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Former Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider is suing nan filmmakers down "Quiet connected Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" for defamation.
Schneider alleges successful his suit that nan filmmakers falsely implied he had sexually abused children while moving astatine Nickelodeon.
The suit, which was revenge successful Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, describes his depiction successful nan five-part docuseries arsenic a "hit job."
"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 filing obtained by Fox News Digital states.
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Former Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider is suing nan filmmakers down "Quiet connected Set" for defamation, alleging they falsely implied he sexually abused children while moving astatine Nickelodeon. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
"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."
Warner Bros. Discovery, which distributed nan bid done Max nether nan ID Discovery brand, Sony Pictures Television and Maxine Productions, are each named successful nan suit.
In a connection to Fox News Digital, Schneider 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.
"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. 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.
"I person nary 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. I beryllium it to myself, my family, and nan galore awesome group progressive successful making these shows to group nan grounds straight."
Dan Schneider, center (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television and Maxine Productions did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.
"Quiet connected Set" premiered successful March, covering nan bulk of Schneider’s clip astatine Nickelodeon. As a showrunner, he was alleged to person tally a toxic workplace, discriminated against female writers connected unit and made requests for massages from labor connected set.
The astir alarming declare from nan documentary came from Drake Bell, who elaborate intersexual maltreatment allegations against Brian Peck, an character and speech coach hired by Nickelodeon.
The suit revenge by Schneider’s ineligible squad emphasizes nan editing and graphics utilized successful some nan trailer and episodes, claiming they connote Schneider was besides a kid intersexual abuser.
Drake Bell appeared successful "Quiet connected Set," alleging intersexual maltreatment by Brian Peck, not Schneider. (Christopher Polk)
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According to nan tribunal documents, "the voiceovers and graphics successful ‘Quiet connected Set’ and its trailer, juxtaposed aliases edited pinch nan ocular depictions, are purposefully and intentionally defamatory successful that they falsely and many times authorities aliases connote that Schneider is simply a kid intersexual abuser and committed crimes successful this respect — and person been interpreted arsenic specified by countless average, mean aliases reasonable viewers."
It besides notes that, successful nan trailer, Schneider "is not only nan main attraction — he is nan sole focus," again implying he was responsible for criminal actions against children nether his employ, erstwhile others for illustration Peck and different convicted intersexual abuser who worked astatine Nickelodeon, Jason Handy, are really being discussed.
"Schneider was not complicit successful Peck’s crimes, was unaware of Peck’s crimes until that accusation was made a matter of nationalist record, and Schneider did not perpetrate immoderate specified crimes himself. The only logic to see Schneider’s image successful this discourse was to falsely equate Schneider pinch Peck; nan spectator is near to infer that conscionable arsenic Peck was a kid intersexual abuser, truthful was Schneider," nan filing states successful 1 example.
In his filing, Schneider's ineligible squad claims his image is often shown erstwhile nan individuals really responsible for kid intersexual maltreatment are being discussed, creating a mendacious connection. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
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Schneider is seeking "compensatory damages relating to past and early loss, past and early economical loss, harm to reputation, damages to business, mislaid revenues, different economical injury, and affectional distress," arsenic good arsenic punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.
He is besides seeking "preliminary aliases imperishable injunctive relief, including editing, taking down aliases removing each aliases a information of nan Trailer and/or ‘Quiet connected Set.’"
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Toward nan extremity of nan filing, Schneider’s ineligible squad wrote, "Defendants person maintained a mendacious communicative successful bid to get viewers, clicks, ratings aliases financial gain, aliases simply to beryllium malicious and vindictive."
