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Former Nickelodeon Producer Dan Schneider Sues ‘Quiet on Set’ Makers For Defamation, Sex Abuse Implications

Dan Schneider has sued the makers of the 'Quiet on Set' for defamation and sex abuse implications over the series examining his Nickelodeon shows.

The suit claims that the series and its trailer unjustly implicated Schneider in child sex abuse by showing pictures of him, some with his arm around young actresses, amid discussions of what they said were unsafe environments on his sets. “You can’t help but notice that it looks like penises and testicles on my shoulders,” he says in the series, adding that one sketch included Captain Big Nose blasting a giant sneeze caused by his allergy to asteroids, with the punchline consisting of him shooting messy goo on the face of a young woman. Nickelodeon, which was not named in the suit, said in a statement in the series that it could not “corroborate or negate” the allegations from two decades ago, but that it investigates all formal complaints and has strict protocols for shows starring minors.

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