Ariana Grande responds to Nickelodeon ‘Quiet On Set’ abuse reports: “It’s devastating”

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Ariana Grande has said it has been “devastating” to learn about the abuse stories that were uncovered by the Nickelodeon Quiet On Set documentary.The five-episode Discovery docuseries aired in March, detailing behind-the-scenes scandals at the children’s television channel, with particular focus on Dan Schneider’s tenure as producer and showrunner on shows including All That, The Amanda Show and Zoey 101.

Schneider has since filed a lawsuit against the show’s producers.Another show that Schneider created and produced was Victorious, in which Grande starred for four seasons between 2010 and 2013.In an interview on the Podcrushed podcast, the singer has described the documentary’s revelations as “devastating”, and has argued that therapists should be “mandatory” on all children’s television show sets.“I think the environment needs to be made safer if kids are going to be acting, and I think there should be therapists,” she said. “I think parents should be allowed to be wherever they want to be, and I think not only on kids’ sets.”“If anyone wants to do this, or music, or anything at this level of exposure, there should be in the contract something about therapy is mandatory twice a week or thrice a week, or something like that.”Speaking specifically about her Victorious experience, and on its spinoff Sam & Cat, she said she is “reprocessing” her relationship with the shows and that she is “upset” with some of the content on them.“We were young performers who just wanted to do this with our lives more than anything, and we got to and that was so beautiful,” she added. “I think we had some very special memories, and we feel so privileged to have been able to create those roles and be a part of something that was so special.