Daniella Monet.Photo: Paul Archuleta/Getty
Daniella Monetis the latest Nickelodeon star to claim her time at the children’s network was not entirely wholesome behind the scenes.
Though her time on the show was, for the most part, “very PC, funny, silly, friendly, chill,” she toldInsiderthere were moments every “once in a while” that made her feel uncomfortable. “Do I wish certain things, like, didn’t have to be so sexualized? Yeah. A hundred percent.”
Monet, 33, pointed to a specific scene in which she had to eat a pickle while applying lip gloss. After filming, she toldInsidershe reached out to Nickelodeon executives and expressed concerns that the scene might be too sexual to air on the teen show.
Despite her concerns, the network opted to air it anyways, Monet toldInsider. (Reps for Nickelodeon and Monet did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.)
Daniella Monet.Michael Bezjian/Getty
Monet backed this claim, deeming some outfits “not age-appropriate.”
She added, “I wouldn’t even wear some of that today as an adult.”
He called the allegations “ridiculous” in a conversation withThe New York Times, adding, “The comedy was totally innocent.”
Daniella Monet with the cast of Victorious.Nickleodeon Production/Schneider’S Bakery/Sony Music/Kobal/Shutterstock
Though Schenider, 56, created the show and was responsible for many decisions, Monet toldInsiderthat he wasn’t the only person signing off on those choices. The actress pointed to the male-dominated writers room as reason for many of the sexualized scenes. She also noted how Nickelodeon and its department of standards and practices both had to approve everything that aired on the series.
In a statement toInsider, Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon’s former president of content and production, said, “Every single thing that Dan ever did on any of his shows was carefully scrutinized and approved.” Hicks added that the department of standards and practices read every script for Schneider’s shows, programming executives watched every episode of television and parents and caregivers were always on set.
Victoriousran on Nickelodeon from 2010-2013. In addition to Monet, the series starredVictoria Justice,Ariana Grande,Leon Thomas III,Matt Bennett,Elizabeth Gillies,Avan JogiaandEric Lange.
The series isn’t the only Nickelodeon show currently facing allegations from its former actors regarding poor and inappropriate work conditions.Alexa Nikolas, who appeared onZoey 101, andiCarlyalumJennette McCurdyalso recently spoke out about the alleged mistreatment of actors at the network.
In her new memoirI’m Glad My Mom Died, McCurdy, 30,detailed numerous instanceswhen she felt “exploited” as a teen actor both on and off set. The actress referred to the person behind the demands as “The Creator” throughout the memoir but never named them.
She recalled a time while filming an episode ofiCarlywhen “The Creator” — whom she described as mean-spirited, controlling, and terrifying — insisted she wear a bikini, instead of her preferred one-piece swimsuit.
Jennette McCurdy.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Another time, she said, “The Creator” pressured her into drinking alcohol when she was underage while comparing theiCarlycast to “Victoriouskids” who get “drunk all the time.”
McCurdy has alleged she was offered $300,000 to “never talk publicly about your experience at Nickelodeon” but immediately turned down the “hush money”. She said she did not wish to be bribed to keep quiet about unethical behavior, especially in regard to a network riddled with shows for children.
Alexa Nikolas.Alexa Nikolas/Instagram
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As for Nikolas, 30, sherecently claimed Nickelodeon didn’t keep her safeas a child actor, and participated in a protest calling out the network’s working environment for young performers.
As a part of her"Eat Predators"movement, theZoey 101alum advocated for better treatment of children in the workforce and called for former Nickelodeon actors (whom she calls “survivors”) to be released from non-disclosure agreements she says the network requires talent to sign.
Some of Nikolas’s protest included accusing a handful of Nick employees of being “predators” and “enablers.” One sign showed Schneider with the caption: “The creator of childhood trauma.”
source: people.com
