{"id":134767,"date":"2023-11-30T20:28:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134767"},"modified":"2023-11-30T20:28:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:28:20","slug":"dylan-sprouse-got-body-shamed-by-disney-execs-as-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/dylan-sprouse-got-body-shamed-by-disney-execs-as-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Sprouse Got Body Shamed By Disney Execs As A Child!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It sounds like things weren\u2019t always so sweet on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody<\/em>.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday’s episode of\u00a0Christy Carlson Romano<\/strong>\u2019s Vulnerable<\/em> podcast, the Disney<\/strong> alum had\u00a0Kim Rhodes<\/strong> in the guest seat. Kim played Dylan<\/strong> and Cole Sprouse<\/strong>‘s onscreen mom on the hit show, and the 54-year-old had a lot to say — including some pretty upsetting behind-the-scenes moments!<\/p>\n

Kim, who played Carey Martin, mom of Zack and Cody, got emotional while remembering a time when a Disney Channel<\/strong> executive “of significant power” blatantly-body shamed Dylan — who was a CHILD at the time — to his face! She alleged that the unnamed exec “screamed” at craft services, telling them \u201cno more junk food\u201d until Dylan (pictured below, right) slimmed down to his brother Cole\u2019s size.<\/p>\n

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WTF!!!<\/p>\n

She recalled:<\/p>\n

\u201cDylan and Cole had different body types. And in front of everyone, Dylan was body-shamed.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s absolutely egregious. This is the kind of stuff that can plague a young mind for YEARS to come. But the TV momma came to her son’s defense. She recounted:<\/p>\n

\u201cI f**king lit into the . I was like, \u2018You do not have the right to say that to a child. You do not have the right to be writing for children if that is your attitude. Never again do you speak like that. Never.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Period! Because, like, what the f**k?!! Dylan was lucky to have her. And it sounds like she was lucky to have him, as well\u2026<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the podcast episode, Kim recalled a time where the now 31-year-old was told to make a \u201cfat joke\u201d about her — to serve as the show\u2019s way of addressing her real-life pregnancy. But he wouldn\u2019t have it:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just kept skipping over it. It was, like, in the middle of a chunk of dialogue, so he kept skipping this laugh line. Finally, we get in front of the studio audience, and he skips it, and the executive producer screams, \u2018Cut! Dylan, say the line!\u2019 And he goes, \u2018I would not disrespect any woman that way, let alone this woman. You write something funny, and I\u2019ll say it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

That boy was raised right! Credit to his mom AND his TV mom! It’s wild that he had more dignity and respect than the grown-adult writers… It\u2019s always inneresting to hear the dark details of Disney behind the scenes\u2026 And this was BAD. Watch the full podcast episode (below):<\/p>\n