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Lori Beth Denberg, a 48-year-outdated actress regarded for starring in All That from 1994–98, is accusing showrunner Dan Schneider of sexual harassment and verbal abuse. In a Could 15 interview with Business Insider, Denberg detailed sexual abuse commencing when she was 19, when Schneider referred to as her into his business office and confirmed her porn from her will. “I feel like that is the initial time he preyed on me,” she informed BI. She claims he was “verbally abusive” on established, confirmed her pornography several times, fondled her, and initiated cell phone sex. Schneider, who ran various kids’ Tv set shows on Nickelodeon from the ’90s via 2018, when he was fired, has been the subject matter of vast skepticism pursuing the launch of the Max docuseries Tranquil on Established, which in depth a collection of allegations in opposition to Schneider.
Denberg more says Schneider barred her from the established of The Amanda Demonstrate right after she grew to become worried about Amanda Bynes’s well being. Pursuing her departure from All That, Bynes questioned Denberg to go to The Amanda Display, and that, for the duration of the stop by, she saw Bynes getting really overworked. Denberg informed both of those Schneider’s manager Brian Robbins and Nickelodeon entertainment president Albie Hecht about her fears and was subsequently banned from the established. “I felt like I attempted to assistance her — to support Amanda,” Denberg instructed BI, “and could not.”
Schneider told BI that the allegations are “wildly exaggerated and, in most cases, phony.” “As I have earlier stated, there were being situations, notably in the early years of my profession, that I designed problems and exhibited very poor judgment as a chief,” he stated. “If I did that with regard to Lori Beth, I sincerely apologize to her. But I can’t apologize for items I did not do.”