Emma Roberts Addresses ‘Quiet On Set’ Allegations

Former Nickelodeon star Emma Roberts has lastly addressed the bombshell docuseries, “Quiet On Set: The Darkish Aspect Of Youngsters TV,” which was launched earlier this 12 months.

Many baby actors, together with Drake Bell, got here ahead for the venture, revealing what it was actually prefer to work for the community, Dan Schneider, and different producers. Schneider, who labored on numerous reveals together with “All That,” “The Amanda Present,” “Zoey 101,” and extra, confronted allegations and controversies associated to his habits on set and his interactions with younger actors. A few of the accusations embrace inappropriate habits in the direction of underage actors, making a poisonous work setting, racism, and sexism.

The producer, who parted methods with Nickelodeon in 2018, has since addressed the allegations, apologizing to those that he had harm throughout these years. Ever since, numerous baby stars have come ahead to element their expertise working for the community, with the newest being “Unfabulous” star Emma Roberts.

When talking with Variety about her current movie, “Area Cadet,” Emma Roberts addressed the “Quiet On Set” docuseries, which left her “actually, actually, actually unhappy.”

“I watched [‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’], and I used to be utterly horrified and shocked as a result of that was not my expertise,” she instructed the outlet. “It made me actually, actually, actually unhappy that that was occurring to those that I actually noticed usually and had no thought.”

Roberts portrayed Addie Singer within the Nickelodeon sequence “Unfabulous,” which debuted in September 2004. “For me, my present, ‘Unfabulous,’ the showrunner we had was this wonderful lady named Sue Rose,” she added. “And I didn’t understand on the time, however a feminine showrunner again then was not quite common. However that was my intro into engaged on a TV present.”

Within the docuseries, some dad and mom of kid stars claimed they weren’t allowed on particular units and that they needed to stay silent concerning the alleged violation of kid labor legal guidelines for the present “Concern Issue.” Nevertheless, this was not the case for Emma Roberts.

“My mother was with me 24/7, and even I might be like, “You don’t need to be right here on a regular basis,” she was like, ‘I do really. I’m not letting you out of my sight. You’re not going to a becoming by your self if you’re 13 years previous.’ It makes me actually unhappy, and I simply really feel like kids must be protected on units, as do adults.”

“I really feel like we’re working in the direction of a greater work setting in that sense,” the actress continued. “However yeah, that documentary actually stored me up at night time.”

Emma Roberts is not the one former Nickelodeon star who has addressed the allegations made in opposition to the community. Ariana Grande, who starred in “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat,” said, “I believe that the setting must be made safer if youngsters are going to be appearing. I believe there must be therapists. I believe [parents should be] allowed to be wherever they need to be.”

Former “All That” actress Angelique Bates accused Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider of bullying, instigating, and verbal abuse, exclusively telling The Blast there have been “just a few circumstances of bullying and instigating that manufacturing was conscious of” together with a particular incident “after I defended myself, as an alternative of the opposite solid member getting in hassle, I used to be introduced in with my mom and threatened to be fired in a manufacturing assembly.”

Alexis Nikolas, Matthew Underwood, Lori Beth Denberg, and Jack Salvatore Jr. are among the many different stars who’ve spoken out about “Quiet On Set: The Darkish Aspect Of Youngsters TV.”

“Watching over the previous two nights was very tough,” he stated. “Me going through my previous behaviors, a few of that are embarrassing and that I remorse, I positively owe some individuals a reasonably robust apology.”

“I want I may return, particularly to these earlier years of my profession, and produce the expansion and the expertise that I’ve now and simply do a greater job and by no means, ever really feel prefer it was okay to be an a–gap to anybody, ever,” he added.

He has since sued the manufacturing firms behind the “Quiet On Set: The Darkish Aspect Of Youngsters TV” docuseries over alleged baby sexual assault claims.

“Not too long ago the docuseries ‘Quiet on Set’ highlighted errors I made and poor judgment I exhibited throughout my time at Nickelodeon, most of which occurred a long time in the past throughout my early profession as a producer, engaged on reveals for Tollin/Robbins Productions,” the former Nickelodeon producer said of the lawsuit. “There isn’t a doubt that I used to be generally a foul chief. I’m sincerely apologetic and regretful for that habits, and I’ll proceed to take accountability for it.”