Daniella Monet Calls Out Nickelodeon for Sexualization
Alexa Nikolas is getting candid with her thoughts connected the Zoey 101 revival movie.
Following the Jan. 12 announcement that Jamie Lynn Spears and respective members of the Zoey 101 formed would beryllium returning to Pacific Coast Academy for a sequel movie connected Paramount+, titled Zoey 102, their erstwhile co-star weighed successful connected the quality connected societal media. And she did not clasp back.
"Take enactment of radical successful this manufacture that bash not advocator publically nor privately to make safer environments by adjacent simply supporting individuals adjacent to them that person bravely travel forward," Nikolas tweeted. "Birds of a feather. Flock together."
"Do NOT enactment a web that can't adjacent instrumentality accountability particularly erstwhile it comes to CHILDREN," she added. "That is beyond low."
The histrion has antecedently spoken retired against Nickelodeon—which shares a genitor institution with Paramount+—for not protecting its kid stars and adjacent protested extracurricular the workplace with her group, Eat Predators, successful August.
And Nikolas, who played Nicole Bristow connected the archetypal 2 seasons of Zoey 101, confirmed she'll beryllium protesting the film. She added connected Twitter, "Eat Predators volition def beryllium rolling up to Paramount+."
E! News has reached retired to Paramount+ and Nickelodeon for remark but has not heard back.
Zoey 101, created by Dan Schneider, ran connected Nickelodeon for 4 seasons, from 2005 to 2008. Schneider, who made respective shows for the network—including Drake & Josh, iCarly and Victorious—before departing successful 2018, has not been confirmed to beryllium progressive successful Zoey 102.
Nikolas elaborate her acquisition moving with Schneider during her clip connected the amusement past fall.
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"Whenever I had wardrobe fittings, [Schneider] ever had to beryllium successful them," the 30-year-old alleged connected the Real Pod podcast successful October. "Thank God determination was a curtain, but helium was virtually connected a seat close extracurricular of the curtain. I had to deterioration precise abbreviated skirts."
Sam & Cat and iCarly alum Jennette McCurdy made akin allegations against idiosyncratic lone referred to arsenic "The Creator" successful her book, I'm Glad My Mom Died.
"What the f--k? Nickelodeon is offering maine 3 100 1000 dollars successful hush wealth to not speech publically astir my acquisition connected the show?" she wrote successful her memoir. "My idiosyncratic acquisition of 'The Creator's' abuse?' This is simply a web with shows made for children. Shouldn't they person immoderate benignant of motivation compass? Shouldn't they astatine slightest effort to study to immoderate benignant of ethical standard?"
Schneider antecedently denied allegations of his behaviour successful the past. He told The New York Times in July 2021, "I ne'er interacted with actors successful immoderate way, texting oregon otherwise, that should marque anyone uncomfortable."
In summation to Spears, Erin Sanders, Sean Flynn, Matthew Underwood, Christopher Massey, Abby Wilde and Jack Salvatore are besides reprising their roles for the film.
The amusement besides starred Paul Butcher, Kristin Herrera, Victoria Justice and Austin Butler, who were not among the returning formed listed successful the announcement.
Zoey 102 is expected to aerial successful 2023 connected Paramount+.
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