Jennette McCurdy NEVER Got Paid From iCarly

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[@Pensnmusic]

Sounds like we need some serious ass regulation of child actors to protect them from predatory parents, wtf y'all. That sucks.

[@timdrake719]

They definitely need to revisit Coogan's Law. 15% is ridiculous. Children shouldn't be supporting an entire family.

[@kannakye9359]

This actually happens a lot in child acting. Awful that the parents use the money for themselves :(

[@gruntilda2]

@@timdrake719 yeah and to see so little of it is ridiculous if they are supporting a home at the ripe age of SIX

[@senoracheapee1864]

We’ve needed this for a long time. Gary Coleman and Drew Barrymore are great examples of predatory parents who spent all of their kids money

[@Exzactz]

The time and sacrifices involved in getting your child into acting is a job in its self

[@isaveu]

Her story is so sad. Her mother was terrible, I’m glad she’s doing OK.

[@MariHadAlittleGram]

@Jay probably to young. But she’s Sam from ‘ICarly’ and ‘Sam and cat’

[@freespiritedblkgurl8049]

@Jay Her name is Jennette McCurdy

[@YesIlikebananasSo]

@Jay bit of a funny ask because her name is in the video title

[@jaymarcelino9271]

I thiugh you'll say "i glad her mom died"

[@Dmv_devin]

@Jay she’s a massive nick star

[@disneyprincessintraining2725]

Hearing Jeanette’s story broke my heart. So many adults failed her and so many people who had the power to stop what was happening didn’t do so. I wanted to go on Disney as a kid and my mom stopped it real fast. As upset as I was when I was young, I’m grateful she did that. Honestly Hollywood is broken. I hope she can find happiness and peace in life if she hasn’t already.

[@daniapfel2825]

Yeah Disney and Nickelodeon are evil

[@rachelwalters9566]

I wanted to be a child star SO bad when I was little. I am so so glad now that my parents would never let me. I j finished reading Jeannette’s book and it is so sad. No child deserves that. Thank god for mine and your parents for sticking up for us.. I wish Jeannette’s mom would have.

[@daniapfel2825]

@@rachelwalters9566 Yeah

[@danielh.541]

@@rachelwalters9566 Yeah it's good that you had parents who knew better. I read the book too and her "dad" was barely existent, he just kinda let the mom take over even though he knew she was mentally unwell. And the way Hollywood would talk about Jennette being "too homely" or "too pretty" when she was just a CHILD is absolutely disgusting.

[@soraactualize5464]

i dont get why your are glad about that. maybe it would have shown you if your parents were theives too.@@rachelwalters9566

[@niyah5299]

People don’t even realize trafficking can be done right in your own home

[@willnelson9906]

imagine having to deal with the BS she did in Icarly just to never see any of that money, i don't blame her at all for quitting acting

[@24rules187]

They really gave her the cold shoulder, i dont blame her either

[@copiouscat]

That and to deal with DAN SCHNIDER however Df you spell his name the obsessed with feet guy

[@arianator4ever97]

this video is a lie she was talking about a different show not icarly, she said “i was 6” and she was way older than 6 on icarly. and the bs?? she was actually treated well on the icarly set, it was her safe place away from her mom. however, she was treated badly on the sam and cat set.

[@DylanSparks99]

​@@arianator4ever97 she said she started acting at 6

[@purplepianoist88]

And having to be Sam while dealing with an eating disorder must have been torture.

[@TimeWatch5]

Literally "stealing candy from a baby"..

[@eliminator173]

I mean if its literal than she would have to be 1 year old or younger but she was a teen when she did icarly.

[@RJames-uy2mt]

That’s not what “literally” means

[@thegreatfusili4673]

@@RJames-uy2mt That's literally one of the definitions of literally according to the oxford dictionary. Be mad.

[@RJames-uy2mt]

@@thegreatfusili4673 thanks for letting me know, dirty little kid. 👍🏽

[@fnc5369]

@@RJames-uy2mt Literally that's what literally means.

[@metalinyourhead3604]

The Coogan Account was started after Jackie Coogan, a famous actor who played in Charlie Chaplins “The Kid”, and Uncle Fester in the original “Addams Family”, realized his mother had spent all of the money he had earned as a child actor. Sad to see the child actors are still being taken advantage of by greedy parents. God bless you Ms. McCurdy.

[@arvin24ph]

A many talent have money predator parents or managers... the Jets band, Gary Coleman, Britney Spears, Jeanette Mccurdy and the list goes on.

[@13crazydaisies]

I knew this story and I NEVER know he was uncle fester in the old TV show!! I love that show and that makes me so sad. Thanks for sharing that.

[@amandawarren5107]

that is crazy

[@lucia4836]

Wow I’m a huge fan of the old 60s Addams Family show and never knew this!!

[@lc4life369]

15 % is not even close to enough for anyone that works. Even 50%. A child should have atleast 60 percent while parent gets a max of 40% for being the driver at most

[@angagamez2160]

You can literally hear her pain through her voice. Especially '' I was 6 when my MOM put me in acting.

[@jonyemm]

No. I literally can't.

[@KordellBrandt]

Lol ikr​@@jonyemm

[@laylahahmad6468]

Only 15% ??? That sucks for a child that works their ass off for their greedy parents 😣

[@zada2423]

Not all parents are greedy, and many need the money to continue the lifestyle of driving their child to auditions and hoping they get roles, living in LA, etc. many do it because it’s what their children want and they want to help them succeed. Just not all.

[@gomennegao]

god.

[@zada2423]

@@gomennegao someone didn’t read the original comment, oops. Before you comment stupid shit you should do that

[@wooperman6960]

@@zada2423 yeah it should be a collaborative effort

[@hashslingingslabber859]

@@gomennegao … what a stupid remark. It clearly isn’t obvious the OP, which is what their response was direct at.

[@kimberlybeth]

Now I understand why she called it “i’m glad my mom died.”

[@allaheatsflipflops1286]

@@dovahking6514 her mom inherited her money

[@dunningkruger9]

@@dovahking6514 Someone that will steal money from their own child is not the type to carefully save it.

[@jaredobst985]

@@dovahking6514 Think of it this way - the new house/cars that was bought with the money was indeed passed down to her. It might only be 20-ish% of all that she made while her mom was alive in assets that she can sell, but that’s still easily a couple million $$$. She’s good

[@swissgoat4981]

@@dunningkruger9 Doesn't appear so, at least her book didn't really say. Her pay check that her mother collected was probably used for her mother's medical bills and general bills. She had little to no control of her own money until she was 18.

[@danielaalvarez7413]

you should read the book to really understand, her mom was so abusive

[@KatieInTheLight]

15% doesn’t seem like enough…

[@NoESanity]

15% savings, 20% to taxes, and most of the rest goes to the cost of acting. remember, while big time actors with lead roles can make tons of money, for the vast majority of actor it's very common to ride in the 50K a year range and a lot of production companies have pay to play requirements.

[@JustxSaiyan]

Money shouldn’t mean a thing to children

[@KingloTRG]

@@NoESanityshut the absolute f**k up lol this couldn’t be more false no actor is making less than a 100k per season after tax please stop

[@benjisaac]

@@JustxSaiyanbut WORK means something to children. And all workers deserve to be compensated, the point is it’s the money they get when they grow up. Imagine derailing your entire childhood to work on a TV show and then being destitute as an adult because “oh we didn’t pay you since kids shouldn’t care about money” ???

[@JustxSaiyan]

@@benjisaac money isn’t real, it’s not even worth anything but zeros and ones and at this point it’s worthless since we give billions to other countries and now “ money “ is pretty much electronic. I value my time more than money and this is someone who comes from a well off family and can respectfully say, it’s not worth it. We don’t live our lives anymore, we work to LIVE a lie. I understand your point also.

[@jessicahanson6105]

Some parents are just awful stealing from their children and making them work their butts off just to never see a dime of it..

[@tigreytigrey8537]

I worked in the fields as a child to help my mom survive with ZERO PAY. My mom worked 3 jobs with 4 hours of sleep. I LOVE MY MOM for that. This kid is disgusting throwing her parents under the bus like that.

[@Gidiya781]

15% and you do 100% of the work. A parents dream.

[@Unpopularity]

It's child slavery

[@Gidiya781]

@@Unpopularity basically. And the parents are the suspects

[@Scruffy-Janitor]

It’s a full time job for the parent too.

[@Gidiya781]

@@Scruffy-Janitor so....85% isn't enough. They have to steal the rest too. I'd say that's pretty much a dammm rip off.

[@Talesofaweedsmoker]

​@@Scruffy-Janitorparents would have there own job not a excuse to exploit there children. Also parents have full control over child stars so i don't feel sorry for these parents.

[@Sirach144]

It should be the other way around. 85% of that needs to go to the actor. Maybe 15% can go to the parents

[@pinkcookie26]

I disagree. Maybe 25-50%, but as a parent. I can see why they'd need the money to raise the child and allow them to even act and do films.

[@Doomfoolable]

nah. if the parents can't afford to raise their freaking child thats no excuse to exploit them and rob the kid of the money THEY earned. giving the child the majority of THEIR goddamn money is an absolute no brainer

[@dalujo]

@@pinkcookie26 My parents had their own jobs and made their own money. If I am a child and they put me in acting and I turn out to be successful, why would they deserve any of that money? Your argument of a kid making money and the money being used to raise the kid is insane. That's like saying to a baby; you don't get food until you make cash bro.

[@IdealUser]

@@dalujo Expenses add up. Travel, hotel and education (whether private school or paying for a teacher to come to the set). It should be a lot more than 15% that goes into the Coogan account though.

[@dalujo]

​@@IdealUser Uhm, who is saying a child needs travel or hotel. You should have saved up for education/hobbies before you have children, its your responsibility as a parent to offer your child access to schooling, sports and art. Who is making a conscious decision to have their child do acting? The parent or the child? It's quite clearly the parent that is in control and thus the party that should pay for it. If the child is apparently talented there should be money designated purely for the purpose of traveling expenses etc. It is pretty clear from this example and the stories about conservatorship that you can't trust people with large amounts of money, not even family. The money should be locked away from any party, to only be given to the child actor when they come of age. The parent should not enjoy a single penny earned through their children's succes, except if they are given this money by their then adult kid. Especially not before the child can actually make a conscious decision themselves on what they want to do with themselves and the money. Otherwise you're basically using your child as an extra sort of income, if you're a parent like that you're a leech.

[@carrbender]

Her next book should be called “I’m Glad I Left Nick”

[@Miss.RubyGame]

Parents must be charged for stealing their children's money 😡

[@purpleflowers92]

Best comment ever I agree.

[@iviaverick52]

Imagine being such a shitty parent that you force your children to work from the age of 6 and you don't let them have any of the money they worked for when they become adults...

[@bioluminescent13]

Oh her mom did much much worse

[@omarperez4066]

Worst part about that situation is if you ever bring it up they will say things like " I paid for rent, food, transportation, books, clothes, trips, etc some of these parents are fucked up in the head.

[@iviaverick52]

@@omarperez4066 "how dare you expect me to provide for your basic necessities as your parent while you were a child!"

[@sydonme8860]

@@omarperez4066 yea, paid for it with the money their kid made at that!

[@pyroAdapt]

@@omarperez4066 yeah alot of psrents do that. Even my mom all though she was always a good parent, she had her flaws but nobody is perfect. She did that same thing anf im just like yeah i didnt force you to have me lol.

[@rc2020yt]

Oof, terrible how she didn't ever get any of her money.

[@misterincognito6089]

That’s not what she says, they didn’t got 15% of the money that was supposed to be set apart for the child in case the parents spend it all on themselves before they are 18. But considering the fam got a good relation the mom didn’t spend al the money and she probably got like 7.5 mil instead of 9 or something

[@malory1444]

@@misterincognito6089 wasn’t her mom like horribly abusive? She starved her and made her develops a eating disorder

[@7eddiii]

@@misterincognito6089 yea that’s not right my guy her mom used her as a cash cow and would abuse and starve her and let her get abused by people like Dan sschnieder

[@misterincognito6089]

@@malory1444 ah I taught they were good for each other, didnt watch the full pod. In that case here mom probably spend most of her money

[@XEveryoneLovesEmilyX]

She mentioned that she did get to keep some of the money, especially from the later work she did it seems like the mother took all the money she made as a child.

[@joshlockie9285]

She’s so down to earth for what she was put through, good for her

[@hasinacampbell7257]

There is so much that needs change in our society and sometimes I feel like people are fighting for the wrong things sometimes. We need to protect children

[@tonyisnotdead]

These things happen in the name of protecting children. Stop being paternalistic if you want to protect children

[@persephonel2117]

The fact that we have no protections in place for kids being forced to do KZbin and influencing says all we need to know.

[@michellekaramanian7362]

I'm so glad she's standing up for herself as a victim. It takes more courage than anyone can imagine to do what she's doing

[@TopOppOtaku]

She’s not. If she were she’d take her mother to court as her legal guardian who was “in control of everything” the see where her money went. Not just speak about it in passing conversation on a random podcast.

[@woefulmelancholy]

@@TopOppOtaku her mother is dead

[@TopOppOtaku]

@@woefulmelancholy I know… she died way back in 2013. She’s gone now with no real resolution. She could’ve taken her to court before she passed.

[@woefulmelancholy]

@@TopOppOtaku idk all the details but it's possible she did consult lawyers and was told she had a slim chance to win, maybe there wasn't enough evidence or something idk. Even if she did take her mom to court her mom wasn't rich so she wouldn't have gotten her money back. Plus it's such a hassel to go to court maybe she just wanted to move on

[@TopOppOtaku]

@@woefulmelancholy maybe…

[@jozettes]

Ironic how her mom always wanted to be famous and loved by people and now she's hated by everyone.

[@mariesabine2385]

Exactly!

[@fairlymoon448]

She's infamous

[@priscillafairbrother6468]

Why hated?

[@raemackinnon]

​@@priscillafairbrother6468 read the book

[@priscillafairbrother6468]

@@raemackinnon I'm poor

[@cookiesareyum1043]

That 15 percent should be 75 percent ☺️☺️

[@Trizzer89]

Sue the hell out of the parents. They shouldnt need to spend your money

[@VeronicaKat]

Her mom is dead

[@peecon7]

She got robbed. Im even skeptical of the parents

[@littlemisspipebomb4723]

Read her autobiography. The title alone tells you that being skeptical is very correct

[@toriwhitfield5933]

Her mother did a number on her, i recommend reading her book. She brought us so much joy as Sam while suffering through her own hell

[@uhohhhsteven]

Legally, any money that the child generates belongs to the parents. It’s up to the parent whether they save that money for them. In her case, they didn’t.

[@neville2308]

Her mom is evi l

[@petalchild]

@@uhohhhsteven that's not actually true.

[@MineralTown]

wait so the parent isnt even required to open the account?? my god, kids in entertainment really have 0 protection don't they

[@roadrash2005]

Wait until you learn parents can put bills in their kids names and not pay them

[@tgiacin435]

Look up Jackie Coogan, he’s the reason the Coogan Account was made in the first place. And for those who wonder who Jackie Coogan is, he played the original Uncle Fester in the 60s Addams family sitcom

[@hbc.5686]

Not necessarily. I'd imagine that there would be serious legal ramifications for not opening the account if someone pursued it in court. Unfortunately, as we all know, Jenette's mom is dead so for her the case is kind of moot.

[@AstarionWifey]

@@cicicave1279 no As long as the bill is paid It’s fine It actually helps build credit for the child

[@AstarionWifey]

@@cicicave1279 some parents do while there are some that don’t We never know what cards we get dealt with in life unfortunately

[@nmoney6655]

No wonder she wrote a book titled: I’m glad my mom died

[@dirkdiggler2430]

All that money her mother stole from her and still ended up in a box.

[@louiswilson5873]

She was such a good actress and could’ve gone on to be a great one if she was motivated by passion instead of what her mother did, it’s sad to see but at least now she has her freedom

[@purple2275]

Yes you could she would go on to great things…shame we don’t see her anymore.

[@FlagCutie]

Agreed. She was my favorite part of iCarly.

[@g0oberdm417]

tied with having to deal with Dan Schneider who was an absolute creep (and from what I'm hearing criminal).

[@someone7554]

@@purple2275 she just directed a movie

[@atlargeauteur]

@@g0oberdm417 yeah she said as far as Dan Schneider and molestation goes "he did it" .

[@abbiereynolds8016]

It's crazy how similar her on screen iCarly mother and her real life mother are😬

[@iimmjjrr]

dan forsure did it on purpose

[@arceonxy]

@@iimmjjrr That's what I was thinking. Same story as making her character being obsessed with food when she herself was struggling with an eating disorder. As much as I love the show, Dan is an awful person and a predator.

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

@Barenrandombruker 123 Well considering McCurdy wrote and published a book called "I'm glad my mom died", I don't think they were that close

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

@Barenrandombruker 123 That's definitely very possible? But I think it's also very possible that was just a part of marketing or keeping up appearances? Which isn't to say she hated Ariana Grande. They probably had a nice relationship. But then when they went through their own paths in life, they didn't keep in touch

[@lavellelee5734]

@Barenrandombruker 123 isn't Liz close with both of em?

[@reem1k1]

Currently reading her book “I’m glad my mom died” and everything in this book is just tragic the way how she was raised by her mom. I even had to rewatch some of her icarly episodes since I grew up watching icarly and looking back at all of it just seems so depressing. I wish nothing but happiness and joy for Jennette.

[@jacobolivas4197]

I caught a lung infection at 2 and my mom sued the people that improperly cleaned the apartment we lived in at the time. She won and she put the money away so that when i turned 18 i would be able to get the money. We even got bonus money for waiting 16 years for the activation. This just showed me that people can be very differently. I always wanted to talk about this but i didnt want to come off as concieted.

[@FRISHR]

Mom stole her money, Dan Schneider stole her purity, Stay strong Jennette McCurdy.

[@russellc3561]

@Seamus O'Gil what now?

[@cybergeist8932]

@Seamus O'Gil I'm sorry, fucking excuse me?

[@MrRADicalOfficial]

​@Seamus O'Gil What? I've heard some things but I haven't heard that one..

[@yanirarodriguez7446]

​@Seamus O'Gil wait whattt there was not ?

[@JLogizTixx]

What's the website?

[@goldenalpaca3881]

damn she didn't even mention that in her book, despite the title she is STILL too nice to this woman in those pages.

[@gsesquire3441]

Thats the worst trick toxic moms do to you. Even though you can hate them deeply, you also still love them and grieve for them. Its wild. Your life is waaaaay better once they pass away but you still miss them and it.

[@Kinobambino]

​@@gsesquire3441 I assume its cause people arent villans. We still feel for them

[@gsesquire3441]

@@Kinobambino Youre right, but there is some sort of switch that is thrown once they pass. I was so estranged from my mother, hated her like poison while she was alive and barely ever saw her for all our sakes. Then she passed and I had to look through photos of her as a baby and kid while cleaning her house. 4D chess mindf@# only a toxic mom can leave behind. I still love and hate her and miss her. Its a feeling like no other.

[@Anal_Flute]

@@gsesquire3441 Very true, you can still 'love' somebody and 'hate' them at the same time. You can still love them and recognize the damage they caused.

[@Andyisgodcky]

@@Kinobambino There are people who make fictional "villains" seem like paragons of justice and virtue.

[@whitezircon]

Her mom was such a piece of work...

[@brare45996]

Jeanette’s mom or Sam’s mom 😆

[@StantinMakar]

There's a difference between never getting paid and getting robbed by your mother.

[@purpleflowers92]

True you are right her mom stole all of her money.

[@damnitnanet122]

She got $50,000 every episode of ICarly alone and the show ran for 97 episodes… literally $4,850,000….which she was supposed to have saved $727,500 by the time she was 18. Her mom changed the conditions so she could take the money out of Jeanette’s Cougan account

[@dabnisbrickey6527]

Where did the money go once the mom died though

[@mirandataylor6385]

@@dabnisbrickey6527 Her mom spent it!

[@Vbear_OT7.]

The worst part of this situation is that she was one of my favourite actors

[@Creepystalker102]

Not interested in idiotic apologetics

[@dreamchaser5758]

Damn. The cold hard numbers puts everything in perspective.

[@clothedinsalvation]

I guarantee you that her mom never had a job and just sat there and lived off of her daughters money. That’s so disgraceful.

[@systemofadown945]

Yea , the thing is most ppl have chill parents so they cant even really understand what its like to have messed up parents

[@fate3071]

My sister's mom did the same thing. When my sister needed help with money for college her mom pulled a ridiculous ass amount for student loans and then kept it. So my sister went for ten years thinking the bill collectors that incessantly called her were scammers and that everyone had that happen to them.

[@Eluderatnight]

The amount of single moms that use WIC, state support, and child support on themselves would make your head spin.

[@someguywithnoplan6395]

Living the dream honestly

[@reginaldforthright805]

Children owe their parents everything so this is fine

[@brian6391]

I prime example of sometimes it’s justified not to love your parents.

[@sarahpalmer411]

And maybe you do love them, yet be very clear on the ways they abused you or maybe didn’t love you in the same way you love them.

[@brian6391]

@@sarahpalmer411 It’s ok not to love your parents if they abused you it’s not ok to love your parents if they’ve abused you

[@JohnDoe-jc4xp]

I love how the paperwork was never filed correctly. Child actors shouldn't start working until that paperwork is filled out correctly.

[@Frankie2012channel]

YOU are SO RIGHT. Note how YOU can immediately blurt out the CORRECT solution and all THOSE so called professionals ... it never occurs to them. That's because so many of these people are idiots.

[@rwwilson21]

it sounds a lot like the Coogan situation itself. Coogan was a child actor back in the early-mid 1900s and his parents ripped him off by taking all of his money and he sued them to get it back. That's why there is Coogan account for child actors, so that parents don't rip off child actors. They take part of every pay check and put into a private account(now called the Coogan account) and keep it there so that when the actors turn 18 they see money that they made when they when child actors.

[@spamfilter32]

Yep. Studios should be required to have a compliance officer who's job it is to make sure paperwork for Child Actors is filled correctly before children can be used in productions. And if the paper work isn't filed properly, than the studio should be held liable for it.

[@life0093]

There's always some funny business when it’s for the big companies to give back

[@NoESanity]

"the paperwork was never filed" is just her saying she doesn't want to go into it. and she probably isn't completely up to date with the exact details either. studios don't have a choice not to pay into the coogan account, they cannot hire or work actors who do not have it set up. in order for her mother to have funneled it from a coogan account, she went out of her way to do some massively complex bank fraud, not just on the production company that hired Jennette but on the california state government that had to issue Jennette a child acting permit.

[@ryanburrier4883]

The fact that a parent would take advantage of their child like this is insane

[@statictheory6356]

That's every child you see on TV parents. You the mothers on dance mom are putting their kids in skimpy outfits for the world to see for their child's benefit?

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Basically enslaved her to the corrupt disney pedos

[@purpleflowers92]

​@@statictheory6356you mean fornthe parents benefit. Look at Maddy that poor child was groom by God knows how many people. Melissa is sick that woman enjoys manssion expensive vacations .

[@xboxboi4444]

Sounds like a case for the IRS. If there is missing money the will find it.

[@LiLGouda.]

Her mother sounds like the worst person ever ...I read her book and sobbed. To contrast her toxic "relationship" with her mom and what my experience been with my mom is so starkly different. I couldn't fathom the hurt betrayal and despair she felt.. I just felt this sense of sadness when I got to the hospital scene ... Her mother didn't even have the decency to apologize on her deathbed. That woman only knew how to take from her children she never truly nurtured or gave in a good hearted way.

[@papermind4010]

The parents of child actors make it really hard to not see it as child abuse.

[@Dan-uh9sg]

Right. Good parents don’t let their kids act or put them on viral social media videos. Some of them turn out ok, but the vast majority of them are traumatized by the experience in some way.

[@TheToneBender]

That's because it *is*

[@TheHuskyK9]

Oh it’s definitely child abuse. The reason why no one is talking about it is because it’s normalized within the film industry and the elites keep it hush-hush

[@51UM]

@@Dan-uh9sg they throw them into a shady and dark underworld that’s being glorified by the public only because they don’t know what’s really going on in there

[@Drago5899]

That's because it is

[@wonderlamb]

the coogan law was made bc the poor kid, jackie coogan, had his wealth squandered by his mom and stepdad who felt entitled to it. macaulay culkins parents fought over his money when they divorced and shirley temples dad “forgot” to put her money in a trust. luckily for macaulay tho, his parents lost control of it and it went to a family accountant when he emancipated himself. apparently aaron carters parents used most of his money and missed some taxes payments so he ended up going into debt instead of going into millions…

[@jimmybags6598]

Aaron Carter is well known for lying, he once said his parents stole $500 million from him, I don't trust anything he says. His parents may have used his money but I doubt Aaron would be responsible for debt his parents accrued.

[@KC-nm7mf]

this is just awful, the fact the system failed these kids multiple times over and over again is just unacceptable. Thanks for sharing

[@QueenMel_]

that's super frustrating. as a parent i could never force my child into acting then steal all the money they've made. that's literally their hard earned money, don't you want to set your kid up for success & give em the best possible chance at life? i just don't get it

[@Mia_M]

Macaulay was actually never emancipated. He said himself it was a misconception. It was just his money his parents had no control over.

[@theuniverseisme432]

Jesus… I have to beg my parents to accept money from me. Horrible how some parents can be.

[@marksantiago9841]

Wow the adults in her teen life are monsters.

[@harleykidd7910]

I met her in Chicago, she was very kind and sweet! I do wish her many blessings in life!

[@77dlight]

“Up for grabs” so all for the child parent?!

[@dledee]

parents, agents, managers… anyone who's between the kid and the contract

[@TheSarahskaninchen]

Well it is also to pay the daily bills right.. but yeah crazy to think about when you think about Kids making Hollywood amounts of Money.

[@Havis_Princess]

Qell the child's parent and manager need need get paid to help raise the child and be able to take her to acting classes and all of that fun expensive stuff

[@UnlockYourSoul]

​@@Havis_Princess if you have kids, you pay for the kids. You don't make the kid pay for themselves for a life they didn't ask for.

[@Havis_Princess]

@@UnlockYourSoul your rught you pay for them. Acting isn't a neccesity and it is something she asked for last time i checked

[@teaonwednesday]

Honestly, her story is so harrowing. Being forced to be anorexic and having to deal with an overbearing mother is tough. Props to her for not letting that bring her down 🥂

[@jameslahey2005]

I love how gullible you are

[@lavellelee5734]

She was forced to be anorexic?

[@jameslahey2005]

@Ryan She's a liar for publicity

[@jameslahey2005]

@Ryan Think about it. Why is it that literally every female child actress ever always suffered from a supposed eating disorder? It's all a big fabrication

[@Johncornwell103]

@@jameslahey2005 Citation needed

[@tristonthomas413]

Wow, her parents sacrificed her childhood for money and didn’t even give it to her. That’s demonic.

[@purpleflowers92]

It is.

[@jackieanddashadventures]

Jeanette has every reason to be angry but I’m continually inspired by her positivity

[@traviss9059]

My mom took me to a kid modeling thing once when I was 3 or 4. You like model for toy catalogs and shit. She saw how weirdly obsessed the people who ran the thing were with me and never wanted to bring me their ever again. Thanks mom.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Travis S good on her

[@yeetkid2175]

Wait what, obsessed how? Were the people who ran the kid modeling thing acting weird around you? What was going on? You don’t have to explain if you don’t want to.

[@KH-hr5xm]

​@@yeetkid2175pedophilia

[@ryanjofre]

Good mother. Your k was like me. Allot aren’t as blessed as us.

[@Downtime_videos]

Sir that was just your daycare center 😂

[@johnhavrilla6226]

Just read her book. Its worth the read. Really shines a light on the sometimes subtle but real abuse she endured for years.

[@dtreezy]

no thanks

[@SteelSpurs]

​@@dtreezy Why not?

[@sleepy9102]

Does it mention dirty Dan?

[@invaderzim4052]

I’ve actually been wanting to.

[@gleebybooer]

@@SteelSpurs he wants to be edgy

[@DAWGOFWAR]

That’s messed up and from such a beautiful and amazing actress as well! Sheeesh .. :/ she’s such a sweetheart when she talks and so laid back I bet she’s amazing to be around (:

[@chimchimwith6847]

Props to you Jennette! You are a trooper for going through ALL of that! You still came out on top, I hope you’re still getting the help you need to get over that dark period in your life. You deserve it all! ❤😊

[@8thMusketeer]

Wow. This takes Mom: "here, let me hold your birthday money for you so you don't lose it" to a whole new level

[@ZoomNotice]

Yup she's delusional.. I get bad vibes from her

[@TheRealestIdealist]

🤔Do you think it was a "COINCIDENCE" that her character's Sam's Mom was also a questionably bad Mom???

[@thecake6635]

I was thinking about that, she was also coincidentally a crazy b****

[@TopOppOtaku]

Yes

[@ChelleSimon]

I’ve been thinking about that too

[@xoseanaxo5538]

You’re right

[@sweeety969]

Not at all. The book details how predatory the creator was and a lot of people are speculating based on that, both about her character and other cast members on that network (and in my opinion, child actors in general, cause you never know what they're going through).

[@BloodNote]

I can't believe in this time. The celebrity Kids are still getting their money stolen by their own parents . 😢

[@Filippan00]

Sounds like these laws and regulations take for granted that parents have their childs best interest at heart

[@tonyisnotdead]

All paternalistic laws and regulations arent done with any positive in mind when regarding humans. If it were the case, you could make that argument to try and justify slavery

[@SketchySkullKnight]

She's been through so much. Some we'll likely never know of. I hope life treats her better from now on.

[@glorias.2930]

The audio version (narrated by Jennette) is soooooo good!! Can't stop listening! I hope this isn't her last book. She's such a talented writter!

[@nicolerichard882]

I listen to Audiobooks at work to help my focus on projects. The Audiobook for her book is too good!

[@crystalyensko2645]

Honestly her book makes me so sad. It's full of her childhood trauma. I feel for her.

[@kevina3673]

her book wasn't good, you people just don't read and feel cool for reading her stupid book

[@redeyes392]

@@kevina3673 >don't read >feel cool for reading her book Pick one and only one.

[@kevina3673]

@@redeyes392 lmao get a life

[@evilhobocheeky1280]

I used to have a giant crush on this girl when I was a kid. To find out about all the terrible shit they went through really breaks my heart :c

[@trentglaser3748]

How is parents receiving 85% of child actor money not child labor extortion.

[@Caffeinatedcobus]

This would be a quick way for me to cut off my parents and no apologies in the world would repair the relationship. I would be so bitter to require proof of life insurance before talks would resume between parent and child

[@Saxonsredux]

In a similar situation with my own parents. It's crazy how fast people can change when a lot of money is involved. Haven't talked to them in 5 years. It's sad but thankfully I had another family basically take me in and as far as I'm concerned they're all I need.

[@sequincook6046]

This is certainly bad, but her mama did her way worse than just the money.

[@kossemoore3342]

I do know her mom died so

[@Cleverconveyence]

@@kossemoore3342 good.

[@hydraman1010]

@@Cleverconveyence dang bro

[@InshasChoice]

Imagine how sadistic you have to be to live off of your child's money... oh wait

[@user-uf7ve4sr4r]

🙄

[@fuziontonygaming]

The list of parents would be longgggg

[@ilovegodandjesusjohn316]

Matthew 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

[@nickc1661]

CHILD ACTING NEEDS MORE OVERSIGHT/REGULATION... ALL OF THE SEXUAL ABUSE AND FINANCIAL GREED THAT HAPPENS TO THEM IS UNNACEPTABLE!!!!!

[@haydnmcpherson8268]

Read her book “I’m glad my mom is dead” really dives deep into the abuse she faced

[@trapez77]

All lies

[@loganbedard]

@@trapez77 Nah

[@christianguerrero1305]

​@@trapez77 L

[@bp2159]

@@trapez77 oh where u there? Shut up

[@successtipswithsteph]

​@@trapez77I bet you are "the Creator"

[@tenshi3335]

I feel so deeply for this poor woman and all the suffering she’s had to go through in life. I hope she’s doing better now, she seems like a kind soul.

[@boneheadbill9976]

15% wtf. She should be getting at least 80% of her own money

[@jacobside2656]

The fact that only 15% is supposed to be protected for child actor is just insane

[@rachelk.9708]

That has got to be disturbing that her mom most likely did that on purpose in my opinion. No wonder why Jennette quit acting because of that kind of trauma and control. She deserved better ❤️

[@STMARTIN009]

The late Gary Coleman's parents stole money from him which he successfully sued them back in 1989 but declared bankruptcy in 1999. He also had problems with his health and a failed marriage. Gary's life was one tragedy after another.Jeannette seems to be doing much better which is very good to hear.

[@husky3g]

Gary Coleman was a great actor a funny guy. It just sucks that his life ended up going the way it did. People need to be better for their kids and we need some sort of regulation against child acting. If children are acting, they are working. They should have all money earned put into an IRA or investment account until they're 18 years of age with nobody else being able to access the money so that they either have a great nest egg to start their life with or a fantastic retirement when they are older.

[@theBestElliephant]

​@@husky3g All of it? Nah. I think it should be more than 15%, at the very least a majority, but there's no reason they should be forced to forgo all of it until they're 18. Like I had part time jobs in high school and it was great using the money for movies and fun extras, there's no reason the same shouldn't be allowed for child actors. But I agree they shouldn't have an excessive amount of money to throw away. I can also get behind a trust, but an IRA is kinda ridiculous cuz there are penalties for making withdrawals before retirement, so you're still not really setting your kid up for success if you dump all their money into that type of account (plus you literally can't cuz there are contribution limits). Like a good retirement is only good if you can financially make it to retirement. The other crinkle for me is that for young kids, you aren't gonna drop your 8yo off at a movie set alone all day like you could with a highschooler at a part time job. I don't think the parents deserve money for watching their own kids, but if their kid's "career" is getting in the way of their own, where's the rent/mortgage payment coming from? It just kinda turns into a vicious cycle at that point though, cuz it goes from something fun the kid may have enjoyed into providing for the family, the only answers seem to be "be independently wealthy" or "be a nepo baby".

[@H0lland0ates79]

I’d buy this woman a coffee if she ever gave me the time of day 😂

[@markturpin7504]

The Coogan account is named after the guy that played Uncle Fester in the original Addams Family.... he literally went to bat for all the child stars and made it a law that the kids had to get something

[@MsVictoria]

This is heartbreaking. Especially since she barely even wanted to act in the first place

[@kieranstark7213]

Plus the characters she played on Nickelodeon (Bertha in Fred the Movie, Kris “Prodigy” Saunders and especially the ones that are not just unremarkable, but way too borderline cruel to deserve the praise they get like Samantha “Sam” Puckett in iCarly and Ponnie in Victorious) are jealous because Jennette is a lot more real and powerful than they ever will be (surely, the latter two have physical power, but I mainly mean as in personalities).

[@SanDiego619RS]

So that’s why she doesn’t want to continue on the new iCarly, good for her.

[@sonicsnake44]

DAMN that's missed up. Glad she's doing well.

[@Ragesauce]

"don't worry, we'll let you act for years before we notice that the coogan account isn't working so we make money while you get screwed"

[@kcm732]

she is a beautiful human being.

[@angelbetancourt9222]

Indeed.

[@PURESTonROBLOX]

frfr

[@trapez77]

She’s a liar

[@angelbetancourt9222]

Shut up Tito

[@edwardcurl8286]

The brothers think she's hot too

[@Nopquar]

Jennette deserves all the love she can get. Fuck everyone who abused her over the years.

[@daniapfel2825]

Yeah and the persons who believe it’s a liar

[@alexinpower]

Dan schneider should be in jail

[@kuno3336]

Buy her autobiography. Not only was it INCREDIBLY telling (and I got the audiovook, so I listened to her tell her own life story), it guarantees she gets closer to a fair shake. She's been through so much, she deserves the world

[@tonyisnotdead]

No, she doesnt deserve anything she has. There are billions who are infinitly more deserving than her of riches and fame

[@rentisme]

So 85% of the money anyway goes to the parents, when it's the kids doing the work? Bruh what?

[@youtubewatcher4955]

On a less serious note, the video perfectly loops like the man has chronic amnesia, and keeps asking Jeannette if she got to keep the money, and she keeps having to re-explain it 😂

[@R2CHaze]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ailbrown1000]

Crazy to think that in icarly they literally had her mom being her mom.

[@Ms_Ria]

Didn't jane lynch play her mom?

[@charl113e34]

@@Ms_Ria I think they meant the abusive part

[@love-ip7sz]

So was the creator making the writers write that to be cruel and make her live out her trauma wtf

[@Boredxm]

@@love-ip7sz Plus, the fact they made her character obsessed with food even though she had an ED? Yea....makes you wonder...did they do it on purpose? Who knows?

[@MsDudette21]

@@Boredxm u guys are fools if u think they dont already have the characters personality written before auditions

[@DankrumStar]

Her book was phenomenal. It truly was such a matter of fact look at her childhood trauma and the relief that she felt when her mom died. I can understand that coming from a less toxic mom than her, but still awful. I highly recommend it

[@PrettyEyeZ.1007]

Im so glad my Mom actually Protected me from all the " Show Biz"! I was crying back then, but now .... So grateful!

[@dagoattman]

"They gave you money? Oh lemme hold that for you"

[@lunhing5308]

Most childstars fall off hard especially when Dan Schneiders around them toes

[@lamb9770]

yeah all of them did except like 3. they’re only valuable to the network if they’re making money

[@kassiogomes8498]

Most actors from Dan Schneider shows are fine.

[@lefish5277]

@@kassiogomes8498 define “most” and “fine”

[@iimmjjrr]

@@kassiogomes8498 dan on a burner acc

[@damonlopez2197]

@@lefish5277 compared to Disney stars like Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, idk who else, who have had some big controversies, I'd say most nick stars have had less stuff going on (maybe not drake bell)

[@CameronForrester]

“I don’t THINK I ever saw the money” sounds like a convenient loophole way to word it. Not saying she is being dishonest, just an interesting way to word it.

[@DoopStoopBaDoop]

The mom will definitely feel remorse when she’s in a nursing home with little to no visits 😅

[@asynchronicity]

She’s dead

[@evanrosman9226]

I hate it when a transaction gets declared invalid by the point in time when you are supposed to benifit from it.

[@daniapfel2825]

Yeah me too

[@alexamoon1292]

she’s actually a pretty talented actress, I loved her in “between”. but with what she went through I get why she wouldn’t wanna pursue it anymore

[@snappingturtle4726]

I wasn’t a child actor, but I did start mowing lawns when I was 9 back in the 90s. Between lawn money and birthday money I was never allowed to spend, I had over $3000 by the time I was 12 with 3.5% interest on a savings account back in the day. My brother and I built up a pretty good business, and I continued to mow lawns until I was 14 when my mom kicked my dad and I out. When I was 18 and trying to see how much money I had in there when I was heading off to college, I had $238. My mom cleaned me out. I know it’s not to the same scale, but it hurts to know that a parent would steal from a child like that.

[@purpleflowers92]

Your mom is a monster

[@zidneya]

And people wonder why she wrote a book titled: "I'm Glad My Mom Died"

[@j-bars4817]

Icarly was literally one of my favorite shows growing up and it really sucks to hear Jannette was going through all of this abuse. Glad she’s healing now and opening up about it.

[@jjohnsonnccc]

God Bless her for coming out and exposing these secrets. Never seen any of the child actors from Disney or Nickelodeon come out and give the honest truth. She definitely needs to be protected, I’m willing to bet she knows some stuff that Dan “the foot man” Schneider doesn’t want getting out (hence the 300k hush money he tried to offer her)

[@daniapfel2825]

Yeah

[@derps8690]

my guy, i promise you if dan schneider had ever done anything nefarious, the actors themselves could ruin him overnight. you really think a producer who doesn’t even work at nickelodeon anymore is more powerful than people like ariana grande??? hell, she could make up a total lie about dan and everyone would still immediately take her side. yet none of the actors have ever come out and said negative things about dan… crazy how that works, huh?

[@jjohnsonnccc]

@@derps8690 imagine meat riding Dan Schneider of all people lmao

[@derps8690]

@@jjohnsonnccc what a surprise, the white man can't see through his pointy white hood. you fr bout to ruin your life over an internet comment?

[@jjohnsonnccc]

@@derps8690 lmao how on earth did you find a way to pull the race card? Take your meds, bud.

[@JUNITO84]

You know there is an unfortunate prevalent sickness throughout history of child exploitation and abuse….Can we please as a society protect our children!

[@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

“Up for grabs” whaaatt?

[@ivanrodriguez3477]

What she meant by that?

[@morethanmeetstheeye0]

@@ivanrodriguez3477 its up for grabs

[@A2Lettuce]

@@ivanrodriguez3477 that it is for the parents. but generally, parents use it on their children so it's not like its getting stolen

[@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

@@ivanrodriguez3477 that’s my point. That’s scary.

[@nashi._.7563]

Yeah it can be very problematic. But you also have to consider travel, management & image expenses too since that may be included. If Nick is anything like Disney Channel, actors are hired as independent contractors

[@hay_bail1]

It’s great that she’s helping spread awareness. Although it is absolutely horrible what she experienced and NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED, it’s good that we have someone to speak up for the abuse and horrible things she and others faced.