'iCarly' Fans Devastated After Jennette McCurdy Retires From Acting, Refuses to Join Revival
iCarly alum Jennette McCurdy announced she would not be returning to TV for the reboot coming to [...]
Many may remember the long-running rumors regarding Dan Schneider's questionable behavior with some of the young stars cast in his various shows on Nickelodeon like Victoria Justice, Cosgrove, Jamie Lynn Spears, and others. Nickelodeon eventually cut ties with the producer in 2018.
prevnextthe world if Dan Schneider was punished for his crimes against Jennette McCurdy pic.twitter.com/h32YVchcLA
— Grant ➐ (@grantmwarren) March 2, 2021
Clearly the memory hasn't left for some of McCurdy's fans. "She has every right to not return to the show," this user wrote.
prevnextreminder that Nickelodeon mistreated Jennette McCurdy for years and the experience was terrible for her. she has every right to not return to the show.
— Megan Thee Parker (@yungarirunpop) February 27, 2021
Also not returning for another reboot: Kim Cattrall. While Cattrall hasn't publicly explained her absence from the forthcoming HBO Max series, she's never hidden the fact that she and her some of her cast members weren't exactly the best of friends.
prevnextjennette mccurdy kim cattrall
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— no context maddy fellows (@mabbylmao) March 2, 2021
sam not returning
for the reboot https://t.co/RoGKAI7f6k
For some fans, a reboot doesn't seem to be a good idea due to "how bad this show traumatized Jennette McCurdy."
prevnexti would be excited for this if i could get past the fact of how bad this show traumatized jennette mccurdy https://t.co/QCtdqsZVeH
— ciara (@tokedcatman) February 28, 2021
How Paramount+ could successfully imagine an iCarly without McCurdy is the question on other fans' minds.
prevnextIcarly is not icarly without Jennette McCurdy pic.twitter.com/h2WIeBP95n
— BoiWood🅴 (@moayad1925) February 27, 2021
"Learning that Jennette McCurdy hates and hated working on iCarly rlly [sic] saddens me because she's so good in it," this user shared.
prevnextlearning that jennette mccurdy hates and hated working on icarly rlly saddens me because she's so good in it
— cm (@cm4scii) March 1, 2021
Many fans advocated for the actress, asking others to "stop begging for Jennette McCurdy to come back as Sam," claiming the request is insensitive.
prevPlease for the love of god stop begging for Jennette McCurdy to come back as Sam. Yall are being insensitive.
— J.C (R.I.P Jahmill French) (@unvpologetic_bi) March 1, 2021