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Matthew Underwood is speaking out about his past experience with sexual abuse in Hollywood while responding to the Quiet on Set docuseries. The Zoey alum says he was sexually harassed and assaulted by his then-agent at age 19, which was about one year after the Nickelodeon show ended its four-season run. Underwood wrote about the incident in an Instagram post shared March 28, noting that had never had a bad experience working on a set of a show by the cable network.
Underwood wrote about two separate experiences he had with sexual abuse. The former Nickelodeon star, who did not name either person, added, "Again, my trust was betrayed and my self-image crushed. I reported him to the agency and he has since been fired—although he is still active in the industry. This experience provoked my move away from LA and ended my pursuit of acting.
Underwood said he spoke out because people have been sending him death threats for not commenting on Quiet on Set , released earlier this month. The docuseries include allegations of inappropriate behavior on the sets of Dan Schneider 's '90s and '00s Nickelodeon shows, including Zoey He went on to defend Schneider. A post shared by Matthew Underwood mattunderwood.
Matthew Underwood, who played the title character's snooty frenemy Logan on Nickelodeon's Zoey , was arrested this morning in Florida on suspicion of.
The producer, who left Nickelodeon in , had responded to many of the allegations made on the docuseries in a March 19 YouTube video. Schneider also noted that he did not have exclusive power over what ended up airing on his shows, adding, "There were many, many levels of scrutiny. Meanwhile, Nickelodeon told NBC News in a recent statement, "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 group continued, "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. Advised by a producer who's heard but not seen to only share whatever he was comfortable with, he replied, "Why don't you think of the worst stuff someone can do to somebody as a sexual assault and that'll answer your question.
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