Ariana Grande is retreading time on Nickelodeon amid a lull in the series

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Ariana Grande reflects on her time on Nickelodeon Victor And Sam and Kat She admits she is now “reprocessing” her experience amid the investigation into the revelations Quiet in the group: The dark side of children's television Documentary series.

During his appearance in the last episode of Budcrushed The podcast, co-hosted by Penn Badgley, who recently starred in her “The Boy Is Mine” music video, Grande recalled her time starring Victor And Sam and KatBoth are series created by Dan Schneider, who was a main subject in them Quiet on the set.

“I was 14 and I went to audition with Liz Gillies Victor“We were all so excited and getting selected was the best news we could have heard,” Grande said. “We were young artists who just wanted to do that with our lives more than anything else, and we got to do that and it was so beautiful. I think we've had some very special memories, and we feel very proud that we were able to create those roles and be a part of something He was very special to a lot of little kids.

Grande explained that she was reflecting on her time on the show and that “her relationship with it has changed right now and I'm reprocessing a lot of what the experience was like.”

In the Quiet on the set Docuseries and former cast, writers, and crew members from Schneider-produced series including All of that, Amanda Show And Zoe 101 Alleged toxic work environments, sexual assault, harassment, and racial discrimination.

Although Grande did not mention creator Schneider by name or the docuseries, she noted that she believes the working environment “should be safer if kids are going to be acting” and “there should be therapists” for young artists to have access to.

“I think parents should let them be wherever they want, and I don't think it's just in children's groups. I think if anyone wants to do this, or music, or anything at that level of exposure, there should be something in the contract about therapy.” Mandatory twice a week or three times a week, or something like that.

“A lot of people don't have the support they need in order to perform at this level at such a young age, but they also deal with some of the things that survivors have come forward with. [about] She added: “There is no word to describe the extent of the devastation we hear about.” “I think the environment just needs to be safer all around, and like I said, I'm still in real time reprocessing my relationship with it.”

Reflecting further on her time on the shows, Grande said that the “beautiful thing” was that she, along with her co-star and friend Gillies, “fell in love with these characters that we created and learned what that felt like.” So in a character you can't separate yourself from him but 'still working on the rest.'

Grande went on to praise the “cultural shift” that is happening as toxic environments are addressed. She recalled that while working as a young actress, there was “a weird pattern that happens where you really tap into how much it means to a young artist to get a laugh out of Video Village. You're like, 'Oh my God, I'm doing something cool.' Like, this is funny, this is good.”

During the Quiet on the set Documentary series, clips from Victor They were played as examples of how some content is inappropriate. Although Grande didn't point out any scenes in particular, she did admit that she was disturbed when looking at some of the clips.

“That was something that we were convinced was the great thing about us — that we pushed the boundaries with our sense of humor. And the innuendos… were such a wonderful differentiation. And I don't know, I think it all happened very quickly and now looking at some of the clips I'm like, '” Fuck, really?” She said, “Oh shit.” “And stuff that wasn't approved for the network got snuck into our website or whatever it was. This is another discovery. “I think I'm upset, yeah.”

The singer added that she believes that for anyone pursuing careers on such grand scales, “there should be a mandatory element of therapy, for a professional to unpack what this radically life-altering experience is doing to you at a young age.” Age at any age.”

All five episodes Quiet on the set Available to stream on Max. After the series' release, Schneider spoke out about the accusations, which he denied, and sued Investigation Discovery for defamation over his portrayal, accusing the company of falsely insinuating that he had sexually abused children who worked on the Nickelodeon series he created and directed.

In a statement, Schneider acknowledged “the mistakes I made and the poor judgment I displayed during my time at Nickelodeon,” but said he had “no choice but to take legal action against the people behind this.” Schneider is seeking unspecified damages and a court order to force the producers to remove or remove the allegedly defamatory portions of the docuseries entirely.