Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw and Daniel Curtis Lee, the celebrities from the middle-aged sitcom “Ned’s Declassified College Survival News,” apologized for joking about the new documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Facet of Children TV,” which features allegations of former child stars detailing widespread abuse at Nickelodeon, especially involving producer Dan Schneider.
“Earlier this week, we were on TikTok Live being asked to comment on the ‘Quiet on Set’ documentary that we hadn’t seen, and this brilliant shitty joke came out that was referenced by Daniel and it felt like I was talking about Drake and all that stuff. overlaps. We screwed up, I get it,” said Werkheiser, speaking on a new episode of the trio’s podcast “Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival News. “Now, having seen the documentary, it is so disturbing. Now that we’ve watched it, I understand. If I had just watched, especially that third episode, and then seen us goofing around like that, I would have thought, ‘Are they sociopaths? Is there something wrong with them?’”
Earlier this week, Werkheiser participated in a TikTok Live with Lee and Shaw and told a joke, saying “Give me your holes.” The line drew criticism, including from fellow Nickelodeon star Drake Bell, who appeared in the documentary. Bell worked with Schneider, while the cast of “Ned’s Declassified” did not.
“Ned’s Declassless… this is wild… smell it, guys… smell it… ‘Give me your h*les?!!’ Actually?!” Bell wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Lee and Shaw also joined the debate on the problem of child abuse in the world of television production.
“We were undermined by the deal in terms of methods, but what was revealed in that series of documents is an urgent matter. One thing must happen,” Lee said.
Shaw added: “To even think about bringing this up or talking about it in any way now in the mindset we had is very irresponsible.” I hate that we have compounded any trauma surrounding this example that means so much to each of us, and I am sorry.”
In the latter half of the podcast, Werkheiser shared that he was watching an interview with Bell about “Quiet on Set” when he realized that Bell had criticized the original TikTok.
“I apologized instantly. I felt like a piece of shit,” Werkheiser said. “I know it sounds like I’m laughing at this and I wasn’t, but I know how it feels. I just felt terrible understanding that Drake realized that in that context.
The documentary series “Quiet on Set,” which premiered March 17, features Nickelodeon cast and crew sharing stories about their on-set experiences working in the community during the late 1990s and early 2000s, with some alleged instances of sexism, racism and inappropriate habits.
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