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Nickelodeon stars are reacting to Investigation Discovery’s harrowing docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Youngsters TV. Within the midst of revelations {that a} dialogue coach sexually abused Drake Bell and allegations that producer Dan Schneider wrote lewd jokes for youngster actors to carry out, former Nickelodeon stars have shared messages of assist to survivors or have apologized for mocking survivors’ experiences. The four-part collection zeroes in on the community, monitoring youngster abuse by the hands of crew members, the sexual innuendos in Schneider’s exhibits, and accusations that the producer fostered poisonous work environments on his many productions. It additionally focuses on Bell, who, in on-camera interviews, discloses that he had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by his dialogue coach, Brian Peck, whereas working on the community. All That and The Amanda Present actors additionally shared their discomfort on units together with Alexa Nikolas, who beforehand spoke about her expertise in a 2022 exposé of Schneider.
Amid the abuse revelations, Nickelodeon colleague Devon Werkheiser, star of Ned’s Declassified College Survival Information, initially mocked Bell’s testimony in a TikTok, solely to apologize for his actions by way of tweet. Beneath, what the community’s stars have mentioned about Quiet on Set to date.
Bell’s Drake & Josh co-star shared an Instagram submit addressing the revelations on March 21. “I completed the Quiet on Set documentary and took just a few days to course of,” Josh Peck wrote. “I reached out to Drake privately, however wish to give my assist for the survivors who have been courageous sufficient to share their tales of emotional and bodily abuse on Nickelodeon units with the world. Youngsters needs to be protected.” He added that he hopes “it might deliver therapeutic” for the victims and a “obligatory change” to the trade.
Sullivan, who performed Bell’s onscreen mother in Drake & Josh, despatched a message of assist on Instagram. “They weren’t my actual children, however I’ll all the time love them,” Sullivan captioned a photograph of teenage Bell. “It broke my coronary heart into 1,000,000 items to listen to simply how a lot Drake was holding inside whereas we have been working collectively. I used to be each devastated and proud seeing the person he’s grown into sit down on digital camera and bravely inform his fact.” Her message ends with the hope that “reminiscences of the enjoyment he had on our exhibits will sometime tremendously overshadow the ache” earlier than “sending love” to the actor.
The Ned’s Declassified College Survival Information star confronted backlash on social media for his preliminary response to the docuseries. In a TikTok livestream, Werkheiser joked in regards to the abuse revelations with Declassified co-stars Lindsey Shaw and Daniel Curtis Lee, who host a podcast collectively. “Daniel, we informed you by no means to discuss that,” he informed his co-host on March 18. “Get again in your gap, Daniel, and provides me your holes!” He tried to tug himself collectively on the livestream, saying, “Sorry, we shouldn’t joke about this. We actually shouldn’t. Our set was not like that.” The next day, Werkheiser apologized for his habits on Twitter. “I really feel horrible that my dumbass was even talking about this with out seeing it,” he wrote. “I watched Quiet on Set tonight and am horrified by the gravity of what Drake and others shared.”
So sorry to Drake. Gutted I harm you. pic.twitter.com/WKzcOXL0p4— Devon Werkheiser (@devonwerkharder) March 19, 2024
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