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https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/dan-schneider-victorious-sexualized-scene-daniella-monet-nickelodeon-1235354833/

Earlier this month, iCarly star Jennette McCurdys bombshell memoir, Im Glad My Mom Died, detailed alleged abuse she experienced while working at Nickelodeon. Now, several former child actors and Nickelodeon staffers are speaking out against Dan Schneider, creator of Zoey 101, Victorious, iCarly and Drake & Josh, who reshaped the network and kids television at large. According to a report from Insider, Schneider was known to push the boundaries of childrens TV, often thumbing his nose at Nickelodeons standards department and ramping up the series sexual innuendos, including scenes in which goo was squirted on young actresses faces. When it came to picking costumes, Schneider signed off on all outfits and campaign[ed] for the skimpier options, the report states. (McCurdy wrote in her memoir that she was pressured to wear a bikini on iCarly.) Russell Hicks, Nickelodeons former president of content development and production, told Insider that standards and practices read all the scripts for Schneiders shows, programming executives watched every episode, and parents and guardians were always present on set.

Every single thing that Dan ever did on any of his shows was carefully scrutinized and approved, Hicks wrote in a statement to the outlet. Daniella Monet, who played Trina Vega on Nickelodeons Victorious, told Insider that some of the actors outfits on the show were not age appropriate, and that she wouldnt even wear some of that today as an adult. The actor also recalled a time when she contacted Nickelodeon about a Victorious scene in which she ate a pickle while applying lip gloss. Monet expressed concern to the network that it was too sexual to air, but Nickelodeon aired it anyway. Monet noted that most of Victorious was very PC, funny, silly, friendly, chill, but once in a while, there would be questionable scenes. Do I wish certain things, like, didnt have to be so sexualized? she said. Yeah. A hundred percent. Monet also mentioned the male-dominance of Schneiders writers rooms. As Insider notes, none of Schneiders shows credited more than two female writers in the entirety of their runs; Zoey 101 and Drake & Josh had zero. Alexa Nikolas, who starred in the first two seasons of Zoey 101, has been outspoken about her traumatizing experience at the network for years. She told Insider that Schneider once screamed at her until she broke down in tears, and that he would often take photos with teenage actresses sitting on his lap.

I guess this confirms Nickelodeon saw all the creepy stuff going on in Dan Schneider's shows and didnt have an issue with it.