Kids’s TV community Nickelodeon has come below fireplace in current weeks for its alleged mistreatment of Jennette McCurdy, in addition to her “Sam & Cat” co-star Ariana Grande.
Following the bombshell launch of McCurdy’s new memoir, “I’m Glad My Mother Died” — during which the creator particulars the abuse she allegedly suffered whereas working for Nickelodeon — many on social media have turned a crucial eye on footage of a younger Grande in character as Cat Valentine.
Followers have accused the community of sexualizing and infantilizing Grande onscreen. As a teen, the actor and pop musician performed the bubbly, spacey Cat on Nickelodeon’s “Victorious,” in addition to “Sam & Cat.”
In a viral Twitter thread, @VERONASFILMS lately compiled clips of a younger Grande portraying Cat in video blogs for TheSlap, a fictional social media platform utilized by characters from “Victorious.” Filmed in Cat’s bed room, the video sees the teenager star stick her toes and fingers in her mouth whereas trying into the digital camera; lie the other way up on the mattress whereas pouring water into her mouth and over her face; squeal and grunt whereas making an attempt to “juice” a potato; and shout “I’m soaking moist!”
“everybody retains bringing ariana grande for stan drama towards jennette and idk why. let’s not overlook, ariana is a sufferer herself from the creepiness of [‘iCarly,’ ‘Victorious’ and ‘Sam & Cat’ creator] dan schneider,” @VERONASFILMS captioned the video, which has amassed greater than 3.3 million views on Twitter since Thursday.
“that is why she doesn’t speak concerning the position of cat valentine anymore. they sexualized and infantilized her.”
After sharing a pair extra “very uncomfortable” clips of Grande and “Victorious” castmate Victoria Justice, @VERONASFILMS argued that the previous little one stars “have each proper to not speak about what went on the victorious set. it was mad uncomfortable and disgusting issues happening. she doesn’t wish to relive that trauma or focus on cat valentine if she doesn’t wish to!”
A lot of the criticism appears to be directed at Schneider, who created and wrote dozens of episodes of “iCarly,” “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat.” In her tell-all guide, McCurdy remembers being emotionally abused and touched inappropriately by somebody she refers to anonymously as “The Creator” — prompting many to level the finger at Schneider.
A consultant for Schneider didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.
“Nickelodeon is providing me 300 thousand dollars in hush cash to not speak publicly about my expertise on the present? My private expertise of The Creator’s abuse?” McCurdy writes in her guide.
“This can be a community with exhibits made for kids. Shouldn’t they've some kind of ethical compass? Shouldn’t they not less than attempt to report back to some kind of moral customary?”
Launched on Aug. 9, McCurdy’s buzzy memoir additionally mentions Grande, whom she says she envied and resented whereas engaged on “Sam & Cat.” As a result of the spinoff present conflicted with Grande’s burgeoning music profession, the singer was repeatedly absent from set, inflicting McCurdy to grow to be “pissed at” and “jealous of” her scene associate.
“I’m performed being an excellent sport. I resent being an excellent sport,” she writes.
“If I wasn’t such an excellent sport to start with, I wouldn’t be on this predicament within the first place. I wouldn’t be on this s— present saying these s— strains on this s— set with this s— coiffure. ... That is what it's. Ariana misses work in pursuit of her music profession whereas I act with a field.”
Representatives for Grande and Nickelodeon didn't instantly reply to the Los Angeles Instances’ requests for remark.
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