Jennette McCurdy Details Her Mother's 'Abuse' & 'Conditioning' To Become A Child Star

[Warning: Potentially Triggering Details] Jennette McCurdy is opening up about her difficult childhood experiences like never before. As you may know, the actress was one of the biggest stars on Nickelodeon for the longest time – appearing on hit shows like iCarly and Sam & Cat over the years. And while her life may have seemed like a dream, behind the scenes, it was more of a nightmare. As she put it in an interview published with The Washington Post on Friday: "There was this half of my life that was so cheesy and so polished and so glossy and so fake. And then there was this other part . . .

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