As a former child star, Ariana GrandeThe knowledge of how to navigate Hollywood runs deep.
During an episode of Penn Badgley “Podcrushed” podcast On Wednesday, the former Nickelodeon star turned Grammy Award winner opened up about her own experience as a child actress, sharing her thoughts on Investigation Discovery’s “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” docuseries and explaining why she thinks “mandatory” therapy for young stars working in the industry is necessary.
“There should be a mandatory element in therapy, the presence of a professional person to understand what this life-changing experience does to you so drastically at a young age, at any age,” said Grande, who has already starred in Nickelodeon’s “Victorious.” ” and “Sam & Cat,” said.
FORMER NICKELODEON CHILD STAR EXPOSES ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE IN BOMBSHELL DOCUMENTARY
Ariana Grande previously starred in Nickelodeon’s “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat.” (Art Streiber/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images))
Diving deeper into the allegations made against former Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider in the docuseries, Grande admitted that many young stars lack basic support.
“A lot of people don’t have the support they need to be successful at this level at such a young age, but also to deal with some of the things that the survivors who have come forward…there’s no one word to describe how devastating it is to hear,” Grande said.
Ariana Grande thinks therapy should be “mandatory” for child actors. (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC Photo Bank/NBCU via Getty Images)
“I think the environment needs to be made safer if kids want to act, and I think there should be therapists, I think parents should be allowed to be where they want to be,” he said. -she adds. “I think if someone wants to do this or music or anything at any level of exposure that it involves being on television or making music with a major label or whatever , it should be in the contract.”
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Reflecting on her own personal experience working for the network as a young actress, Grande said she and her castmates undoubtedly “pushed the boundaries with (their) humor.”
“And the insinuations were like, we were told and convinced too that that was the cool differentiation. And I don’t know, I think it all happened so fast and now, looking back on some of the clips, I just say, “It’s…fuck, really?”
“The things that weren’t approved for the network were slipped onto our website or whatever, and that’s another discovery. But I’m going for it…I guess I’m upset.”
Ariana Grande said she “pushed the boundaries” with her humor during her Nickelodeon days. (Getty Images)
Representatives for Grande did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
“Quiet on Set” premiered in March, covering most of Schneider’s time at Nickelodeon. As showrunner, he allegedly ran a toxic workplace, discriminated against female writers, and demanded massages from employees on set.
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The documentary’s most alarming claim comes from Drake Bell, which detailed sexual abuse allegations against Brian Peck, an actor and dialogue coach hired by Nickelodeon.
Last month, Schneider sued the filmmakers of the documentary series for defamation.
Schneider alleged in his complaint that the filmmakers falsely implied that he had sexually abused children while working at Nickelodeon.
The series’ creator/executive producer, Dan Schneider, sued the “Quiet on Set” filmmakers for defamation. (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“While it is indisputable that two real child sex offenders worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is also indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in it, and condemned them once discovered and, importantly, was not complicit in the abuse himself a child sex offender,” the filing obtained by Fox News Digital states.
“But for the sake of clickbait, ratings and opinions – or in other words, money – the defendants destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that.”
Warner Bros. Discovery, which distributed the series through Max under the ID Discovery brand, Sony Pictures Television and Maxine Productions are all named in the suit.
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