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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Ariana Grande has spoken out about the ongoing controversy surrounding Quiet on Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV . Grande originally rose to fame as a teenager on Nickelodeon’s Victorious, where she played the lovable Cat Valentine. She later reprised her role in the spin-off series Sam & Cat, making her a fixture of the now infamous channel for several years.

Recently, Grande reflected on her Nickelodeon days following allegations of emotional and physical abuse on the sets of children’s TV shows in the early 2000s, allegations explored in Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV. She expressed sadness about the ‘devastating’ allegations that have come to light, though she described her personal experiences as ‘beautiful.’ Speaking on the Podcrushed podcast , hosted by US actor Penn Badgley , Grande suggested that therapy should be a mandatory part of child stars’ contracts to help prevent mistreatment of future generations of young performers.



‘There should be an element that is mandatory of therapy, a professional person to unpack what this experience of your life-changing so drastically does to you at a young age, at any age,’ she said. Grande also opened up about ‘reprocessing’ her own experiences on Nickelodeon sets, which she noted are still evolving. I survived two terror attacks in three months, then fear consumed me Wayne Lineker, 62, knocked.

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