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Dan Schneider<\/a> has sued producers of the collection Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>for defamation over what he\u2019s known as a \u201chit job\u201d that falsely implies he sexually abused baby stars of the Nickelodeon reveals he created.<\/p>\n

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The collection, developed by Investigation Discovery, aired in March and uncovered alleged abuse and misconduct by a number of grownup staff at Nickelodeon within the Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s. Schneider was accused of bullying and inappropriate interactions with the kid stars and crew members who labored on his reveals.<\/p>\n

Quiet on Set<\/em> additionally mentioned the crimes of three convicted baby intercourse offenders, together with ex-dialogue coach Brian Peck, who served a 16-month jail sentence for sexually abusing baby star Drake Bell<\/a>. Former manufacturing assistant Jason Michael Handy, who was charged with a lewd act with a toddler beneath 14<\/a>, and ex-animator Ezel Channel, who acquired a seven-year sentence for lewd acts on a minor<\/a>, have been additionally named.<\/p>\n

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In the lawsuit<\/a> obtained by Variety, filed May 1 in Los Angeles\u2019 Superior Court, Schneider, 58, stated the docuseries falsely implies he’s additionally a toddler predator.<\/p>\n

Schneider stated he was unaware of any sexual abuse occurring at Nickelodeon and \u201ccondemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for the sake of clickbait, ratings, and views \u2014 or put differently, money \u2014 Defendants have destroyed Schneider\u2019s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that,\u201d the lawsuit continues.<\/p>\n

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Schneider has sued Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television for defamation. The manufacturing firms haven’t commented publicly on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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Schneider is looking for unspecified damages. He has additionally requested for the removing of any allegedly defamatory statements or visuals from the docuseries, or to have the docuseries taken down fully.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit factors to a producer disclosure within the docuseries that stated Schneider was by no means discovered to have engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour. Schneider and his legal professionals argue that is proof the producers have been conscious their narrative and visuals have been advancing false allegations and unjustly evaluating him to convicted intercourse offenders.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt times, he was blind to the pain that some of his behaviors caused certain colleagues, subordinates, and cast members. He will regret and atone for this behavior the rest of his life,\u201d the lawsuit reads. \u201cBut one thing he is not\u2014and the one thing that will forever mar his reputation and career both past and present\u2014is a child sexual abuser.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In an announcement to Variety, Schneider stated he has \u201cno choice\u201d however to take authorized motion in opposition to the producers of\u00a0Quiet on Set<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecently, the docuseries\u00a0Quiet on Set<\/em> highlighted mistakes I made and poor judgment I exhibited during my time at Nickelodeon, most of which happened decades ago during my early career as a producer, working on shows for Tollin\/Robbins Productions,\u201d the assertion reads. \u201cThere is no doubt that I was sometimes a bad leader. I am sincerely apologetic and regretful for that behavior, and I will continue to take accountability for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, after seeing Quiet on Set<\/em> and its Trailer, and the reactions to them, I sadly have no choice but to take legal action against the people behind it,\u201d Schneider continued. \u201cIn their successful attempt to mislead viewers and increase ratings, they went beyond reporting the truth and falsely implied that I was involved in or facilitated horrific crimes for which actual child predators have been prosecuted and convicted.\u201d<\/p>\n