Famed Hollywood producer Dan Schneider has scored a authorized victory in his lawsuit in opposition to Warner Bros. and Sony. On Friday, Choose Ashfaq G. Chowdhury dominated that Schneider, whose conduct whereas working at Nickelodeon is explored within the Investigation Discovery and Max docuseries Quiet on Set: The Darkish Aspect of Children TV, can transfer ahead with a defamation lawsuit filed in Could. In his go well with, Schneider says the docuseries was a “hit job” that alleged he was a toddler sexual abuser.
Per Selection, Choose Chowdhury dominated in Schneider’s favor on the premise {that a} “affordable viewer” may deduct that the docuseries makes “damning implications about his conduct.” The Choose additionally denied a movement filed on behalf of Warner Bros. and Sony to throw out Shchneider’s defamation lawsuit, claiming Quiet on Set by no means accused Schneider of sexual abuse. The four-part investigative piece aired in March dives into problematic and poisonous conduct on Nickelodeon exhibits of the late Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s. The incidents detailed by sequence stars and workers embrace sexual misconduct and risky and sexist conduct by the hands of a number of adults.
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In response to the present’s official logline, Quiet on Set “pulls again the curtain on an empire, constructed by creator Dan Schneider, that had an plain grip on well-liked tradition.” Whereas interviewees by no means accuse Schneider of sexual assault within the sequence, a number of do name him out for making a poisonous work surroundings. Two different topics mentioned within the documentary, manufacturing assistant Jason Useful and dialogue coach Brian Peck, at the moment are convicted intercourse offenders.
Schneider alleges important psychological and monetary hurt from Quiet on Set and is in search of unspecified damages.
Dan Schneider Admits He Was “A Unhealthy Chief,” however By no means Concerned in “Heinous Acts”
Following the discharge of Quiet on the Set, Schneider expressed remorse for his previous actions throughout a video dialog with actor Bobbie Ok. Bowman. Schneider admitted that watching the documentary was tough and embarrassing and acknowledged the necessity to apologize to these he had wronged. In a separate assertion, Schneider shared:
“There isn’t a doubt that I used to be generally a nasty chief. I’m sincerely apologetic and regretful for that conduct, and I’ll proceed to take accountability for it. They went past reporting the reality and falsely implied that I used to be concerned in or facilitated horrific crimes for which precise baby predators have been prosecuted and convicted. I’ve no objection to anybody highlighting my failures as a boss, however it’s unsuitable to mislead thousands and thousands of individuals to the false conclusion that I used to be in any means concerned in heinous acts like these dedicated by baby predators.”
Schneider started his profession as an actor (notably in Head of the Class) however is greatest identified for his work behind the scenes. Because the founder and co-president of the manufacturing banner Schneider’s Bakery, Schneider created or labored on a number of of Nickelodeon’s hottest exhibits, together with Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious, and Sam & Cat. In 2018, Nickelodeon and Schneider parted methods following a misconduct investigation into Schneider’s conduct.
Practically two weeks after Schneider sued Warner Bros. and Sony, All That star Lori Beth Denberg added to the unfavourable press surrounding him. Denberg (who starred within the sketch comedy sequence between 1994 and 1998) claimed that Schneider confirmed her pornographic content material in his workplace when she was 19, initiated cellphone intercourse together with her, fondled her breasts, and verbally abused her each on and off set. Schneider has denied these allegations, calling them “wildly exaggerated and, usually, false.”
Quiet on Set is accessible to stream on Max.
Quiet on Set: The Darkish Aspect of Children TV
- Launch Date
- March 17, 2024
- Forged
- Drake Bell , Alexa Nikolas , Marc Summers , Kyle Sullivan , Katrina Johnson , Giovonnie Samuels , Christy Stratton , Bryan Hearne
- Seasons
- 1