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08-26-2022, 04:15 AM
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-08-25/nickelodeon-protest-dan-schneider-alexa-nikolas
BY ALEXANDRA DEL ROSARIOSTAFF WRITER
AUG. 25, 2022 6:30 PM PT
Not long after former child actor Jennette McCurdy ignited new allegations against Nickelodeon (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-08-05/jennette-mccurdy-book-the-creator-nickelodeon-im-glad-my-mom-died), the children’s television network is feeling the heat again.
On Thursday, protesters gathered outside (https://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/385747-zoey-101-star-alexa-nikolas-protests-in-front-of-nickelodeon-studios/) Nickelodeon’s animation studio (https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/ex-nickelodeon-star-leads-protest-outside-studio-following-allegations-of-abuse-at-the-hands-of-higher-ups/) in Burbank to make more allegations, specifically against “iCarly” series creator Dan Schneider.
Former “Zoey 101" actor Alexa Nikolas — who leads the organization Eat Predators (https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/alexa-nikolas-zoey-101-eat-predators-music-industry-activists-1235345365/amp/), which advocates for survivors of sexual abuse — organized the protest (https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/25/zoey-101-alexa-nikolas-protests-unsafe-kids-nickelodeon/). She alleged that she and fellow child actors “were not safe” (https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00191091.html) during her time working on the show.
“I did not feel protected at Nickelodeon as a child, personally,” she said in a livestream of the protest (https://www.instagram.com/p/ChskYKdKdBQ/) posted to Instagram. “I’m demanding that Nickelodeon starts protecting children and not predators.”
Nikolas portrayed Nicole Bristow on “Zoey 101,” which was also created by Schneider. During the protest, she called Schneider “the creator of childhood trauma.”
BY ALEXANDRA DEL ROSARIOSTAFF WRITER
AUG. 25, 2022 6:30 PM PT
Not long after former child actor Jennette McCurdy ignited new allegations against Nickelodeon (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-08-05/jennette-mccurdy-book-the-creator-nickelodeon-im-glad-my-mom-died), the children’s television network is feeling the heat again.
On Thursday, protesters gathered outside (https://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/385747-zoey-101-star-alexa-nikolas-protests-in-front-of-nickelodeon-studios/) Nickelodeon’s animation studio (https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/ex-nickelodeon-star-leads-protest-outside-studio-following-allegations-of-abuse-at-the-hands-of-higher-ups/) in Burbank to make more allegations, specifically against “iCarly” series creator Dan Schneider.
Former “Zoey 101" actor Alexa Nikolas — who leads the organization Eat Predators (https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/alexa-nikolas-zoey-101-eat-predators-music-industry-activists-1235345365/amp/), which advocates for survivors of sexual abuse — organized the protest (https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/25/zoey-101-alexa-nikolas-protests-unsafe-kids-nickelodeon/). She alleged that she and fellow child actors “were not safe” (https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00191091.html) during her time working on the show.
“I did not feel protected at Nickelodeon as a child, personally,” she said in a livestream of the protest (https://www.instagram.com/p/ChskYKdKdBQ/) posted to Instagram. “I’m demanding that Nickelodeon starts protecting children and not predators.”
Nikolas portrayed Nicole Bristow on “Zoey 101,” which was also created by Schneider. During the protest, she called Schneider “the creator of childhood trauma.”