Embattled television producer Dan Schneider has officially broken his silence after he was accused of “sexualizing” child stars on various Nickelodeon shows.
“Every thing that happened on the shows Dan ran was fastidiously scrutinized by dozens of involved adults, and approved by the network,” a rep for Schneider, 58, told Variety on Monday.
“If there was an actual problem with the scenes that some people, now years later are ‘sexualizing,’ they’d be taken down, but they should not, they’re aired always everywhere in the world today still, enjoyed by each kids and fogeys.”
“Remember, all stories, dialogue, costumes and makeup were fully approved by network executives on two coasts,” the statement continued. “A standards and practices group read and ultimately approved every script, and programming executives reviewed and approved all episodes.”
“As well as, every single day on every set, there have been all the time parents and caregivers and their friends watching filming and rehearsals,” the rep said, adding that had there been any issues, “they’d have been flagged and blocked by this multilayered scrutiny.”
The statement concluded: “Unfortunately, some adults project their adult minds onto kids’ shows, drawing false conclusions about them.”
The Post reached out to Schneider for added comment.
Schneider’s statement comes after the producer — who worked on shows corresponding to “The Amanda Show,” “All That” and “iCarly” — was accused of sexualizing child stars corresponding to Ariana Grande and Jamie Lynn Spears in a latest ID docuseries called “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”
The Investigation Discovery docuseries, which may be streamed on Max, aired Sunday with Part 2 set to air on Monday at 9 p.m. ET.
Within the series, Schneider was accused of promoting a toxic work environment and hiring three known sex offenders — production assistant Jason Handy, animator Ezel Channel and acting coach Brian Peck.
Schneider parted ways with Nickelodeon in March 2018.
Bryan Hearne, who starred within the series “All That” before being fired in 2003, called working for the studio a “house of horrors.”
Hearne, now 35, also alleged that the one reason he was let go from the show was because of the undeniable fact that his mother caused an uproar about what she saw as strange and inappropriate behavior on the set.
In her book, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” former “iCarly” star Jennette McCurdy alleged that somebody named “The Creator” would reportedly pressure her to drink alcohol when she was just an adolescent.
McCurdy, 31, described the unnamed man — long suspected to be Schneider — to be scary and temperamental.
Considered one of the more harrowing revelations from the show comes from former teenage heartthrob Drake Bell, who alleged that Peck, now 62, allegedly sexually assaulted him.
“I used to be sleeping on the couch where I might often sleep. I woke as much as him — I opened my eyes, I woke up and he was sexually assaulting me,” Bell, 37, said on the doc.
“I froze and was in complete shock and had no idea what to do or find out how to react, and I do not know find out how to get out of this case.”
In response to Bell, nobody believed him aside from his father who — when he attempted to lift the difficulty with studio executives — was told he was being “homophobic” because of the undeniable fact that Peck was gay.
“I used to be just trapped. I had no way out,” Bell recalled, adding that the abuse became “extensive” and “pretty brutal.”
The “Drake and Josh” alum said the alleged abuse is what began him down a self-destructive road.
In May 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to 2 charges of sexual abuse. He was later sentenced to 16 months in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender.