On Sunday, Investigation Discovery aired a bonus episode of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, the fifth following its four-part series, titled “Breaking the Silence.” One of the subjects in the new episode is Raquel Lee Bolleau. As a Season One regular on The Amanda Show, a …
Read More »Sex Jokes, Massage Requests, and Humiliation: A Timeline of Nickelodeon's Dark History
Before Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider parted ways with the slime-covered network in 2018, Schneider served as the face of the network. He spearheaded several successful tween shows like The Amanda Show, starring Amanda Bynes, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101 (starring Jamie Lynn Spears), iCarly, and Victorious. Despite the incredible success …
Read More »Nickelodeon Showrunner Dan Schneider Apologizes for 'Rude' Behavior, Following Docuseries
Former Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider sat down for a video interview with BooG!e, who starred as T-Bo in iCarly, on Tuesday. In the interview, he apologized for the gender discrimination, “overlooked” actors of color, massage requests, and other allegations made by his former colleagues, in new docuseries Quiet on Set: …
Read More »'Jack Ryan' Producer Says She Experienced 'Panic Attacks' as Former Nickelodeon Hitmaker's Assistant
Following the release of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, a Jack Ryan producer has shared her experience on working with the Nickelodeon hitmaker Dan Schneider. Berg, who served as Schneider’s assistant for less than a year, called the Nickelodeon writer and producer a “fucking asshole” and …
Read More »Former Child Actors Say They Felt 'Intimidated' by Nickelodeon Showrunner
Giovonnie Samuels, a child actor hired for three seasons of Nickelodeon’s All That in the early 2000s, dreamed of becoming a TV star. As she filmed her intro dance to TLC’s “All That” for the show’s title sequence, those aspirations became real. She lived out her dreams again as she …
Read More »Amanda Bynes Placed on 72-Hour Psychiatric Hold in California
Amanda Bynes, whose 9-year conservatorship ended last year, has been placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold, a source told NBC News on Monday. “She hasn’t been in contact with her family for quite some time,” the source told the outlet. A lawyer for Bynes did not immediately return Rolling Stone’s …
Read More »Amanda Bynes Plots First Public Appearance Since End of Conservatorship
Amanda Bynes will make her first public appearance since the end of her conservatorship, reuniting with some of her former All That costars at an upcoming fan convention. The reunion will be part of ‘90s Con, taking place March 17 to 19 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut. …
Read More »Amanda Bynes' 9-Year Conservatorship Ends: 'She's Done Everything the Court Has Asked'
UPDATE (3/22/2022): Amanda Bynes is a free woman. Nearly nine years after the Easy A actor was placed in a court-ordered conservatorship that gave her mother decision-making power over her healthcare and security, a judge terminated the guardianship arrangement Tuesday. “The court finds that petitioner has provided facts that the …
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