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☆ I was a teen magazine editor during the golden age of Nickelodeon sitcoms. Watching 'Quiet on Set' made me feel guilty.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Rachel Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

As the press, young stars had been trained to put their best face forward whenever I was around. But what about the perspective of the teen stars whose names — and lives — we were actually using? I interviewed hundreds of young stars periodically as they worked on new projects. I'm not sure if young stars should be allowed to be interviewed at allI've now watched "Quiet on Set" several times. Had the questions I'd been asking hurt anyone in ways I was unaware of?

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☆ Everything former Nickelodeon stars have said in response to the docuseries 'Quiet on Set'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Former Nickelodeon stars are speaking out after Investigation Discovery's docuseries "Quiet on Set." AdvertisementInvestigation Discovery's docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" has cast a shadow over Nickelodeon's legacy in children's TV. AdvertisementIn the meantime, here's everything former Nickelodeon stars have said since the release of "Quiet on Set." After coming forward about being sexually abused as a teen, Drake Bell called Nickelodeon's response 'empty'Drake Bell in episode two of the Investigation Discovery docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV." Josh Peck said that he contacted his 'Drake & Josh' costar Drake Bell privately to offer his supportJosh Peck and Drake Bell on season four of "Drake & Josh."

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☆ Drake Bell Opens up to BI About Sexual Abuse, the Nickelodeon 'Factory,' and 'Quiet on Set'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

He acted out, showing up to the "Drake & Josh" set late and hungover. "If I'm going to tell my story, this is how it was supposed to be told," Drake Bell, pictured here at his studio in Mexico City, recently told BI. In the second season, Brian Peck (who is unrelated to Bell's "Drake & Josh" costar Josh Peck) joined as a dialogue coach. Bell told BI that Nickelodeon "was a factory," treating child actors like kings one day only to throw them to the curb the next. Bell told BI that, in some ways, his music and the docuseries serve the same purpose.

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☆ AC Milan football match delayed in Italy after alleged racist chants from crowd
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Joe Mccurdy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —AC Milan’s French goalkeeper Mike Maignan led his team off the pitch Saturday due to alleged racist chants directed toward him by opposing fans at Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy. The incident occurred during an Italian Serie A match against Udinese in the 33rd minute. Mike Maignan of AC Milan speaks with referee Fabio Maresca during the Serie A match with Udinese on January 20. The match resumed less than 10 minutes later, and Milan would win a dramatic encounter 3-2 in the final minutes. After the match, Milan supported Maignan with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying, “There is absolutely no place in our game for racism: we are appalled.

Persons: Mike Maignan, “, ” Maignan, Maignan, Fabio Maresca, Alessandro Sabattini, Mike, ”, Romelu Organizations: CNN, AC Milan’s, Bluenergy, Udinese, Sky Sports, Milan, Serie, Maignan, Lega Serie, Lazio, Italian, Roma Locations: Udine, Italy, Italian, Milan

☆ Opinion: What our obsession with Gypsy Rose Blanchard says about us
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Opinion Sarah Gundle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Sarah Gundle Sarah Gundle, PsyDThese are appropriate questions, when you consider the public fascination with stories about Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was recently released on parole after serving eight and a half years for helping to kill her abusive mother. The revelation drove Gypsy Rose to seek revenge by convincing her boyfriend to murder her mother. Of course, the behavior of Dee Dee Blanchard and Debra McCurdy was beyond the pale, rising to the level of evil. And would Dee Dee Blanchard have been able to stop the train of destruction if someone had more doggedly recognized and confronted her mental illness? Maybe we need to heed the words of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who has said that trying to understand where her mother was coming from “brought me to a place of forgiveness.” Blanchard recently told CNN of her mother: “She was not an evil woman.

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☆ Jennette McCurdy Now Qualifies as a Veteran Best Seller
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Elisabeth Egan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s a message to Jennette McCurdy from Sean Manning, her editor at Simon & Schuster, announcing that her memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” is on the best-seller list for yet another week. McCurdy doesn’t pay close attention to where the book falls in the rankings — this week it’s at No. “Not one person has approached me for being an actor from the TV show they watched when they were little,” she said. “The dental assistant came in with her phone while I had the whole clip in my mouth,” McCurdy said. I love your book!’” McCurdy obliged.

Persons: Jennette McCurdy, Sean Manning, Simon, Simon & Schuster, “, ”, McCurdy, “ I’m, there’s, ” McCurdy, ’ ” McCurdy Organizations: Simon &

☆ What Is an Expense Ratio?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( E. Napoletano | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

The easiest way to think of the expense ratio is the fee you pay to the portfolio manager of your mutual fund. When you invest in an ETF or mutual fund, the fund’s prospectus will state its expense ratio. How expense ratios impact investment returnsBefore you can look at how expense ratios impact your investment returns, it helps to understand what an average expense ratio looks like. While the average active stock fund’s expense ratio was 0.66% in 2022, the average bond fund charged just 0.44%, according to ICI. Remember: It should be easy to find the fund’s expense ratio.

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☆ 'He'll do anything to come for you': Bang Bang, the tattoo artist to stars like Rihanna and Justin Bieber, is a controlling, vindictive boss, ex-employees say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Melkorka Licea | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Yet some former Bang Bang employees said that McCurdy's meticulously curated image as a thoughtful progressive in a rough-and-tumble industry wasn't much more than good PR. At Bang Bang, "they just woke-wash everything," one former employee said. This kind of behavior extended to other Bang Bang employees. Ganser, the Bang Bang manager, also sent Wang a text comparing her behavior to her father's, who was in prison. Photo by Gotham/GC ImagesNearly a decade after opening the first Bang Bang shop, McCurdy still sees himself as a trailblazer.

☆ A publisher removed references to Rosa Parks' race in a draft of its textbook to comply with Florida's laws, NYT reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A publisher removed references to Rosa Parks' race in a draft of a Florida textbook. Studies Weekly changed the language to comply with the Stop Woke Act, The New York Times reported. The publisher told the Times that it withdrew from the state's review. DeSantis signed into law the Stop Woke Act and the Don't Say Gay Act in 2022. The FDOE has also amended the Stop Woke Act to ban critical race theory from being taught in schools.

☆ New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow-burp tax plan
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Farmers across New Zealand took to the streets on their tractors Thursday to protest government plans to tax cow burps and other greenhouse gas emissions, although the rallies were smaller than many had expected. But some farmers argue the proposed tax would actually increase global greenhouse gas emissions by shifting farming to countries less efficient at making food. Farmers drove their tractors to towns around New Zealand on Thursday in protest. He said if the proposed tax and herd reductions went ahead, it would be ruinous to many farmers. The government had worked with farmers and other groups to try to come up with an emissions plan they could all live with.

☆ 'Revealing' teen costumes, on-set massages, and a gender-discrimination complaint: Inside Dan Schneider's 'disgusting' Nickelodeon empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

For many Nickelodeon actors, life at the network was surreal, the "Amanda Show" actor Raquel Lee told Insider. Schneider set up a meeting to discuss the situation. On the one hand, the success of Schneider's shows provided rare stability in a chaotic industry. None of Schneider's shows credited more than two female writers in the entirety of their runs; "Zoey 101" and "Drake & Josh" had zero. The writer wrote that Schneider once pressured her into simulating "being sodomized" while she was telling a story about high school, to her embarrassment.

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