Investigation Discovery docuseries wherein Drake Bell of “Drake & Josh” fame alleges he was sexually abused by a Nickelodeon dialect coach as a young person.Hart rose to fame as a Nickelodeon little one star herself, and stays greatest recognized for “Clarissa Explains It All” and ABC’s “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” Her look Thursday on the podcast “Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat” makes her the newest Nickelodeon alum to talk out.“Nobody’s come to me and talked to me about any of those conditions,” she instructed McCain. “And that’s to not say something about anybody’s story — I completely belief them, consider them 100% — however my expertise was that I used to be in Orlando from 1989 to 1993 or 1994.”Hart was 14 when she landed the starring function in “Clarissa,” and spent the following 4 years filming the sitcom whereas getting ready for faculty. The actor instructed McCain she had a “great” expertise on set.Nevertheless, different former stars have stated their experiences on the channel have been very totally different. Bell alleged in “Quiet on Set” that Nickelodeon dialect coach Brian Peck sexually abused him throughout manufacturing of “Drake & Josh” in Los Angeles. A number of community alums have spoken out in help of Bell.“I believe possibly there was a distinction between Hollywood Nickelodeon and Orlando Nickelodeon,” Hart instructed McCain, referring to the channel’s manufacturing studio in Florida.“In Orlando, I had nothing however a beautiful expertise,” Hart added. “We have been in Florida, which was a right-to-work state, so that they did work the children lots more durable than they in all probability legally ought to — however we had a ton of enjoyable. It was simply lengthy hours, that’s all.”Open Picture ModalMelissa Joan Hart rose to fame as a young person with Nickelodeon’s “Clarissa Explains It All.”In response to court docket paperwork obtained in 2015 by the Day by day Mail, Peck was accused in 2004 of kid molestation and pleaded no contest. He was reportedly convicted of a lewd act in opposition to a baby and oral copulation of an individual underneath 16, and spent 16 months in jail.“I don’t know different individuals’s experiences, and I’m not negating something anybody else says,” Hart instructed McCain. “I’ve by no means been instructed these individuals’s tales… and I’ve to say I’ve by no means heard a narrative from a Nickelodeon star, personally.”“I’ve been making an attempt to determine find out how to tackle it on social [media], however I’ve not seen the documentary and I believe that’s a mistake,” she added. “I have to see the documentary. I preserve which means to, however at night time after I go to mattress… I’m like, ‘Ehh, “Pals.”’”Hart instructed McCain that “not each egg within the Nickelodeon basket is rotten,” and stated “there have been some good eggs” who “actually took care” of her throughout her teenage years as a Nickelodeon star.“To be sincere,” she stated, “just a few of them are nonetheless my absolute best mates.”Final week, Bell slammed Nickelodeon for what he referred to as its “empty” response to “Quiet on Set,” after the community issued an announcement about its “dedication to fostering a secure {and professional} office surroundings.” Bell additionally confirmed that his 2005 music “Within the Finish” was concerning the abuse he endured as a teen.Need assistance? Go to RAINN’s Nationwide Sexual Assault On-line Hotline or the Nationwide Sexual Violence Useful resource Heart’s web site.Help HuffPostAt HuffPost, we consider that everybody wants high-quality journalism, however we perceive that not everybody can afford to pay for costly information subscriptions. That’s the reason we’re dedicated to offering deeply reported, rigorously fact-checked information that’s freely accessible to everybody.Whether or not you come to HuffPost for updates on the 2024 presidential race, hard-hitting investigations into crucial points going through our nation in the present day, or trending tales that make you chuckle, we respect you. The reality is, information prices cash to provide, and we’re proud that now we have by no means put our tales behind an costly paywall.Would you be a part of us to assist preserve our tales free for all? Your contribution of as little as $2 will go a good distance.Help HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to cover these messages.