Former Nickelodeon child star Bryan Hearne revealed he faced racial discrimination on set, being called 'Charcoal' and made to portray negative stereotypes. A documentary shedding light on abuse and inappropriate behavior in children's TV has sparked controversy and led to apologies from other actors.
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🇺🇸 BLACK CHILD STAR ON NICKELODEON WAS RACIALLY ABUSED ON SET Former child star Bryan Hearn has revealed he constantly had to portray 'drug dealers' and 'rappers' and was even called 'a piece of charcoal' while working with Nickelodeon. The news comes as the docuseries 'Quiet… https://t.co/duqkgfcMTk
Child star reveals he faced 'harmful' discrimination as one of the only black actors on network https://t.co/U8beqIAopm https://t.co/osou8fVBfi
Nickelodeon child star Bryan Hearne exposes 'harmful' discrimination he says he faced as one of the only black actors on network - saying he was subjected to horrifying 'racial stereotyping' and was once branded a 'piece of CHARCOAL' on-set https://t.co/5wObW3TpIb https://t.co/OUj1shlTjY
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