A former child actress talks about her bad experience in Amanda’s show in the last episode of Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s television.
Raquel Lee Bolleau, who starred in three seasons of the Nickelodeon comedy series, remembers filming a skit called “The Literals,” in which Amanda Bynes had to spit with liquid in her mouth.
According to Bolleau, Bynes repeatedly spit directly in his face while filming the sketch without being asked to do so.
“Everyone thought it was very funny. “Everyone laughs, but I didn’t find it funny,” Bolleau shares. “The third time I got angry.”
The actor continues: “The third time I got angry. I was so angry that the director rushed over and put me on the side of the set and said, ‘Listen, Raquel.’ Inhale Exhale. “She is the star of the show.”
Bolleau claims the director told him: “Don’t make too much of a problem. I’m going to ask [Bynes] don’t spit in your face. But you have to stay calm.”
in a video of “The Literals” Starring Bynes, Bolleau, and a third actress, Bynes takes a sip of lemon water and spits the liquid at her co-stars. Here’s a GIF of the scene that aired:
The new docuseries, which aired on Investigation Discovery and streaming on Max and Discovery+, explores the toxic culture behind several popular Nickelodeon shows from the late ’90s and early ’00s. Following the series’ huge success with four initial episodes, the network hosted a fifth episode, called “Breaking the Silence,” with never-before-seen footage and new interviews with Drake Bell, Giovonnie Samuels,Bryan Hearne and Shane Lyons.
Hearne and his mother, Tracey Brown, were asked to react to Bolleau and Brown’s story, noting that Bolleau was one of the few black actors in Amanda’s show, described the incident as “racist.” Hearne was stunned and speechless, but added: “My God, that affected me so much.”
Bynes did not participate in the docuseries, which also revealed stories behind shows like Drake and Josh, Everything thatand icarly. It was previously reported that Bynes declined to accept an interview because he had a “bad experience” at Nickelodeon.
Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s televisionairs on Max and Discovery+.
