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Dan Schneider Allowed to Pursue Defamation Suit Over ‘Quiet on Set’ Documentary

A judge has allowed Dan Schneider to pursue a defamation suit over the 'Quiet on Set' documentary, which delved into sexual misconduct at Nickelodeon.

In a ruling issued Friday, Judge Ashfaq G. Chowdhury found that Schneider’s claims are not frivolous, and that a “reasonable viewer” might conclude that the documentary makes “damning implications about his conduct.” The judge denied a motion filed by attorneys for Warner Bros. and Sony, which had sought to throw out the suit under the state anti-SLAPP statute, which bars litigation intended to chill speech on matters of public concern. It drew on a 2022 Business Insider piece, which reported that Schneider engaged in volatile and bullying behavior on set, and that he created a “maddening, disgusting, controlling little bubble,” in the words of one former writer.

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