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Jennette McCurdy really opened up in her memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” but now she’s continuing to open up even more.

Dan Schneider has been under fire for several remarks made in the new documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”The series has concluded, but on Sunday night a bonus episode aired, featuring former stars from the network sharing their thoughts on the events that have transpired since the premiere. In one segment, two actors slammed Schneider for the apology he made on the show, claiming it was insincere.Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne both appeared on “All That,” a sketch comedy show that aired on the children’s network, in the early 2000s.

The Queen Bee” is currently “surpassing the Bible” in the number of pre-sold copies. “When we post our presales, we be surpassing the Bible, and that’s crazy,” Kim, 49, declared during a recent Instagram Live.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Spotify has launched its audiobook perk for Premium subscribers in the U.S., offering access to more than 200,000 audiobooks — available for no extra charge, but limited to only about two titles per month. The rollout comes after the audio streamer launched the audiobooks catalog for paying members in Australia and the U.K.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Jennette McCurdy will dig into emotions she’s been struggling with in a new weekly podcast, “Hard Feelings,” launching this fall. The author and former actor will employ “her characteristic candor and dark humor” in the podcast, according to Lemonada Media, the independent podcast network that is producing “Hard Feelings.” McCurdy, author of bestselling memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” was in the original run of “iCarly” on Nickelodeon before starring in her own spinoff series, “Sam & Cat,” alongside Ariana Grande. “I’m thrilled and utterly terrified to launch my new podcast, which will be an intimate look at my experience processing hard feelings,” McCurdy said in a statement.

Jennette McCurdy is still dealing with the emotional aftermath of the complicated relationship with her overbearing mom and life as a child star. In a new interview on "The Louis Theroux Podcast," McCurdy discussed intense details from her best-selling memoir, "I’m Glad My Mom Died." McCurdy spoke about how her mother would shower her until she was 17 or 18 and would "be in the shower with me shampooing and conditioning my hair, washing my body." "She would give me breast and vaginal exams in the shower and said that she was checking for lumps, just checking for cancer," the now 31-year-old recalled.  She noted her mother would be clothed, "but it was uncomfortable for me. I knew it felt violating for me.

Wow. As surprised as we were at what Drew Barrymore said in her latest interview, we’re even more taken aback by her response to the coverage!

Jerry Trainor was "heartbroken" when he read Jennette McCurdy's memoir. The 46-year-old actor starred alongside Jennette on the Nickelodeon series 'iCarly' in the late 2000s but when Jenette released her memoir 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' - in which she was subjected to various forms of abuse at the hands of her mother Debra before she passed away in 2013 following a battle with breast cancer - last year he "read it immediately" and is proud of her for being able to tell her story. He told E! News: "I read it immediately.

EXCLUSIVE: Jennette McCurdy, fresh from promoting her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died, has signed with CAA.

What the f**k. As more and more Nickelodeon stars speak out about their experience working for the network — and one creator in particular — the story just gets bleaker.

Getting honest. Over the years, former Nickelodeon stars have opened up about their journey as child actors at the network — and not everyone had the same experience.

Over the years, stars including Jennette McCurdy and Macaulay Culkin have discussed hitting rock bottom with their parents.

Drew Barrymore doesn't often need help opening up about her past or being candid about her life, but a recent interview on The Drew Barrymore Show made her see her approach entirely different.MORE: Drew Barrymore celebrates her daughter's birthday with an adorable photo you can't missThe actress sat down with Jennette McCurdy, former Nickelodeon star and author of the instantly viral book I'm Glad My Mom Died, and the two discussed having difficult, and often abusive, relationships with their moms.The two could instantly relate to one another having been raised in the spotlight, and though the iCarly actress is nearly two decades younger than the host, Drew was keen on getting advice from her about opening up about having faced parental abuse.WATCH: Drew Barrymore stuns with filter-free appearance inside quirky homeMORE: Drew Barrymore steps out with Jimmy Fallon and Gayle King for celebratory nightJennette's mom passed away nearly ten years before she wrote a book about their traumatic relationship, and speaking of her bold book title, the host asked her: "Do I have to wait to tell all my truths? I don't know if I can do it because certain people are alive?"She had a simple yet blunt response, replying with: "If saying the truth ends a relationship then it's probably a relationship that needed to end."As they continued to have their deep and frank conversation, Drew was not shy about admitting she was hoping to get advice from her guest, telling her: "I relate to your journey so much, I feel like I have a lot to learn from you."The candid conversation was insightful for bothThe Charlie's Angels lead has previously opened up about her difficult childhood, and she had a very public emancipation from her mother, Jaid

Blast from the past! Nickelodeon has been home to childhood hits for years — and kids growing up in the 2000s will never forget the network’s leading ladies.

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Jennette McCurdy is detailing early moments of her life, as well as the last conversation she had with her mother, Debra. The "iCarly" star, who is promoting her book "I'm Glad My Mom Died," appeared on Wednesday's episode of "Red Table Talk" and detailed the abuse she received from her mother to Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Norris.

Jennette McCurdy has been making the rounds promoting her new memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died, and her latest stop found her joining Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris on “Red Table Talk”.

Jennette McCurdy continues to share the abuse she endured from her mother while growing up. McCurdy, who is promoting her book "I'm Glad My Mom Died," recently appeared on "Red Table Talk" alongside Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Norris. In a clip shared with People magazine, McCurdy can be seen reading aloud an excerpt from her book, which features an email from her now late mother, Debra.  Her mother allegedly saw photos online of the young Nickelodeon star with a man, and wrote, "I am so disappointed in you.

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Jennette McCurdy is opening up about her relationship with her late mother.

Ethan Shanfeld Earlier this month, “iCarly” star Jennette McCurdy’s bombshell memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” detailed alleged abuse she experienced while working at Nickelodeon. Now, several former child actors and Nickelodeon staffers are speaking out against Dan Schneider, creator of “Zoey 101,” “Victorious,” “iCarly” and “Drake & Josh,” who reshaped the network and kids’ television at large. According to a report from Insider, Schneider was known to push the boundaries of children’s TV, often “thumbing his nose” at Nickelodeon’s standards department and ramping up the series’ sexual innuendos, including scenes in which goo was squirted on young actresses’ faces. When it came to picking costumes, Schneider “signed off on all outfits” and “campaign[ed] for the skimpier options,” the report states. (McCurdy wrote in her memoir that she was pressured to wear a bikini on “iCarly.”)

“Zoey 101” actress Alexa Nikolas is the latest child star to criticize Nickelodeon.

Kel Mitchell is praising fellow Nickelodeon alum, Jennette McCurdy, for releasing her shocking tell-all, "I’m Glad My Mom Died." "Everyone has a different story and the way that they want to tell their story and express themselves – and to get it out – that’s definitely important," the 43-year-old told Page Six on Tuesday. "I remember what she went through when her mom passed around that time," the comedian recalled.

with Miranda Cosgrove and its short-lived spinoff Sam and Cat with , remembers her mom telling her that “writers dress frumpy and get fat, you know? I would never want your little actress’s peach butt to turn into a big, giant writer’s watermelon butt.” So for the rest of her childhood, McCurdy all but stopped writing; even her diary was shared with Debra.Now 30, McCurdy is the author of a newly minted number-one New York Times-bestselling memoir that has also achieved pop-cultural phenomenon status. Its striking title, , has inspired sanctimonious comments on Goodreads and beyond, as well as praise for its brash sense of bravery.

A heavy topic. Jennette McCurdy raised eyebrows with the title of her memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, but her older brothers didn’t have a problem with her point of view.

Jennette McCurdy’s memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” a resurfaced video of her “Sam & Cat” co-star Ariana Grande has fans reeling about the way the young women were allegedly treated on the kids’ network.The now-viral clip — posted by a user who goes by the name Khalia — shows a then teen-aged Grande, now 29, as kooky high-schooler Cat Valentine on her show “Victorious” and its adjoining web series, “The Slap,” with the Twitter using calling out Nickelodeon for the “sexualized” tone.“Everyone keeps bringing Ariana Grande for stan drama against Jennette and idk why,” the tweet claimed. “Let’s not forget, Ariana is a victim herself … this is why she doesn’t talk about the role of Cat Valentine anymore.

Round of applause. Josh Peck is celebrating fellow Nickelodeon alum Jennette McCurdy on the release of her first memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Josh Peck has praised Jennette McCurdy's new memoir. The Drake & Josh actor praised his fellow Nickelodeon child star's memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, on Instagram to celebrate its release earlier this week.

Jennette McCurdy is getting support from an a fellow former Nickelodeon star.

Jennette McCurdy, best known for her role in the hit show, ICarly, released her explosive new book. Titled, I'm Glad My Mom Died, the memoir delves deep into the former actress' past with her life as a child actor and her relationship with her mother.MORE: Goldie Hawn looks happy and relaxed in sun-soaked photo with famous familyNow, the success of her latest project has been announced - and it's good news! The memoir sold out on Amazon after one day of being released in the States, as well as being sold out on Barnes & Noble's website.

I’m Glad My Mom Died, but the latest may be a doozy for Nickelodeon fans. In fact, the star revealed the true feelings she had about her Sam and Cat co-star Ariana Grande during the filming of the show. The last straw? Tom Hanks apparently.

Zack Sharf Jennette McCurdy’s new memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died” finds the former Nickelodeon star getting brutally honest with her feelings on Ariana Grande, the music icon who briefly starred with McCurdy on the “iCarly” and “Victorious” spinoff series “Sam & Cat.” Grande’s pop star career started taking off during the filming of the show, which only ran for a single season on Nickelodeon.McCurdy writes that she grew to resent Grande once she “regularly” missed filming “to go sing at award shows, record new songs, and do press for her upcoming album” (vie Entertainment Tonight). McCurdy, on the other hand, was left to “angrily hold down the fort.”“The week where I was told Ariana would not be here at all, and that they would write around her absence this episode by having her character be locked in a box. Are you.

about misconduct on and off the sets of some of the network's hit shows, and the conversation has now been reignited by iCarly star Jennette McCurdy's fiery new memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In the book, McCurdy details extensive emotional and psychological manipulation and abuse at the hands of her late mother Debra, but also refers repeatedly to a controlling and predatory person on the set of iCarly and its spin-off Sam & Cat, whom she dubs The Creator.McCurdy is being tactful with this nickname, but many have that “The Creator” is Dan Schneider, the literal creator of both of McCurdy's shows, plus Nickelodeon hits The Amanda Show, Victorious, Drake and Josh, and Zoey 101. He in 2018 after a misconduct investigation, and even viewers who don't have any behind-the-scenes intel his shows seemed to repeatedly highlight their young stars' bodies and sexuality.

After detailing their allegedly tumultuous Nickelodeon days in her new book, Jennette McCurdy hopes former costars Ariana Grande and Miranda Cosgrove aren’t afraid to pick up a copy of I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Jennette McCurdy shared why she was "jealous" of Ariana Grande while being a Nickelodeon star.  In her new memoir, "I’m Glad My Mom Died," McCurdy, 30, got candid about her "Sam & Cat" co-star. McCurdy referred to Grande as a "burgeoning pop star" who "regularly" missed filming. According to McCurdy, Grande was absent "to go sing at award shows, record new songs, and do press for her upcoming album," while she was left to "angrily hold down the fort." Jennette McCurdy shared why she was "jealous" of Ariana Grande while filming their Nickelodeon show "Sam & Cat." (Photo by Jesse Grant) "Sam & Cat" aired for only one season during 2013-2014, and after the show's cancellation, Nickelodeon offered the former actress $300,000 to keep her experiences at the network private, McCurdy said.

Jennette McCurdy might not cast Ariana Grande in the best light in her newly-released memoir, but the Nickelodeon alum still thinks it would be an entertaining read for the pop icon!