Former Nickelodeon Star Victoria Justice Says Watching 'Victorious' Is 'Literal Torture'

A resurfaced clip of Victoria Justicetalking about her time on 'Victorious' is making its rounds on social media amid the recent allegations made towards Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider.

As you know, the new docuseries, ‘Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’, exposes what cast, crew, and other Nickelodeon workers dealt with during their time with the network. Some are accusing Dan Schneider, former Nickelodeon producer, of verbal abuse and creating a toxic work environment involving dirty jokes, while others are accusing Brian Peck, former Nickelodeon vocal coach, of s-xual abuse.

After the docuseries was released, many social media users are digging, trying to find any clips relating to the accusations that occurred both on and off-screen. One of the videos that is now resurfacing is of former Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice discussing why she won't watch her hit show, 'Victorious'.

At the time of her departure, Victoria Justice seemed very thankful for being part of 'Victorious', which some claim launched her career. Shortly before the final episode of the hit series aired on Nickelodeon, the former 'Zoey 101' star took to social media to share "a letter about my journey on Nickelodeon and most of all my gratitude to all of you."

She began by reflecting on her time on 'Zoey 101', where she portrayed Lola alongside Jamie Lynn Spears, Sean Flynn, Alexa Nikolas, and others. She was just twelve years old when she got the role.

"I knew my life was going to change in many ways, but I didn't know then that that role on 'Zoey 101' would lead me to almost eight years on Nickelodeon (all my teenage years)," she said, before talking about former Nickelodeon producer, Dan Schneider.

"I remember Dan Schneider approaching me and my Mom about giving me the starring role of my own show," she recalled. "I remember discussing the premise of what the show would be, like it was yesterday. I remember discussing what we would name it and him calling me one day and saying, 'I have it, it's going to be called 'Victorious'. He was so excited, because he thought it was perfect."

Adding, "I remember him saying, 'See, it has your name in the title, along with your character's name (Tori) and you're character's 'Victorious' because she makes it into this really cool school.' I thought great, I loved it. From that point on, it's been an incredible ride."

Despite telling her fans that 'Victorious' changed her life, she recently revealed that she refuses to watch the show nowadays.

When asked about watching her old television show, 'Victorious', Victoria Justice admitted, "I actually hate watching myself on TV. It's literally torture for me."

"Whenever I'm in a group of friends and they're like 'oh let's watch your show', [...] I literally have to either leave the room, or like cover my eyes," she added.

"Personally, I'm really really hard on myself and very critical, and I always like everything I do to be perfect," Victoria said later on in the resurfaced clip. "Nothing I ever do is going to be perfect, so I kind of have to get used to that," she added.

This resurfaced clip comes after the new docuseries, ‘Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’ was released. While many have made accusations towards Nickelodeon, Dan Schneider, Brian Peck, and others, Victoria Justice has not publicly made any allegations.

Dan Schneider, former Nickelodeon producer and writer, is known for creating various popular shows including 'All That', 'Keenan & Kel', 'Drake & Josh', 'Zoey 101', 'The Amanda Show', and more.

Over the years, there have been various allegations and rumors surrounding Schneider's behavior while in the studio, in the writer's room, or on set, particularly regarding his conduct toward young actors.

These allegations range from claims of verbal abuse and inappropriate behavior to accusations of creating a toxic work environment.

In the docuseries, Schneider released a statement which read:

“Everything that happened on the shows I ran was carefully scrutinized by dozens of involved adults. All stories, dialogue, costumes and makeup were fully approved by network executives on two coasts. A standard and practices group read and ultimately approved every script, and programming executives reviewed and approved all episodes. In addition, every day on every set, there were always parents and caregivers and their friends watching us rehearse and film.”

Schneider has never been charged with any crimes related to these allegations. He previously denied any wrongdoing, however, after the release of the docuseries, he has since publicly apologized to anyone he hurt during those years, stating "I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.”