Dan Schneider Downplays Allegations With Defensive Apology

Embattled Nickelodeon show creator Dan Schneider has finally addressed the allegations made against him for a toxic work environment and sexually inappropriate behavior during his work on the kids’ network in the 2000s.

In the video, Schneider was asked questions about the Quiet on Set docuseries by BooG!e, a former iCarly actor (and therefore his own former employee). Schneider began the video by saying, “Watching over the past two nights has been very difficult, me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing that I regret and I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.”

BooG!e timidly asked Schneider some questions about the allegations, including about how the writers were treated on the show. “No writer should ever feel uncomfortable in any writers room ever, period, the end, no excuses,” Schneider said, while at the same time characterizing his behavior as “practical jokes.”

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