Dan Schneider has responded to allegations regarding his behaviour during his tenure at Nickelodeon.
ID’s new documentary, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids’ TV,” takes a closer look at some of the series created by Dan Schneider, including “The Amanda Show,” “All That,” “iCarly,” “Drake & Josh”, “Zoey 10”, “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat”, specific scenes cut from the compilation video show some men sexually abusing young child stars such as Ariana Grande and Jamie Lynn Spears.
A spokesperson said: “Everything Dan Schneider did on the show was carefully scrutinized by dozens of adults involved and approved by the network.” If there were any real problem with those scenes, which some people still consider ‘sexual’ years later, they would have been removed, but this is not the case, they are still broadcast continuously around the world today, which can cause harm. Is. , Of children and parents. “Both enjoy it.”
A spokesperson for Dan Schneider said the children’s TV producer’s script received network approval in both New York City and Los Angeles.
“Remember, all stories, dialogue, costumes and makeup were fully approved by network executives on two coasts. A standards and practices group read and ultimately approved each script, and programming executives reviewed and approved all episodes,” the statement continued. “Plus, on every set every day, there were always parents and caregivers and their friends watching the filming and rehearsals.”
Schneider’s statement Monday comes after the Sunday night premiere of the first two episodes of Investigation Discovery’s documentary Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids’ TV. The four-part show, whose final two episodes launch Monday night, tackles allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behaviour involving underage stars and crew members on the Nickelodeon series under Schneider’s supervision. Also read – “Euphoria Season 3” May Be The Last Season
Some of the abuse allegations reported by the Casts of Shows produced by Dan Schneider
Quiet showrunners described Dan Schneider’s on-set behaviour as “disturbing” and “unsettling.” Former “All That” star Kyle Sullivan said, “It was all nonsense on set. You can avoid more – like working overtime that was pushing the envelope.
Author Christy Stratton said, “Dan Schneider was unstable and could turn at any moment.” She added, “I was scared. Working for Dan was like being in an abusive relationship.” Stratton further revealed that at one point, she was forced to speak while “pretending to have sex on the writer’s room table.”
The mother of former The Amanda Show child star Brandi has opened up about the sexual abuse her daughter allegedly suffered at the hands of convicted sex offender Jason Handy.
A week after filming, Brandi began receiving emails from Amanda Show’s former production assistant. At first, there was nothing suspicious about it, as Mom explained, “They let me read it. It was very innocent. It only talked about the shows he was working on.
Just a few months later, Handy sent a “nude” photo of himself “masturbating” to the child actor. Recalling the incident, the mother said, “[Brandi] was sitting at the computer, and suddenly I saw that she had completely turned off the computer and got up and ran into her bedroom and closed the bedroom door.”
The mom revealed that Jason told Brandi that he sent her the photo because “he wanted her to see that he was thinking about her.” Brandi was distraught by the incident and “left the business and never returned.”
Former Drake & Josh star Drake Bell and other former child actors have come forward with allegations in the documentary, Bell shares his story of alleged abuse at the hands of his former dialogue coach Brian Peck, a Nickelodeon child actor guilty of sexual assault in 2004.