Dan Schneider — the former Nickelodeon producer at the center of the new doc “Quiet on Set” — said he owes people a “strong apology” after being accused of sexism, racism and inappropriate workplace behavior.
“Watching over the past two nights was very difficult,” he told BooG!E, who played T-Bo on “iCarly,” in a video uploaded to his YouTube channel Tuesday.
“Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and that I regret, I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.”
The 58-year-old furthered that when he watched the doc, he “could see the hurt in some people’s eyes and it made me feel awful and regretful and sorry.”
“I wish I could go back, especially to those earlier years of my career, and bring the growth and the experience that I have now and just do a better job and never, ever feel like it was okay to be an a–hole to anyone, ever,” he told BooG!E — born Bobby Bowman.
Schneider, 58, said he now believes the “jokes” should be cut from the older episodes.
“Every one of those jokes was written for a kid audience because kids thought they were funny, and only funny,” he claimed.
“Let’s cut those jokes out of the show, just like I would have done 20 years ago or 25 years ago. I want my shows to be popular. I want everyone to like [the shows], the more people who liked the shows, the happier I am. So if there’s anything that needs to be cut because it’s upsetting somebody, let’s cut it.”
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In the four-part docuseries which aired Sunday and Monday on ID, Schneider was accused by several former Nickelodeon child stars and employees of allegedly fostering a toxic work environment, as well as tormenting and humiliating the cast and crew on his TV sets.
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