Former ‘The Amanda Present’ author Jenny Kilgen, who labored on the sitcom throughout season one, wrote a letter to SAG President Francine Drescher concerning the current allegations made within the ‘Quiet On Set’ docuseries.
Kilgen was one of many former Nickelodeon solid members who partook within the docuseries, accusing the community of illegally forcing her and one other author to share a wage as the one two feminine writers for ‘The Amanda Present’.
Now, she is reaching out to The Display screen Actors Guild to take motion for baby actors in the present day and to supply assets for anybody who wants them.
Jenny Kilgen Asks SAG To ‘Provoke Little one Security Protocols’
In a letter addressed to SAG President Francine Drescher, the previous ‘The Amanda Present’ author requested: “that the Display screen Actors Guild take motion to provoke strong baby security protocols to guard younger actors, each via the implementation of latest SAG-AFTRA signatory settlement necessities and lively assist of acceptable state & federal laws.”
“It’s my hope that this motion will deal with, and assist to dismantle, the present trade energy dynamic which seemingly exists to guard the monetary well-being of the studios & networks, usually on the expense of the emotional, psychological, and bodily well-being of the kids they make use of — a dynamic the place predatory conduct is enabled, and fogeys are too usually side-lined,” the previous author continued.
‘The Amanda Present’ Author Says Youngsters ‘Deserve Working Circumstances Free Of Predators
Following Drake Bell‘s allegations towards Brian Peck, the previous author says youngsters “deserve working situations freed from predators.”
“Think about being a baby, attempting to navigate a world of adults in an surroundings the place you might be taught that pleasing these in energy, personally entertaining them, and demonstrating compliance, is crucial to the development of your profession and the way simply, in that dynamic, it’s to get caught within the internet of these with dangerous intentions,” she said within the letter. “Youngsters deserve working situations freed from predators and the concern of retaliation and sadly, the important construction to make sure that security doesn’t seem to exist.”
As chances are you’ll know, Drake Bell says he was a sufferer of s-xual assault by the hands of former voice teacher Brian Peck whereas they each labored for Nickelodeon.
‘We Want To Focus On The Implementation Of Safeguards’
‘The Amanda Present’ author informed SAG they “have to deal with the implementation of safeguards, corresponding to obligatory background checks, acceptable coaching for adults, transparency of investigations & reporting insurance policies, and free entry to psychological well being suppliers all through the employment cycle (and when crucial, after) to call just a few.”
“I hope that SAG-AFTRA, underneath your management, will think about forming a particular process pressure with the specific goal of enhancing baby security and welfare within the trade,” she continued. “The duty pressure ought to embody an intensive audit of present insurance policies and practices, and their ‘actual world’ effectiveness, and interact in neighborhood conversations to incorporate baby actors, their mother and father, and like-minded neighborhood activists.
Former Nickelodeon Star Calls On SAG To Guarantee Actors Have A ‘Secure Work Atmosphere’
Jenny Kilgen then concluded with, “Because the union tasked with guaranteeing a protected work surroundings for actors, I depart this in your succesful arms and sit up for listening to about your plans and initiatives. I really admire your time and motion on this extremely essential matter.”
The Display screen Actors Guild has not publicly commented on Jenny Kilgen’s letter, however Nickelodeon launched a press release after the docuseries aired.
Nickelodeon Releases Assertion On ‘Quiet On Set’
Drake Bell, Alexa Nikolas, Kyle Sullivan, and Giovonnie Samuels, are a number of the stars who participated within the docuseries and have accused the community, producers, and different solid members of abuse, assault, amongst different issues.
“Although we can not corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions a long time in the past, Nickelodeon as a matter of coverage investigates all formal complaints as a part of our dedication to fostering a protected {and professional} office surroundings freed from harassment or other forms of inappropriate conduct,” the community mentioned.
Including, “Our highest priorities are the well-being and greatest pursuits not simply of our staff, casts and crew, however of all youngsters, and we’ve adopted quite a few safeguards through the years to assist guarantee we live as much as our personal excessive requirements and the expectations of our viewers.”
‘Quiet On Set: The Darkish Aspect Of Youngsters TV’ is streaming now on MAX.
