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Victoria Justice is addressing her “complex” partnership with former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider. Two months soon after Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Children Television aired on Investigation Discovery, the Victorious alum, 31, opened up about her encounter operating with Schneider in a new interview, which was published on Wednesday, May perhaps 15.
“I’m not condoning any of his behavior,” Justice insisted to Marie Claire, ahead of adding, “At the finish of the day, my partnership with Dan is a incredibly complicated a single: I met him when I was 12 years old, and he’s the particular person that gave me this significant break. He entirely changed my life. Most most likely, I wouldn’t be right here exactly where I am now if it weren’t for him, and for him seeing some thing in me. For that I will normally be grateful.”
The former Zoey 101 cast member also acknowledged Schneider’s apology, in which he admitted regretting his previous behavior whilst operating on several Nickelodeon sets.
“After watching his apology, I feel he recognizes that he did a lot of factors incorrect,” Justice stated, adding, “And I feel if he could step back into a time machine, he would do a lot of factors differently.” Nonetheless, Justice noted that she is “definitely a single of the persons on that list” that Schneider owes an apology to.
Justice got her significant break in Zoey 101, ahead of sooner or later landing the part as Tori Vega in Nickelodeon’s Victorious. Schneider worked as a producer on each shows.
When addressing the Quiet on Set docuseries, Justice pointed out that Schneider had a “very massive ego” operating on the network’s teen sitcoms. Additionally, the actress felt that she was “treated unfairly” at instances whilst operating with Schneider.
“Something that was incredibly evident in the documentary is that Dan had a incredibly massive ego, and in some cases that ego clouded his far better judgment and impacted the way he treated persons,” Justice noted. “And there had been instances I felt like I was getting treated unfairly.”
When appearing on Quiet on Set, various former Nickelodeon cast and crew members accused Schneider of producing a toxic function atmosphere. As a outcome, Schneider filed a lawsuit against the producers of the ID doc. He subsequently responded to the allegations in a statement obtained by E! News.
“There is no doubt that I was in some cases a negative leader,” Schneider admitted in his statement. “I am sincerely apologetic and regretful for that behavior, and I will continue to take accountability for it. I have no objection to anybody highlighting my failures as a boss, but it is incorrect to mislead millions of persons to the false conclusion that I was in any way involved in heinous acts like these committed by youngster predators.”
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