Keke Palmer and her mother Sharon have discussed her experiences as a child actor for Nickelodeon , recalling that the atmosphere on former producer Dan Schneider ’s sets felt “very weird, very cultish.” Keke, 30, starred in Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP from 2008 to 2011, which Schneider was not involved in. Schneider, 58, was recently heavily featured in the Investigation Discovery docuseries Quiet on Set : The Dark Side of Kids TV , which alleged that he had presided over a culture of abuse, harassment, racism and sexism on the sets of his shows.
This week, Sharon Palmer appeared on her daughter’s podcast Baby, This Is Keke Palmer and said that other mothers of child actors had encouraged her to watch the docuseries. Keke then recalled: “I honestly do remember you having a lot to say about the Dan Schneider sets. I remember you feeling a way about Nickelodeon.
.. I want to hear what you have to say.
” Her mother replied: “My honest opinion is I thought the whole atmosphere of the Dan Schneider set was very weird, very cultish. The parents were very secretive, and I honestly thought they all took themselves way too seriously.” Sharon continued: “The whole conversation was: ‘Oh my God! What’s happening next? Did you hear they’re going to cancel this show? What’s coming next?’ It was always so frantic about what was being canceled.
“I always looked at you being at Nickelodeon as just a stopping station. You didn’t get your start on Nickelodeon.