Following the ‘Quiet On Set: The Darkish Facet Of Children TV’ docuseries, ‘Zoey 101’ star Matthew Underwood, who performed Logan Reese on the present, is breaking his silence.
Many former Nickelodeon stars have come ahead, accusing the community and producers of harassment whereas on set — together with Drake Bell.
Now, after followers have been asking Underwood to talk on the documentary, he’s claiming that his agent assaulted him and that he has been receiving demise threats for “supporting p-dophiles”.
Matthew Underwood Responds To ‘Quiet On Set’ Docuseries
In a prolonged social media assertion, the previous Nickelodeon star dropped some bombshell allegations about his childhood buddy’s stepdad and in direction of his former agent.
“I do know many people need me to reply to the ‘Quiet On Set’ documentary. I’m going to share one thing with you that I by no means thought I’d have to speak about publicly, as t’s actually none of what you are promoting anyway,” he started.
“Once I was 12 years previous, I used to be groomed and molested by my greatest buddy’s stepfather. I misplaced the very best mates I’d ever had as a result of I couldn’t spend any time with them with out feeling the non-public disgust and betrayal introduced on by a person I trusted as a father to me,” the previous ‘Zoey 101’ star added.
Matthew Underwood Says He Was S-xually Harrassed By His Agent
The assertion continued:
“Once I was 19, I used to be s-xually harassed after which assaulted by my agent on the time, who had spent an honest period of time constructing belief with me as a buddy and mentor. Once more, my belief was betrayed and my self-image crushed. I reported him to the company and he has since been fired – though he’s nonetheless lively within the trade. This expertise provoked my transfer away from LA and ended my pursuit of appearing.
Why am I telling you this? Nicely, these days, many individuals have been blowing up my e-mail telling me they hope me and my mother die and that we burn in h-ll, I’m being referred to as a p-dophile defender and all that jazz. I’ve spent a few years rebuilding my self-image and people hateful phrases have little impact on me in the present day. However, think about a lot of my mates within the enterprise are being equally harassed f they aren’t becoming a member of the refrain, so I’m sharing this with [the] hope that a few of you’ll be able to acknowledge that simply because an individual doesn’t shout from the rooftops that p-dophiles are unhealthy or that folks can suck – that doesn’t imply they don’t have their very own causes for staying silent, good causes, private causes.”
Matthew Underwood Says He Empathizes With Anybody Who ‘Has Been Taken Benefit Of’
The previous Nickelodeon star continued to talk out, claiming that he has “excessive empathy for anybody who has been taken benefit of by folks they trusted.”
Including, “I hope they’re all capable of develop to like themselves and have nice help from their household and mates of their journey of restoration. I additionally ask you all to take a couple of moments and contemplate why somebody won’t share their experiences publicly and never instantly disgrace them for reserving their proper to privateness.”
When talking on his expertise working with Dan Schneider, who has been accused of abuse and making a poisonous work atmosphere on set, Underwood says he “by no means had a nasty expertise engaged on set of a Nickelodeon present and I by no means had a nasty expertise with Dan [Schneider].”
“I’ve nothing so as to add to the dialog that anybody would care to listen to,” he continued. “I wish to consider folks have the capability to be higher people and Dan seems to acknowledge that he had been an a–gap in his previous. I wish to consider he if absolutely able to being a creator and coworker everybody can take pleasure in working with. I’ve no expectation can take pleasure in working with. I’ve no expectation to work with him once more, that is simply me wanting good for anybody who needs to be higher.”
Matthew Underwood Asks Followers To Be Type
“So please, take a second and contemplate that some folks won’t be making statements as a result of speaking about this type of factor brings up recollections and feelings which can be troublesome to cope with, they usually have each proper to be silent,” the previous little one actor continued. “I can’t consider I’ve to say this, however after all, I don’t f-cking help p-dophiles. Please cease wishing demise upon my household and please rethink harassing different actors who want to preserve their privateness – you by no means know who has already been a sufferer of h-ll you’re wishing upon them.”
“We’re all feeling ache proper now, and I can perceive if you’re offended, however harassing individuals who preserve their privateness and wishing demise upon their households is not any technique to make this world higher and safer for all of us,” he added in his caption of the publish.
Matthew Underwood Clarifies Some Particulars
He clarified that his present brokers are Lauren Inexperienced and Sam Hampton of Fashionable Artists Leisure and are “unimaginable people who’re honest, real, and sensible professionals on this trade.”
“They’ve all the time listened to my considerations and watched out for my properly being,” Underwood mentioned of his brokers. “I wish to thank Lauren Inexperienced for actually having my again since I used to be 8 years previous. The one interval of my life that I wasn’t represented by her, was the 12 months and a half I had this sh-tty expertise with this different agent. If it wasn’t for Lauren and Sam, I’d by no means have been on a display once more.”
