Raquel Leigh Borough, who spoke about her experience appearing on The Amanda Show as a child star on Quiet on Set, says she is “done” with the entertainment industry after her experience on the recent documentary series. .
In a TikTok video posted Wednesday, Borrow interviews several actors and former child stars who have accused them of abuse, inappropriate conduct and a toxic work environment while appearing on the Nickelodeon show produced by Dan Schneider. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the “Investigation Discovery'' series, which featured “Investigation Discovery.'' 2000s and 2010s.
After the documentary series was released last month, Schneider apologized for some of his past actions and the atmosphere on set.
Borough said producers of “Quiet on Set” did not invite her to participate in a panel discussion with other former Nickelodeon stars on the show's fifth episode, which airs Sunday.
Representatives for the borough and Investigation Discovery did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Maxine Productions, which produced “Quiet on Set,” and its parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment also did not respond to requests for comment.
“Quiet on Set” producers “did what the industry always does,” Borrow said in the video, which had been viewed more than 300,000 times as of Thursday afternoon. Records the number of plays. “Once they get what they want from you, that’s it.”
Journalist Soledad O'Brien interviewed the actors who appeared in the episode. She asked them about the various issues raised in the documentary and their thoughts on where the entertainment industry could improve.
Borough was not a member of the group interviewed, but the final episode includes unaired footage of the incident that allegedly took place on the set of “The Amanda Show,” and includes a number of comments from Amanda. He also said he was “furious” after being spat at. Bynes said she was told during the sketch to “remain calm” and not make the incident an issue.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Bynes declined to comment Thursday.
O'Brien showed the Borough clip to “All That” actor Brian Hahn and his mother, Tracy Brown, during a discussion about racism and representation on set.
Mr Hearn said he did not know about Mr Borrow's version of events and had only had one “substantive conversation” with him. But he said he was “absolutely shocked” to hear about the borough's experience. Her mother, Brown, called the incident “racist.”
In his response to the documentary's release, Schneider said that “diversity has always been very important” to him.
Mr. Hahn and Mr. Brown did not respond to requests for comment.
Borrow said producers told her her clip would be shown on Sunday, when the episode ended. She said she wished she could have joined the discussion with others.
I'm going back to my family and work. That's what I focus on. Is it because of this industry? You can have it too.
“You want me to share my story, but you don't want me to be part of the story of real change,” Borrow says.
She also claimed that the producers of the documentary did not tell her the premise of the series when they contacted her.
“First of all, they don't even tell me what kind of documentary I'm going to be in,” she said. “You never questioned whether this would be a trigger for me.”
It was “very, very difficult” for Borrow to deal with the traumatic experience that happened when she was a young actor, she said.
“I can't do it anymore,” she said at the end of the TikTok video. “I gave everything I could. There's nothing else. I don't want to talk about the show. I'm going back to my family and work. That's what I'm focused on. Because this industry? You can have it too.”
She posted the video days after former “Double Dare” host Mark Summers also said he was misled about the documentary's premise. Summers appeared on Elvis Duran's show “The Elvis Duran Show'' to promote “The Life and Slime of Mark Summers,'' an off-Broadway show that tells the story of his life, including his time on Nickelodeon. ” appeared on the show.
In an interview, Summers said the documentary's producers “baited” him.
“They ambushed me,” he said. “They never told me what this documentary was actually about.”
Summers said she quit an interview on “Quiet on Set” after producers showed her a video and explained the premise of the series. It was not clear from interviews or documentaries what footage he was shown.
Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, who directed the series, previously responded to Summers' comments in a joint statement provided by Investigation Discovery.
“We are clear with each participant about the nature of the project,” they said.