An ex-child star is making scathing claims about Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon, including accusing executives of withholding mental health treatment from Jennette McCurdy when her mom died.
Jack Salvatore, who played Mark Del Figgalo on “Zoey 101,” alleged on TikTok Thursday that he witnessed “high level conversations” he “wasn’t supposed to hear” about how Nickelodeon “didn’t want” McCurdy taking antidepressants “for fear that she might kill herself and make the network look bad.”
has reached out to Nickelodeon for comment but did not immediately hear back.
McCurdy’s mother passed away in 2013 when the actress, now 31, was starring on “Sam & Cat.”
She has since written about the alleged abuse she experienced because of her mother in her bestselling memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.”
has reached out to McCurdy’s reps for comment about whether the former Nickelodeon star was privy to the alleged conversations about her mental health but did not immediately hear back.
Salvatore, meanwhile, also claimed in his explosive video that Schneider, 58, once pulled out a shotgun to “scare one of the writers when they were working at his house.”
“We could talk about the massages. We could talk about the fact that he would literally count his gold coin connection in front of his crew who has living paycheck to paycheck,” the former Nickelodeon employee, who worked alongside Schneider in the writers’ room for “Sam & Cat” and “Victorious,” further alleged.
has reached out to Schneider’s lawyer for comment on Salvatore’s claims but did not immediately hear back.
However, this is not the first time a former colleague has publicly slammed the disgraced TV…
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