Jennette McCurdy Recalls Moment She 'Broke' Working With Ariana Grande On Sam & Cat
05.08.2022 - 04:41
/ perezhilton.com
Cat’s out of the bag?
Jennette McCurdy is opening up about her life like never before in her upcoming memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died, so it’s no surprise we’re finally getting some Sam & Cat tea!
As you may know, there was a lot of reported drama surrounding the spinoff of Victorious and iCarly, on which the former actress — who has since left Hollywood entirely — starred opposite soon-to-be music superstar Ariana Grande. The production was put on hiatus in April 2014, one month after McCurdy decided to skip out on the Kids’ Choice Awards amid reports her co-star was receiving a much higher salary than her.
Well, in her book, the 30-year-old claimed it was far worse — and she was, in fact, treated differently by Nickelodeon compared to her co-star. She’s finally ready to reveal went the moment she “broke” while filming the series.
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The California native doesn’t holding back about her childhood on set in the book. And she has good reason. As she told The New York Times on Thursday:
One specific incident addressed in the book, per the Times, is being “photographed in a bikini at a wardrobe fitting and being encouraged to drink alcohol by an intimidating figure she simply calls the Creator.”
BTW, Sam & Cat‘s creator is none other than Dan Schneider, the prolific creator of Victorious, All That, iCarly, and many more hits. While no accusations were ever made public, Nickelodeon parted ways rather abruptly with the cash cow creator in 2018 amid rumors of bad behavior backstage — including sharing photos of his young female stars’ feet. Inneresting that Jennette chose not to name the “Creator” she was talking about — because she doesn’t mince