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Ariana Grande broke her silence concerning the allegations made in Quiet on Set. Throughout an look on Penn Badgley‘s “Podcrushed” on Wednesday, June 12, the 30-year-old Nickelodeon alum admitted that she was “upset” over the doc’s revelations.
“Particularly about our present, I feel that was one thing that we have been satisfied was the cool factor about us — is that we pushed the envelope with our humor,” Grande mentioned, referring to Victorious.
The Depraved actress seemingly identified the sexual “innuendos” that the Investigation Discovery docuseries indicated in many of the TeenNick sitcoms, which included Zoey 101, Drake & Josh and several other others.
“And the innuendos have been … it was, like, the cool differentiation,” Grande added. “And I don’t know, I feel it simply all occurred so rapidly, and now wanting again on a number of the clips, I’m like, ‘Rattling, actually? Oh, s–t’ … and the issues that weren’t authorized for the community have been snuck onto, like, our web site or no matter. I suppose I’m upset, yeah.”
Whereas reflecting on her time working together with her Victorious co-stars Victoria Justice, Elizabeth Gillies, Avan Jogia, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett and Daniella Monet, Ariana famous that they made “some very particular reminiscences” and added that they felt “so privileged to have the ability to create these roles and develop into part of one thing that was so particular for lots of younger youngsters.”
In Quiet on Set, former solid and crew members from Nickelodeon got here ahead with surprising accusations towards ex producer Dan Schneider, who created nearly the entire community’s hottest sitcoms. In response to the backlash he confronted from the docuseries, Schneider filed a lawsuit towards the creators for defamation.
Different former actors and crew members additionally make clear the sexual abuse they confronted from separate staff, who weren’t Schneider. Drake Bell‘s revelations about Brian Peck‘s sexual assault shocked viewers, as he and Nickelodeon had saved his authorized scenario out of the general public eye because the early 2000s.
Nickelodeon responded to the accusations from the docuseries in an announcement obtained by Hollywood Life.
“Although we can not corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions a long time in the past, Nickelodeon as a matter of coverage investigates all formal complaints as a part of our dedication to fostering a protected {and professional} office atmosphere freed from harassment or different kinds of inappropriate conduct,” the community’s assertion learn. “Our highest priorities are the well-being and finest pursuits not simply of our staff, casts and crew, however of all kids, and now we have adopted quite a few safeguards through the years to assist guarantee we live as much as our personal excessive requirements and the expectations of our viewers.”
For those who or anybody you realize has been sexually abused, name the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A educated workers member will present confidential, judgment-free assist in addition to native assets to help in therapeutic, recovering and extra.
