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Ariana Grande has shared her thoughts on the worrying allegations highlighted in the 'Quiet On Set' documentary.
The four-part docuseries from Investigation Discovery delves into the harmful atmosphere allegedly nurtured by disgraced producer Dan Schneider at Nickelodeon. Ariana, having kick-started her career on Nickelodeon's 'Victorious' and 'Sam and Cat', has now publicly backed the victims who have come forward.
During an appearance on Penn Badgley's 'Podcrushed' podcast, the singer was asked about her feelings towards child acting. "Obviously, my relationship to it has, and is currently, changing, and I'm reprocessing a lot of what the experience was like," she commented.
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The star opened up on a podcast (Podcrushed)Ariana went on to say: "I think that the environment needs to be made safer if kids are going to be acting. I think there should be therapists. I think [parents should be] allowed to be wherever they want to be."
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The pop sensation didn't stop there, adding: "And I think, not only on kids' sets, I think if anyone wants to do this or music or anything at the level of exposure that it means to be on TV or to do music with a major label or whatever, there should be in the contract something about 'Therapy is mandatory twice a week.'" reports the Mirror US.
Ariana Grande has admitted regret over some of the scenes she filmed on Nickelodeon shows as a child star. "The innuendos we were told, and convinced as well, that it was the cool differentiation. And, I don't know, I think it all just happened so quickly and now looking back on some of the clips I'm like, that's... damn, really?" she said.
Her comments come after a documentary, "Quiet on Set", explored allegations of misconduct against Dan Schneider, the creator of shows such as "Zoey 101" and "Victorious".
Schneider has denied any wrongdoing, insisting in a statement issued to the documentary: "Everything that happened on the shows I ran was carefully scrutinized by dozens of involved adults. All stories, dialogue, costumes and makeup were fully approved by network executives on two coasts.
"A standard and practices group read and ultimately approved every script, and programming executives reviewed and approved all episodes. In addition, every day on every set, there were always parents and caregivers and their friends watching us rehearse and film."
Quiet on Set explored the accusations against Dan Schneider and other Nickelodeon employees (Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
Dan has denied all accusations of wrongdoing (WireImage)A representative for Schneider has since released another statement. Speaking to Variety, they said: "If there was an actual problem with the scenes that some people, now years later are 'sexualizing,' they would be taken down, but they are not, they are aired constantly all over the world today still, enjoyed by both kids and parents."
The statement continued: "Remember, all stories, dialogue, costumes, and makeup were fully approved by network executives on two coasts. A standards and practices group read and ultimately approved every script, and programming executives reviewed and approved all episodes."
"In addition, every day on every set, there were always parents and caregivers and their friends watching filming and rehearsals. Had there been any scenes or outfits that were inappropriate in any way, they would have been flagged and blocked by this multi-layered scrutiny. Unfortunately, some adults project their adult minds onto kids' shows, drawing false conclusions about them."
Schneider is also suing the producers of Quiet on Set. The former Nickelodeon boss claims the show 'falsely portrayed him as a child sexual abuser' and 'ruined his reputation'.