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Victoria Justice is addressing her “complicated” relationship with former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider. Two months after Quiet on Set: The Darkish Aspect of Children TV aired on Investigation Discovery, the Victorious alum, 31, opened up about her expertise working with Schneider in a brand new interview, which was printed on Wednesday, Might 15.
“I’m not condoning any of his conduct,” Justice insisted to Marie Claire, earlier than including, “On the finish of the day, my relationship with Dan is a really complicated one: I met him once I was 12 years outdated, and he’s the individual that gave me this large break. He fully modified my life. Most definitely, I wouldn’t be right here the place I’m right now if it weren’t for him, and for him seeing one thing in me. For that I’ll all the time be grateful.”
The previous Zoey 101 solid member additionally acknowledged Schneider’s apology, by which he admitted regretting his previous conduct whereas engaged on varied Nickelodeon units.
“After watching his apology, I believe he acknowledges that he did quite a lot of issues fallacious,” Justice mentioned, including, “And I believe if he might step again right into a time machine, he would do quite a lot of issues in another way.” Nonetheless, Justice famous that she is “undoubtedly one of many individuals on that listing” that Schneider owes an apology to.
Justice acquired her large break in Zoey 101, earlier than finally touchdown the position as Tori Vega in Nickelodeon’s Victorious. Schneider labored as a producer on each exhibits.
Whereas addressing the Quiet on Set docuseries, Justice identified that Schneider had a “very giant ego” engaged on the community’s teen sitcoms. Moreover, the actress felt that she was “handled unfairly” at instances whereas working with Schneider.
“One thing that was very evident within the documentary is that Dan had a really giant ego, and generally that ego clouded his higher judgment and affected the way in which he handled individuals,” Justice famous. “And there have been instances I felt like I used to be being handled unfairly.”
Whereas showing on Quiet on Set, a number of former Nickelodeon solid and crew members accused Schneider of making a poisonous work atmosphere. Consequently, Schneider filed a lawsuit in opposition to the producers of the ID doc. He subsequently responded to the allegations in a press release obtained by E! Information.
“There is no such thing as a doubt that I used to be generally a foul chief,” Schneider admitted in his assertion. “I’m sincerely apologetic and regretful for that conduct, and I’ll proceed to take accountability for it. I’ve no objection to anybody highlighting my failures as a boss, however it’s fallacious to mislead hundreds of thousands of individuals to the false conclusion that I used to be in any manner concerned in heinous acts like these dedicated by baby predators.”