Dan Schneider, the Nickelodeon producer guiding hit shows “Drake & Josh” and “iCarly,” is having authorized motion against the teams behind the well-liked “Quiet on Set” docuseries.
Schneider introduced in a assertion shared with The Instances on Wednesday that he designs to sue producers Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television for defamation.
“Quiet on Set,” which premiered in March on the Investigation Discovery channel, alleged sexual abuse and discrimination transpired on the established of Schneider’s reveals throughout his Nickelodeon reign. In the docuseries, quite a few previous baby actors (like Drake Bell), mom and dad and crew associates provided accounts of Schneider’s alleged abuse of energy.
“After viewing ‘Quiet on Set’ and its Trailer, and the reactions to them, I regrettably have no decision but to take authorized motion in opposition to the individuals behind it,” Schneider said in the statement. “In their prosperous attempt to mislead viewers and increase scores, they went further than reporting the truth of the matter and falsely implied that I was concerned in or facilitated horrific crimes for which genuine boy or girl predators have been prosecuted and convicted.”
Schneider’s match revolves all around numerous “Quiet on Set” episodes and a trailer that he alleges “falsely said and implied” that he sexually abused little ones on his sequence. His match also names “Quiet on Set” administrators Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz as defendants.
Schneider seeks an undisclosed quantity in compensatory damages, for earlier and potential economic reduction, “damage to track record,” emotional distress and authorized expenses, according to the criticism. He also seeks “editing, having down or eliminating all or a portion” of the “Quiet on Set” docuseries and its trailer.
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