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Former Nickelodeon Stars Slammed Over Comments About Controversy


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Former Nickelodeon stars have been criticized over their comments about the allegations made in the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.

In the series, several former child stars are interviewed, and Drake & Josh star Drake Bell speaks publicly for the first time about being repeatedly molested by his dialogue coach Brian Peck when he was 15.

In 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to charges of oral copulation with a minor under 16 and performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old. Peck spent 16 months behind bars for his offenses. He was also legally required to register as a sex offender. At the time of Peck's conviction, Bell was not publicly identified as a victim.

Now, three former child stars from Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide are being criticized over jokes they made about the matter in a TikTok live. A clip of the video was also posted to X (formerly Twitter).

Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw, Daniel Lee Curtis
A composite image of Devon Werkheiser, left, on January 2; Lindsey Shaw, center, on June 18, 2021; and Daniel Lee Curtis, right, on February 29. The former child stars are being criticized online over their... Leon Bennett/Rodin Eckenroth/Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Universal Pictures/Getty Images/Getty Images for Emmerson

Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw and Daniel Curtis Lee started Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide in February 2023. Together, they rewatch the series and discuss their time on the show, with new episodes airing Wednesdays.

Monday, Werkheiser went live on TikTok and shared his thoughts on the revelations in Quiet on Set.

The video starts on Werkheiser's face, and laughter can be heard in the background. "Daniel, we told you to never speak about that. Get back in your hole, Daniel, and give me your holes. Sorry, we shouldn't joke about this. We really shouldn't," he says.

I know I just said I don’t like drama but immediately opening TikTok to see the Neds declassified crew joking about the victims that are coming forward from Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon is crazy gross. I started recording after “ yeah, we didn’t have the same experience as some… pic.twitter.com/u35o0kAuG8

— bbjess (@bbjessTTV) March 18, 2024

Lee can be heard saying, "This is awful. Why are we doing this." Werkhesier responds: "Because this is about us. Listen, our set was not like that. And no, it's f****** awful. The Drake Bell s*** is crazy to hear. That is f***** man. That never came out, which is really wild, really wild."

Werkhesier then reads a user's comment, asking, "So y'all were in on it?" He responds while laughing: "I'm not talking about this anymore. I'm not talking about this anymore," and Shaw can be heard saying, "No."

Werkhesier continues: "We can't joke like this, Jesus. Guys, we're—sometimes humor helps us move through things, you know."

Newsweek emailed representatives for Werkhesier, Shaw, Lee and Bell for comment Tuesday.

X user @bbjessTTV shared the clip on the platform. In the video's caption, the user wrote: "I know I just said I don't like drama but immediately opening TikTok to see the Neds declassified crew joking about the victims that are coming forward from Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon is crazy gross. I started recording after 'yeah, we didn't have the same experience as some of the people who are coming forward right now in that documentary going around.'" At the time of writing, the post had 1.3 million views.

After the post began to go viral, @bbjessTTV added in the comments: "I didn't think people were going to see this. I think they have a lot of healing to do themselves. I hope they can see that not every child in the industry shared the same child star privileges. some terrible people took advantage of children for their own gain."

Bell reposted the video and weighed in, writing, "Ned's Declassless ... this is wild ... laugh it up guys ... laugh it up ... 'Give me your h*les?!!' Really?!" At the time of writing, his post had been viewed 355,600 times.

In the comments sections of both posts, users expressed their disappointment in the podcast hosts and commended Bell for sharing his story.

"Such a shame. I really enjoyed their show growing up. It almost seems like fame and fortune gets to people's heads and they begin to lack empathy for others. They feel invincible because of their celebrity status. As if they're better people than us simply because of money," one person wrote.

Such a shame. I really enjoyed their show growing up 😥

It almost seems like fame and fortune gets to people’s heads and they begin to lack empathy for others. They feel invincible because of their celebrity status. As if they’re better people than us simply because of money

— Eric Shunn (@Eric__Shunn) March 18, 2024

"Washed childhood actors trying to cling onto the last bit of relevancy they have," another added.

"Thank you for sharing your truth with us after all of these years Drake it must've been extremely difficult to hold onto something that horrific for all these years and it's definitely something no one should ever joke about in any way!" a commenter said.

Another wrote: "'Sometimes humor helps us move through things' As a survivor, there's nothing 'humorous' about it ... this is disgusting ... what a way for them to show their true colors ..."

Other X users defended the trio, with one writing: "It could be worse, apparently Josh Peck did an interview with jennette mccurdy after she released her book and he was defending Dan Schneider. i'm not saying Devon & Lindsey aren't weirdos but idk if we should be focused on them [right now]."

All four episodes of Quiet on Set have now aired on Investigation Discovery. The series probed the culture behind the scenes at Nickelodeon in the 1990s and early 2000s and included a number of allegations.

Dan Schneider created and executive produced several popular shows from that era of the network's history, including Zoey 101, iCarly, Drake & Josh, The Amanda Show, and Victorious.

He left Nickelodeon in 2018 following an investigation by ViacomCBS, the network's parent company, into allegations of sexual misconduct. While the investigation found no evidence of sexual misconduct, Schneider was found to have been verbally abusive on set.

Defending himself at the time, Schneider told The New York Times, "I couldn't, and I wouldn't have the long-term friendships and continued loyalty from so many reputable people if I'd mistreated my actors of any age, especially minors."

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