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Allie DiMeco
After starring in Nickelodeon’s The Naked Brothers Band series from 2007 to 2009, DiMeco discussed her own experience on set.
“I’m stressed. Why? Because I’m watching the Quiet on Set documentary. I had to,” she said in a March 2024 TikTok about her “trauma” as a child star. “My mind’s been wandering to this one — multiple times, and actually multiple episodes. There was an episode where Rosalina cheated on Nat and kissed a French guy. I’m 4’11, he’s a 30 year old man. I couldn’t even watch it. It gave me f—king, the ick. It honestly gives me PTSD.”
Despite being on what she described as “one of the most healthiest sets,” DiMeco still recalled being asked to film uncomfortable scenes.
“I’m watching this Quiet on Set documentary and it’s talking about how integral and vital it is, especially when it’s a kids cast, to create an environment where kids feel comfortable to say ‘No’ or ‘I don’t feel comfortable with this.’ And I’m like, yeah, maybe they do express that but 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,” she continued. “Because they made me kiss this 30 plus year old man when I was, what, 14? 15? I told them many times I didn’t want to do it, my mom was very against it, and they just pretty much made me feel like I was gonna lose my job and like, be fired if I didn’t do it. And it was weird.”
In a statement to Us, Nickelodeon previously addressed the allegations made in the docuseries.
“Though we cannot corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions decades ago, Nickelodeon as a matter of policy 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 conduct,” the statement read. “Our highest priorities are the well-being and best interests not just of our employees, casts and crew, but of all children, and we have adopted numerous safeguards over the years to help ensure we are living up to our own high standards and the expectations of our audience.”
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