Alexa Nikolas, Amanda Bynes, & Nickelodeon Failing Child Actors

Amala Ekpunobi

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🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Alexa Nikolas recently posted a TikTok video of her protesting outside Nickelodeon’s headquarters with a sign that read “Nickelodeon Didn’t Protect Me.” The recent Amanda Bynes incident also underscores the issues facing child actors and the degree to which Nickelodeon is responsible for failing to protect them. Let’s discuss.

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0:00.0	So former child star Alexa Nicholas, who you know from playing Nicole, Zoe's best friend
0:04.8	on Zoe 101, is coming forward to blow the whistle on abuse that she and others faced
0:09.5	at Nickelodeon.
0:10.5	Let's talk about it.
0:11.5	Young Apollo with the best!
0:26.5	Guys, before we get into this video, please like and subscribe.
0:29.1	I want as many people to see this as possible because it is a very important subject matter.
0:33.4	Child stars often fall by the wayside when we're talking about their issues and they pop
0:37.3	up later as crazy, drug addicted, mentally ill adults and we all wonder why?
0:43.1	What happened?
0:44.1	How could this possibly be?
0:45.5	They were so successful they had so much money and maybe it's because of abuse that they're
0:50.0	enduring while being child performers.
0:53.1	We've heard this story many a time.
0:55.3	It is no surprise to hear it again.
0:57.2	But now it's from a new face and that is Alexa Nicholas.
1:00.1	I recognize her because I loved Zoe 101 as a child, watched it all the time and she was
1:06.1	one of my favorite characters.
1:07.9	So to see her now as an adult protesting outside of the Nickelodeon headquarters is really
1:13.0	sad because these are things we watch as children.
1:15.6	They give us a sense of nostalgia and happiness and you remember just turning on these TV shows
1:20.2	and running home from school to eat your snacks and watch them.
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