Dan Schneider is speaking out after former All That cast member Lori Beth Denberg made accusations against the former Nick producer.
Denberg, 48, starred in All That from 1944 to 1998 while Schneider, 58, was a producer on the comedy series.
In the conversation with Business Insider, Denberg alleges around her 19th birthday in 1995, the producer showed her clips of pornography on his computer during a meeting in his office.
She stated, “I feel like that is the first time he preyed on me.”
However, Schneider is combating those claims. “Lori Beth’s accusations of me are wildly exaggerated,” he told E! News in a May 14 statement, “and, in most cases, false.”
“As I have previously stated, there were times, particularly in the early years of my career, that I made mistakes and exhibited poor judgment as a leader,” he added. “If I did that with respect to Lori Beth, I sincerely apologize to her. But I cannot apologize for things I did not do.”
In Schneider’s statement to E! News, he noted that the writer of the Business Insider story was involved in the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV documentary.
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“The fact that an Executive Producer of Quiet on Set would pursue allegations regarding what may have happened between adults nearly thirty years ago,” Schneider said, “only a week after I filed a defamation lawsuit accusing Quiet on Set of being intentionally false and misleading—seems more than coincidental.”
Schneider was accused of inappropriate behavior on TV shows like The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh and more.
“Recently the docuseries Quiet on Set 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,” he said in a statement to E! News May 1. “There 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.”
“However, after seeing Quiet on Set and its trailer, and the reactions to them, I sadly have no choice but to take legal action against the people behind it,” Schneider continued.
“In 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.”
The docuseries even featured details on Brian Peck, the acting and dialogue coach who served a year in prison after the child sex abuse case involving Drake Bell.
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“I have no objection to anyone highlighting my failures as a boss,” Schneider concluded, “but it is wrong to mislead millions of people to the false conclusion that I was in any way involved in heinous acts like those committed by child predators. I owe it to myself, my family, and the many wonderful people involved in making these shows to set the record straight.”
