Ariana Grande has expressed her dismay at the abuse allegations made in the Nickelodeon documentary series Quiet On Set. The show, which aired in March, served as an exposé of the scandals surrounding the channel. The documentary delved into showrunner Dan Schneider’s history, which included making sexually inappropriate jokes, among other disturbing behaviors. Schneider was responsible for shows, such as All That, The Amanda Show, and Zoey 101 to name a few. Schneider has since filed a lawsuit against the producers of the show.
Schneider also created and produced the show Victorious, where Grande was a star for its four seasons between 2010 and 2013. In an interview on the Podcrushed podcast, Grande gave her opinion that it should be mandatory for therapists to be on all children’s TV sets, and that parents should also be allowed to be present if the young performers are acting, singing, or involved in any type of production. She also mentioned that in her own experience being part of Victorious, as well as its spinoff show, Sam & Cat, she is “reprocessing” her relationship with the shows and is “upset” with some of the content on them.
Last week, Grande released the video for her new song The Boy is Mine, which featured You’s Penn Badgley. In an inversion of his role in the Netflix thriller, where he plays the stalker, in the new video, he ends up being the one who’s stalked. The song is taken from Grande’s recent album, Eternal Sunshine. In a four-star review of the album, NME shared: “It’s the most sophisticated project yet from a preternaturally talented vocalist who keeps getting better. Whatever you take away from it, ‘Eternal Sunshine’ definitely isn’t an album you’ll want to wipe from memory.”
In other news, Figen Murray, the mother of a victim of the Manchester Arena bombing, has shared that she felt “misled” by Rishi Sunak over plans for stronger protections against terrorism in public places. Her campaign is for Martyn’s Law. It would require venues and local authorities across the UK to have training requirements and preventative plans against terror attacks. She met with the Prime Minister before he called a general election, and although he promised her he would introduce Martyn’s Law to parliament before summer recess, he could not guarantee its passing before the next election
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