Former Nickelodeon writer and producer Dan Schneider has filed a defamation lawsuit against the companies and directors behind Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, claiming that the documentary series painted him as a child sexual abuser and has kept him from finding work in Hollywood.

The five-part series featured interviews from former Nickelodeon employees and former child actors, many of whom spoke about Schneider’s inappropriate behavior on set. Some Nickelodeon employees spoke about his “abusive” managing style, while former child actors who starred on his television shows recalled that his writing would sometimes “reference porn.”

The lawsuit claims the Quiet on Set doc was a “hit job.”

“Critically, [Schneider] was not a child sexual abuser himself,” the complaint reads, per NBC News. “But for the sake of clickbait, ratings, and views—or put differently, money—Defendants have destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that.”

Quiet on Set marked the first time former child star Drake Bell came forward about the sexual abuse he endured while working at Nickelodeon. The doc also highlighted two registered sexual offenders who worked at the network.

“While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself,” the lawsuit reads. “But for the sake of clickbait, ratings, and views — or put differently, money — Defendants have destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that.”

It also accuses the filmmakers of turning down interviewees who did not fit the doc’s “false and defamatory narrative.”

Quiet on Set allegedly cost Schneider “valuable deals” with major networks and has made it “virtually impossible” for him to find work, per the suit.

In a statement to Time Magazine, Schneider said, “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.”

He claimed that the documentary “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.”

Schneider is seeking damages for financial and emotional harm. He also demands that parts of the documentary series and trailer be edited or removed.

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