A day after the release of the final two parts of the four-part documentary series, Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s televisionDan Schneider has opened up about the surprising claims being made about him.
in a Youtube video published on Tuesday, Schneider spoke with BooG!E, who icarly Fans would recognize him for playing T-Bo on the Nickelodeon series: on the documentary, lamenting that “watching the last two nights was very difficult,” according to Deadline.
“I confront my past behaviors, some of which are shameful and which I regret,” he continues. “And I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.”
During his conversation with BooG!E, Schneider addresses several complaints, including requesting massages from people on set. He confesses that “it was wrong that [he] “I would never have put anyone in that position,” and although “I would never do it today,” he is “ashamed that [he] I did it then.”
“I apologize to anyone I put in that situation,” he adds. “And also, I apologize to the people who were walking around Video Village, or wherever it happened, because there were a lot of people who witnessed it who also felt uncomfortable, so I owe them an apology as well.”
He also expresses blame for the “inappropriate jokes,” themes, and pranks that occurred in the writer’s room, and notes that “no writer should feel uncomfortable in any writer’s room, ever.”
As for the jokes that ended up on his long list of kids’ TV titles, he clarifies: “All of these jokes that you’re talking about that the show covered over the last two nights, every single one of those jokes was written for a kid. “. audience, because the kids thought they were funny, and only funny.”
“Now, we have some adults who look at them 20 years later through their glasses and look at them and say, ‘You know, I don’t think that’s appropriate for a children’s show,'” he continues. “And I have no problem with that. “If anyone feels that way, let’s cut those jokes from the show, just like I would have done 20 or 25 years ago.”
He alleged that “the notion that [he] had the power to produce anything [he] “What he wanted and bringing it to light is completely false,” noting that there were “many, many levels of scrutiny” as well as “executives” in both Los Angeles and New York, which was also repeated in a statement from his spokesperson to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday (March 18) – involved in “approval at every stage.”
Schneider talks about Drake Bell identifying himself as a victim of sexual abuse by Brian Peck, the speech coach sentenced to 16 months in prison for child sexual abuse in 2004, according to THR. She points out that she “didn’t hire” Peck and eventually became emotional after remembering talking to Bell and even helping Bell’s mother write her speech for the judge.
“There are definitely things I would do differently,” Schneider admits toward the end of the interview, proposing to “have[ing] a licensed therapist” on set to help educate child actors about the industry. He also highlighted “the main [he] would change”: “how I treat people.”
“When I watched the show, I could see the pain in some people’s eyes and it made me feel very bad, sorry and sorry,” he shared. “I wish I could go back, you know, especially to those early years of my career and bring the growth and experience that I have now and just do better work and never feel like it was okay to be a jerk to anyone. ever. Look, I wanted to make fun TV shows for kids and we definitely did that, but if I could go back, I would do it in different ways.”
Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s television is transmitting max.. Watch Schneider’s interview above.
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