Ariana Grande Breaks Silence on ‘Quiet on Set’ Nickelodeon Allegations

Ariana Grande is lastly talking on the troubling allegations in opposition to her former employers at Nickelodeon … voicing her help for the alleged victims who’ve spoken out.

The pop star made an look on Penn Badgley‘s “Podcrushed” podcast Wednesday, the place she seemed again at her time as a toddler star on the community … and famous she was devastated for her friends who’ve shared their alarming experiences.

The singer — who first rose to fame on “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat” — recalled pushing the humor envelope on her reveals … considering it was cool then, however grimacing about it now.

She says … “And, the innuendos … we were told, and convinced as well, that it was the cool differentiation. And, I don’t know, I think it all just happened so quickly and now looking back on some of the clips I’m like, that’s … damn, really?”

As Ari places it … the content material that wasn’t authorized for the community nonetheless noticed the sunshine of day … because it surfaced on the present’s web site. And sure, it seems like she finds all of it icky in 2024.

Her enter comes after the community was placed on blast in a harmful docuseries, “Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV” … the place Dan Schneider — the creator of Ariana’s reveals, amongst others — was hit with accusations of misconduct, starting from writing inappropriate jokes for minors to sexual harassment.

Dan has since apologized, however denied sexualizing youngster actors on his reveals … suing the producers of the docuseries for defamation, saying they falsely painted him as a predator.

Whereas it seems like Ariana’s expertise was method completely different than different Nick stars, she nonetheless says on-set environments should be made safer for youngster artists. She says youngster actors ought to be made to go to obligatory remedy classes, amongst different provisions to guard them.

Sources near Ariana additionally inform TMZ … whereas Ariana’s private expertise as a toddler actor was not the identical as those that have spoken out, AG is seeing issues with a distinct lens these days. She’s devastated over the tales that have been shared within the docuseries and helps and urges extra conversations to occur round tips on how to shield younger professionals within the business.