In the last week, following the premiere of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, there have been many former Nickelodeon stars, who have opted to talk about their experience of a toxic work environment. And recently, Allie Dimeco has joined the list.
Allie Dimeco, who played Rosalina in Nickelodeon’s Naked Brothers Band, came forward to speak about how she was forced to kiss a 30-year-old actor when she was only 14 years old on The Naked Brothers Band.
She recounted the discomfort when asked to lip-lock with that actor and how the network and producers threatened her.
Nickelodeon Star Allie DiMeco Says She Had To Kiss A 30-Year-Old Man At Age 14
According to The Naked Brothers Band actress Allie DiMeco, who played Rosalina on the show, she was compelled to kiss a 30-year-old actor when she was 14 in one episode of The Naked Brothers Band.
In a TikTok post, she talked about the anxiety she went through while watching the documentary and stated that she felt compelled to view Quiet on Set.
“I’m stressed. Why? Because I’m watching the Quiet on Set documentary. I had to,” she said.
She recounted that there were several episodes where her character Rosalina “kissed a French guy.” And the guy she was told to kiss was more than twice her age!! She regretted she “couldn’t even watch it.” She explained:
“They made me kiss this 30-plus-year-old man when I was like, 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 going to lose my job, and, like, be fired if I didn’t do it.”
“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 that, because they made me kiss this 30-plus-year-old man when I was like, what, 14, 15?” she says.
She also said that in the coming days, we will hear more such stories from former child actors after the dark side of kids’ television comes to light.
Some Other Nickelodeon Stars Have Spoken Out About Their Toxic Work Experiences with the Network
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which premiered on March 17 details some disturbing allegations, including “abuse, sexism, racism, and inappropriate dynamics with its underage stars and crew,” according to show materials.
Many cast members from some of Dan Schneider’s biggest shows — including All That, The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, and Zoey 101 appeared in the four-part documentary series to talk about their experiences at the network.
Drake Bell, who appeared on The Amanda Show, and Drake & Josh shared the s*xual abuse he faced from Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck as a teenager. Alexa Nikolas, a Zoey 101 alum who played Nicole Bristow, called out Nickelodeon for failing to “protect” her and her costars when she was a child on the show.
Another Nickelodeon alum, Daniella Monet, who starred in Victorious as Trina Vega told Insider, “Do I wish certain things, like, didn’t have to be so s*xualized?” “Yeah. A hundred percent.”
Nickelodeon and Schneider ended their relationship in 2018, and the latter has always denied allegations of such misconduct.
