Alexa Nikolas Zoey 101

Alexa Nikolas, who appeared on Zoey 101, has said she didn't feel protected as a child actor at Nickelodeon and asked the network to release former ...

But they haven't even given a comment, but I find that really awful because Jennette and all of us deserve an apology." The now-retired actress also detailed a financial "parting gift" allegedly offered to her by the network — which she said she declined. [Zoey 101](https://people.com/tv/jamie-lynn-spears-and-the-cast-of-zoey-101-reunite-in-all-that-sketch/) alum, 30, claims the network didn't keep her safe as a child actor and has participated in a protest calling out the network's working environment for young performers. "I want to make Nick safe for kids, because my personal experience, working on Zoey 101, didn't feel safe," she said. "But I think anyone is redeemable if they actually do the right things moving forward. I'm demanding that Nickelodeon starts protecting children and not predators."

Alexa Nikolas starred as Nicole Bristow on Nickelodeon's 'Zoey 101' series during its first two seasons — read more.

[accused of inappropriate misconduct](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/hollywood-sexual-misconduct-scandals/) during his time at the network, which he has since denied. [wrote via Instagram in January](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/zoey-101s-alexa-nikolas-cries-amid-jamie-lynn-spears-drama/), slamming [Spears’ Things I Should Have Said memoir](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jamie-lynn-spears-book-revelations-relationship-with-britney-more/) as inaccurate. She added at the time: “She never addressed anything that she mentioned in the book to me personally because she knows everything she is saying is a total lie and I would have called her out on that. Nothing that she said in her book about me actually happened.” “[It’s] ridiculous,” he told [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/dan-schneider-nickelodeon.html) in July 2021. I declined her offer. So I forgave her.” Actually, every time he came on set, my body got extremely tense, and later on, in season 2, he yelled at me [which] made me cry [in a room alone with him and several network executives].” “I recently thought we were fine after she tried to use me in her Zoey 101 music video to make herself look better after I finally came out about what happened to me while on set/being left out once again during the reunion reboot ploy. “I did not feel safe around Dan Schneider while I was working at Nickelodeon. [ alleged history of child sexual abuse](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/stars-who-survived-abuse-200919/). [her experiences working for the network](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/2000s-nickelodeon-hunks-where-are-they-now/).

More former child stars are speaking out against Nickelodeon following the release of Jennette McCurdy's memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died.

Recently, fans scrutinized the company, claiming Ariana Grande was [“sexualized and infantilized”](https://decider.com/2022/08/16/ariana-grande-victorious-clips-sexualized-infantilized-teen/) as Cat Valentine on [Victorious](https://decider.com/show/victorious/), another one of Schneider’s shows. And I don’t think any child should have to experience anything like that especially if it’s coming from the people who are supposed to be looking out for the kids on set.” “He played a huge role in my personal childhood trauma. The former actress held up a sign that read, “Nickelodeon didn’t protect me.” And so I’m demanding that Nickelodeon starts protecting children and not predators.” “Actually, every time he came on set, my body got extremely tense, and later on in Season 2, he yelled at me, made me cry in a room, actually at Nickelodeon.”

Schneider's treatment of young actors has been in the news ever since iCarly's Jennette McCurdy published her new memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died.

Besides talking about her own physical discomfort around Schneider—and calling out a time when he and other executives on Zoey 101 brought her into a room alone and yelled at her, then a young teenager, until she cried—Nikolas also called for an investigation into Schneider’s production company, Schneider’s Bakery. (The New York Times report on the internal investigation into Schneider said it found no evidence of sexual misconduct.) Now, that discomfort has been brought back into the spotlight once again,

Former Zoey 101 star and actress Alexa Nikolas protested outside Nickelodeon studios amid abuse allegations. Nickelodeon has been accused of child ...

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