As the general public processes allegations made within the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Children TV, former little one actor Alexa Nikolas has spoken up about Dan Schneider, the boss who allegedly created and tolerated poisonous working circumstances.
The much-talked-about doc seems at misconduct involving child actors, particularly at Nickelodeon and particularly on shows created by Dan Schneider, whose sequence dominated the community within the mid-aughts. Schneider has lengthy been a topic of assorted rumors and allegations; an exposé dropped in 2022, and he is kind of known as out by title because the perpetrator of some truly disturbing behaviors in Jennette McCurdy's memoir. His alleged conduct ranged from writing inappropriate scenes to questionable bodily interactions and a bullying. There have been additionally allegations of racism and sexism. His former assistant confirmed that he was a “psychological tormentor” in a post. One among Schneider's creations was Zoey 101, on which Nikolas was a principal forged member.
After Quiet on Set aired, Schneider recorded a 19-minute video interview with a former iCarly star, which was then despatched to The Hollywood Reporter for publication (if that appears odd, it is). In the video, Schneider apologizes for his temperament at work and says that lots of the jokes he wrote or made then he wouldn't write or make now. He confirms that he did, and mustn't have, requested for massages from forged members. “I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology,” says Schneider.
He additionally reveals anecdotes that paint him in a positive gentle throughout some little one actors' making an attempt occasions, together with Amanda Bynes separating from her dad and mom, and Drake Bell's sexual assault case in opposition to voice coach Brian Peck, whom Schneider insists he didn't rent.