Following the discharge of ‘Quiet On Set: The Darkish Aspect Of Youngsters TV,’ filmmakers Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson are addressing the claims made by former ‘Double Dare’ host Mark Summers.
As The Blast reported, many former Nickelodeon workers got here ahead to interrupt their silence whereas working with the community. Whereas some accused former producer Dan Schneider of making a poisonous work atmosphere and of verbal abuse, others accused former dialogue coach Brian Peck of sexual abuse.
Mark Summers, who previously hosted the favored Nickelodeon sport present ‘Double Dare,’ accused the filmmakers of ‘Quiet On Set’ of pulling “a bait and swap” on him.
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‘Double Dare’ Alum Mark Summers Accuses ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary Of ‘Ambushing’ Him
Marc Summers, the previous host of Nickelodeon’s ‘Double Dare’ (1986-1993), appeared on ‘Elvis Duran and the Morning Present,’ the place he alleged that when he was approached to take part within the documentary, he was misled about its real deal with allegations of misconduct on the community.
“They requested me what I considered Nick, and the primary 10 to 12 seconds, from what I perceive, on this documentary is me saying all these fantastic issues. However they did a bait and swap on me,” he stated whereas on the radio present. “They ambushed me. They by no means instructed me what this documentary was actually about. And they also confirmed me a video of one thing that I couldn’t consider was on Nickelodeon. And I stated, ‘Effectively, let’s cease the tape proper right here. What are we doing?’”
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Mark Summers Claims ‘Quiet On Set’ Filmmakers ‘Lied’
The previous Nickelodeon host added, “I left. So I received a cellphone name about six weeks in the past saying you’re completely out of the present. And I went, ‘Nice.’ Then they known as me about 4 weeks in the past and stated, ‘Effectively, you’re in it, however you’re solely within the first a part of it since you talked in regards to the optimistic stuff of Nickelodeon.”
“What they didn’t inform me — and so they lied to me about — was the truth that they put in that different factor the place they’d the digicam on me after they ambushed me,” he continued. “And so, now we get into an entire state of affairs about who’s unethical.”
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Filmmakers Reply to ‘Quiet on Set’ Backlash, Slam ‘Bait and Change’ Allegations
After Marc Summers claimed that he walked out of the interview on account of an absence of transparency in regards to the undertaking’s focus, filmmakers Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson say in any other case.
“We’re clear with every participant in our undertaking in regards to the nature of our work,” Robertson instructed Selection. “The overwhelming majority of our members have left the undertaking feeling extremely glad.”
Schwartz added, “I additionally need to be clear that no person ever walked out on set on any of the interviews in ‘Quiet on Set.’”
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Dan Schneider Is Suing ‘Quiet On Set’ Manufacturing Group
As The Blast beforehand reported, Dan Schneider, a producer on many standard Nickelodeon reveals, together with ‘The Amanda Present’ and ‘Zoey 101,’ was accused of making a hostile work atmosphere, verbally abusing workers, and exhibiting racially insensitive or preferential therapy. Moreover, issues have been raised relating to his interactions with younger actors.
Following the discharge of the five-part docuseries, Schneider filed a lawsuit, claiming that “‘Quiet on Set’s’ portrayal of Schneider is successful job” and that it falsely portrayed him as a toddler predator.
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“Whereas it’s indeniable that two bona fide baby sexual abusers labored on Nickelodeon reveals, it’s likewise indeniable that Schneider had no data of their abuse, was not complicit within the abuse, condemned the abuse as soon as it was found and, critically, was not a toddler sexual abuser himself,” the go well with, which was obtained by The Blast, added.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions, and Sony Footage Tv are all named within the go well with.
Dan Schneider Accuses ‘Quiet On Set’ Of ‘Falsely Implying’ He Was ‘Concerned In Or Facilitated Horrific Crimes’
In a press release following the lawsuit information, the previous Nickelodeon producer stated he had “no selection however to take authorized motion in opposition to the folks behind it.”
“Of their profitable try to mislead viewers and enhance scores, they went past reporting the reality and falsely implied that I used to be concerned in or facilitated horrific crimes for which precise baby predators have been prosecuted and convicted,” he stated in a press release.
“I’ve no objection to anybody highlighting my failures as a boss, however it’s unsuitable to mislead hundreds of thousands of individuals to the false conclusion that I used to be in any approach concerned in heinous acts like these dedicated by baby predators,” he added.
