" I told them many times that I did n’t require to do it . "
Last week,Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TVexposed the allegedlytoxic and abusiveculture that child stars faced during their time at Nickelodeon. Since the documentary aired, several former Nickelodeon actors havespoken outon social media.
Now, Allie DiMeco is sharing her story. In aTikTok video, the 31-year-old said watchingQuiet on Setmade her feel “stressed.” She continued, “We went through trauma. I went through trauma.”
The former actor recalled playing Nat Wolff’s love interest, Rosalina, in the Nickelodeon showThe Naked Brothers Band. But her character had a brief relationship with a French man in Season 3.
“There was an episode where Rosalina ‘cheated’ on Nat and kind of kissed a French guy,” she said, playing a clip from the episode.
“He’s a 30-year-old man. I’m sorry, I couldn’t even watch it. It gives me fucking the ick, and it honestly gives me PTSD.”
Allie said theQuiet on Setdocumentary calls for an environment where child actors feel as if they’re able to say “no” or “I’m not comfortable with this.” She continued, “And I’m like, yeah, maybe they do express that though, it’s also more important to create an environment that listens to the kids and actually does not make them do things when they don’t want to do them because they made me kiss this 30-plus-year-old man when I was like, what, 14 or 15?”
“I told them many times that I didn’t want to do it. My mom was very against it, and they pretty much made me feel like I was going to lose my job, that I might be fired if I didn’t do it. It was weird,” she concluded.
Nickelodeon released a statement to BuzzFeed regarding alleged behavior on past production sets:
" Though we can not corroborate or negate allegations of demeanor from output decades ago , Nickelodeon as a matter of insurance investigates all formal complaints as part of our commitment to fostering a safe and professional workplace environment free of harassment or other kinds of inappropriate doings . Our high priorities are the well - being and best pastime not just of our employees , dramatis personae and crew , but of all children , and we have take numerous safeguard over the years to help ensure we are living up to our own high standard and the expectation of our audience . "
You can watch Allie’s full TikTok videohere.
