Ex Keke Palmer Co-Star Says Her Mother Was ‘Financially Abusive’

Ashley Argotawho starred within the Nickelodeon present “True Jackson VP” alongside Keke Palmernot too long ago revealed her time as a baby star was something however glamorous.

In a brand new TikTok video, the 32-year-old defined that she was compelled to drop out of New York College (NYU) after her first semester as a result of she might now not afford the college’s tuition.

Argota, who additionally not too long ago spoke about her relationship with Keke Palmer, mentioned that though she was incomes a major earnings as a baby star, her mom, whom she branded a “narcissist,” allegedly took all of her cash.

Argota starred in “True Jackson VP” on Nickelodeon from 2008 to 2011, taking part in Lulu, the lead character’s (performed by Palmer) greatest pal.

Though the present was an enormous hit amongst viewers, Argota claimed she did not see a lot of the cash she earned from her time on the sequence as a result of her mom was “financially abusive.”

“Like I mentioned in my final video, I used to be not in command of my funds, regardless that I used to be sufficiently old to be in command of my funds,” Argota advised her TikTok followers.

Argota then defined how her mom would allegedly spend her funds with out her information, saying, “She principally would do issues like get on the telephone with monetary establishments, and she or he would simply hand me the telephone and say, ‘Hey, they only want authorization so that you can discuss to me.'”

She continued, “As a result of she was my mother, and I trusted her with my cash, I’d do it. Then I do not know (what) she did.”

Argota, who later starred in Nickelodeon’s “Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures” and Disney’s “Lady Meets World,” mentioned that she used guilty herself for what occurred to her cash. Nevertheless, she wasn’t the one one in her household experiencing this alleged abuse.

The actress later revealed how her mom would allegedly accumulate her dad’s paychecks, too, and pressure him to outlive on a small quantity every week.

“She would additionally do issues like with my dad, who was working full time as a truck driver on the time. She would anticipate that paycheck to be deposited into the joint account that they shared, and she or he would give him $100 for the week to reside off. It was principally an allowance off of his personal paycheck, after which she would simply take the remainder of the cash,” Argota claimed.

She added, “In case you aren’t conscious, $100 shouldn’t be sufficient for a truck driver who’s driving cross nation for hours and hours and hours and weeks at a time to reside off of. That is simply not a chance.”

Argota went on to say that her mom allegedly used the cash she earned from “True Jackson VP” on playing or “actually pointless issues,” like a home that Argota says they “did not want.”

“I have never talked to my mother in a extremely very long time,” she continued. “That is OK, and that is by design. That is my alternative. It is safer, it is higher, and it is more healthy for me. I do know I am not alone on this. It occurs to lots of people.”

And Argota is not the one Nickelodeon star who skilled this alleged abuse from their dad and mom.

“iCarly” star Jennette McCurdy additionally revealed her mom, who handed away in 2013, managed each side of her life till her early 20s.

“I lived for her,” McCurdy mentioned in an interview. “I believed that she was not directly dwelling for me. And to assume she was incapable of even feeling for you, not to mention dwelling for you. It is simply actually unhappy. I really feel that in my chest.”

In her memoir, “I am Glad My Mother Died,” McCurdy defined that the management she was underneath drove her to depart performing behind.