Ex-Nickelodeon child stars allege abuse in shocking new documentary

In the late 1990s and early 2000s one word was synonymous with children’s television: Nickelodeon. The pay TV channel brought young audiences shows includingThese programs didn’t just attract tens of millions of viewers in the US, and hundreds of millions worldwide, they also transformed young stars like Amanda Bynes and Ariana Grande into household names.

Dan Schneider was once lauded as the Norman Lear of children’s TV. Now, he’s being accused of misconduct by former child stars., which aired in the US earlier this month and will land in Australia on Binge on April 5, further exposed the allegedly toxic environment young Nickelodeon stars navigated, including psychological and sexual abuse.

His departure came amid the #MeToo movement, which saw many women speak out against sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace. Despite his sentencing, Peck was able to return to his work in children’s TV in 2006, joining Disney’s. The docuseries also touched on former production assistant Jason Hand, who emailed a sexual photo of himself to the 11-year-old extra on set. Hand was arrested in 2003 for “lewd acts with children” and was sentenced to six years in prison.

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