Dan Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ producers for implying he sexually abused Nickelodeon child stars: ‘Hit job’

Dan Schneider revenge a defamation suit against nan “Quiet connected Set” documentary producers and creators for implying he sexually abused Nickelodeon kid stars.

According to a title obtained by Page Six Wednesday, nan erstwhile “Zoey 101” shaper accused Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures Television and much of making nan trailer of nan five-part docuseries a “hit job” against him afloat of “false statements and implications.”

“While it is indisputable that 2 bona fide kid intersexual abusers worked connected Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had nary knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit successful nan abuse, condemned nan maltreatment erstwhile it was discovered and, critically, was not a kid intersexual abuser himself,” nan suit reads.

“But for nan liking of clickbait, ratings, and views — aliases put differently, money — Defendants person destroyed Schneider’s estimation and bequest done nan mendacious statements and implications that Schneider is precisely that.”

Per nan lawsuit, successful nan “first thirty-eight seconds” of nan two-minute-and-thirty-second trailer, nan defendants “set nan shape for their defamatory statements and insinuations of Schneider’s purported kid intersexual maltreatment by hammering nan relationship betwixt Schneider and nan kid assemblage and formed members.”

In 1 portion of nan trailer, Schneider — who was accused of allegedly fostering a toxic activity situation and tormenting and humiliating nan formed and crew connected his TV sets during his clip astatine Nickelodeon — is moving connected 1 of nan Nickelodeon shows erstwhile this mobility is posed, “How safe tin immoderate kids beryllium successful that
environment?”

“The (false) accusation is clear: Schneider sexually abused kid actors connected his shows,” nan suit reads.

“Seventy seconds in, Schneider remains not only nan main attraction of nan Trailer, but nan sole focus. The mean spectator will construe nan voiceover to mean precisely what Defendants intended: Schneider is simply a pedophile who sexually abused children connected his shows.”

In a connection to Page Six, Schneider, who worked for Nickelodeon from 1993 to 2018, said, “Recently nan docuseries ‘Quiet connected Set’ highlighted mistakes I made and mediocre judgement I exhibited during my clip astatine Nickelodeon, astir of which happened decades agone during my early profession arsenic a producer, moving connected shows for Tollin/Robbins Productions.

“There is nary uncertainty that I was sometimes a bad leader. I americium sincerely apologetic and regretful for that behavior, and I will proceed to return accountability for it.”

The ‘iCarly” producer, 58, added, “However, aft seeing ‘Quiet connected Set’ and its Trailer, and nan reactions to them, I sadly person nary prime but to return ineligible action against nan group down it.

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“In their successful effort to mislead viewers and summation ratings, they went beyond reporting nan truth and falsely implied that I was progressive successful aliases facilitated horrific crimes for which existent kid predators person been prosecuted and convicted.”

Schneider says he has “no objection to anyone highlighting my failures arsenic a boss, but it is incorrect to mislead millions of group to nan mendacious conclusion that I was successful immoderate measurement progressive successful heinous acts for illustration those committed by kid predators.”

He concluded, “I beryllium it to myself, my family, and nan galore awesome group progressive successful making these shows to group nan grounds straight.”

After “Quiet connected Set” aired successful March, Schneider said he owed group a “strong apology” for his “embarrassing” past actions.

Nickelodeon cut ties pinch Schneider in 2018 amid reports he was “under a unreality of suspicion complete nan curen of immoderate younger stars of his shows.” The producer walked distant pinch a $7 cardinal payout.

“Josh and Drake” alum Drake Bell said retired successful nan documentary astir his 2004 sexual abuse suit against erstwhile Nickelodeon speech coach Brian Peck successful 2004.

Peck pleaded nary contest and was sentenced to 16 months successful situation and was mandated to registry arsenic a activity offender. After being released, Peck was hired by nan Disney Channel to activity on “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” but was terminated erstwhile nan web learned of his conviction.

“Quiet connected Set” is disposable to watercourse connected Max.

If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone nan Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-330-0226.