Heres everything Nickelodeon stars have said aboutQuiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
Bell explained his decision to participateinQuiet on Setduring a recent episode ofThe Sarah Fraser Showpodcast.
They were people in positions of power, that they were my bosses.
Nancy Sullivan, John Kassir, Amanda Bynes, Raquel Lee, Drake Bell on ‘The Amanda Show’.Nickelodeon/Everett
They were directors, they were producers.
It was a situation where I thought I was surrounded by, I thought I was safe.
“RIDER WAS 24 years old when he wrote the letter and was told by Brian what he did.
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He wrote the letter anyway, Bell wrote in a comment onZoey 101star Alexa NikolasInstagram post.
Will was 27 years old and Brian told him what he did, Bell wrote.
Many people turned away and said no I wont write a letter but they did.
Josh Peck.Albert L. Ortega/WireImage; Amy Sussman/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Will was not manipulated.
Brian admitted it to him and he wrote the letter anyway.
Everyone thought the letters would be sealed forever and no one would ever see them.
Alexa Nikolas.London Entertainment/Shutterstock; Leon Frierson/ Instagram
This is their publicist telling them how to get ahead of the story.
Bell also said he appreciates the handful of people who have made public statements about their regrets.
And so that was really cool of him to do.
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Representatives for Bell did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
I finished theQuiet on Setdocumentary and took a few days to process it, Peck said.
Children should be protected, Pecks statement continued.
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Representatives for Peck did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
When someone doesnt personally come to you and apologize, its not an apology, she said.
If you hear about it through other people, its not really an apology right?
Giovonnie Samuels.Amy Graves/WireImage; Giovonnie Samuels/ Instagram
An apology is to the person that you hurt.
Thats what an apology is for.
Nikolas criticized Schneider for making a public statement without privately apologizing beforehand.
Jack Salvatore Jr.Jim Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock; Leon Bennett/Getty
I wouldve appreciated if Dan apologized directly to me, she said.
Hes a bully, a meanie, and impacted my life, right?
… Wheres a phone call of an apology?
Leon Frierson.Nickelodeon/Paramount+; Leon Frierson/ Instagram
You dont feel anything, Dan, she continued.
Youre like every frickin privileged white male Ive honestly ever met on set.
You dont even know what accountability is.
Raquel Lee Bolleau.Nickelodeon/Everett; Tommaso Boddi/Getty
You have no idea what it is.
Youre searching for it maybe, but you havent landed on it.
This is not the way.
Devon Werkheiser.Peter Brooker/Shutterstock; Leon Bennett/Getty
I dont wanna have to watch this.
“I don’t forgive Dan Schneider,” Nikolas said.
“Not saying I’ll never, right?
Daniel Curtis Lee.Matthew Simmons/Getty; Jerritt Clark/Getty
That wasn’t proper accountability.
That was avoiding a lot of the main discussions here that were mentioned inQuiet on Set.
This was him playing the sympathy card, centering himself, playing the victim.”
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She has also recappedQuiet on Seton herYouTube channel.
Representatives for Nikolas did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
Its a tough subject, you know?
Nancy Sullivan.SGranitz/WireImage; Nancy Sullivan/ Instagram
So I wasnt really aware of a lot of it.
My heart goes out to anybody thats been victimized, or their families, he said.
So to hear that theyve gone through terrible things like that is really tough.
Bryan Christopher Hearne.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage; Giovonnie Samuels/ Instagram
TheKenan & Kelstar also called for further investigation into childrens entertainment.
Investigate more, he said.
Its supposed to be a safe place for kids.
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And to hear all about that is just like, How dare you?
I dont know other peoples experiences.
Im not negating anything anyone else says, she said on the podcastMeghan McCain Has Entered the Chat.
Amber Frank.Nickelodeon/courtesy Everett Collection; Amy Graves/Getty
I absolutely trust and believe them 100 percent.
There were some people that really took care of me.”
Samuels posted about the doc onsocial mediaafter its release.
Allie DiMeco.Larry Busacca/WireImage; Mario Perez/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Thank you to everyone that watched #QuietOnSet, she wrote.
I really appreciate your support.
This has been a difficult year long process of making this documentary and speaking up.
Matthew Underwood in ‘Zoey 101’.Nickelodeon Network/Courtesy Everett Collection; Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty
A representative for Samuels declined to comment.
However, he made several troubling claims about Schneider in anInstagram videoreacting to the doc.
(EW has reached out to Schneider and Nickelodeon for comment).
Lisa Lisa.Jim Spellman/WireImage; Leon Bennett/Getty
But what I do want to talk about is never letting this stuff happen again, he continued.
This is an entire industry built on hope and dreams and adrenaline and wish fulfillment.
And that can be a very dangerous thing for megalomaniacs to wield.
Even in posting this, Im a little afraid is this going to screw up my career moving forward?
I have no idea, but I think its important and it needs to be said.
Salvatore Jr. declined EW’s request for comment.
However, I can’t speak for all those affected by his actions.
So it was definitely about a tenth of the normal industry standard.
It was decent money, but not in comparison to the industry standard.
So I believe we were governed by AFTRA and not SAG, and so they found a loophole there.
(EW has reached out to Nickelodeon for comment.)
The actress shared an emotionalInstagram postafter the conclusion of the docuseries.
Ive been in deep pain the past few days watching the documentary, she wrote.
Whats most important is that we all begin our healing, now that we have more clarity and truth.
In another post, the actressspoke in a video about the experienceof watching the documentary.
Watching this documentary and seeing Drake, I realized that its not only Drake.
Hes not the only one that this has happened to.
What happened was not right.
Something has to change.
Representatives for Bolleau did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
Daniel, we told you never to speak about that.
“Sorry, we shouldnt joke about this.
Our set was not like that.
No, its f—ing awful.
The Drake Bell s—, thats crazy to hear.
That is f—ed.
And that never came out, which is really wild.
Im not talking about this anymore, he continued.
Not talking about this anymore.
Guys, we cant joke like this, Jesus.
Sometimes humor helps us move through things.
AfterBell called him out on social media, Werkheiser posted an apology.
So sorry to Drake.
No way around it.
I feel horrible that my dumbass was even speaking about this without seeing it.
I watchedQuiet On Settonight and am horrified by the gravity of what Drake and others shared.
Truly heartbroken about what my fellow actors went through.
I can’t believe they weren’t protected.
I’m sorry for compounding any hurt.”
I never have because we didnt work with him, he said.
We experienced it still in a safe enough environment.
It wasnt scary to talk to Scott [Fellows,Neds Declassifieds creator].
Representatives for Werkheiser did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
“I hate that this happened.
I totally get the thing with kids not being on TV, she added.
They weren’t my real kids, but I’ll always love them, Sullivan wrote.
I hope memories of the joy he had on our shows will someday greatly overshadow the pain.
Sending love to Drake for a deep healing and for a rich and beautiful life ahead.
A representative for Sullivan declined to comment.
Thank yall for your support.
Sending healing to any child stars who have stories on stories in this industry.
Lets continue this journey and make the arts a better place for these youth!
I feel very honored to have been given the opportunity to share my story.
Its definitely hard as a Black man in Hollywood, let alone a Black child.
Hearne also offered his support to fellow child stars.
Im here for you.
Theres no due date to healing.
If youre wondering Why now?
its because its time for justice.
Its time for all this stuff to be revealed and released for so many of us.
Representatives for Hearne did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
“Hey, I’m checking in,” the 50-year-old star said in the video.
“Tell me what’s going on.”
He then stared into the camera and listened attentively, giving viewers time to vent.
Another user wrote, Thank you for being one of the GOOD parts of Nickelodeon, Steve.
Frank tells viewers that she was triggered after spotting herself in the ID doc.
I feel like I need to say something, she told viewers.
And when they were turned on, there was child porn on them, Frank recounted.
And nobody was held accountable.
There was no investigation, never even found out where it came from or who was responsible for it.
Representatives for Frank did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
Because Im watching theQuiet on Setdocumentary.
My minds been wandering to this one multiple times, and actually multiple episodes.
There was an episode where Rosalina cheated on Nat and kissed a French guy.
Frank then showed a brief clip of the episode in question on her laptop.
Im 411, hes a 30 year old man.
I couldnt even watch it.
It gave me f—ing, the ick.
It honestly gives me PTSD, she said.
Because they made me kiss this 30 plus year old man when I was, what, 14?
And it was weird.
DiMeco went on to say thatThe Naked Brothers Bandwas a nepotistic environment.
The series centered on brothers Nat and Alex Wolff as versions of themselves who form a band.
DiMeco theorized that the parental involvement made the environment somewhat safer.
However, it did have a lot of toxic and not so healthy aspects.
Representatives for DiMeco did not respond to EW’s request for comment.
My trust was betrayed and my self-image was crushed.
This experience provoked my move away from L.A. and ended my pursuit of acting.
Underwood also said he had no relevant incidents to recount regarding the allegations against Schneider and other crew members.
I have nothing to add to the conversation that anyone would care to hear, he wrote.
I like to believe he is fully capable of being a creator and coworker everyone can enjoy working with.
I do know who those people are, and Im so sorry about that.
Thats horrible that it happened.
I knew these people, she continued.
Id see them on set, and I didnt notice any of it.
The first four episodes of the series are streaming on Max.
