Drake Bell and fellow Nickelodeon alums defend child star parents
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At a recent panel event following a screening of Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, Drake Bell and All That alums Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne addressed criticism of the parents of child stars, who ostensibly didn’t protect their children from the “dark side” that the docuseries covered. “We hear a lot ‘Where were their parents? If I was there—where were their parents?’” Bell said (via Entertainment Weekly). “And you have to understand — we’re kids. Some of these were our first jobs....

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