Dan Schneider's defamation suit against 'Quiet on Set' producers thrown out

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Set us as preferred A California appeals court this week sided with the producers of the controversial “Quiet on Set” docuseries after years of legal strife with subject and ex-Nickelodeon TV producer Dan Schneider.Three appeals court judges on Thursday signed an opinion granting the”Quiet on Set” producers’ motion to strike Schneider’s defamation suit in its entirety, reversing a November 2024 decision, according to a court document reviewed by The Times.

Schneider sued “Quiet on Set” producers Warner Bros.Discovery, Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television for defamation in May 2024, months after the docuseries illuminated damning allegations of sexual abuse and discrimination that occurred on the sets of Schneider’s shows, including “Drake & Josh” and “iCarly.”When Schneider filed his lawsuit, he alleged the studios and producers “falsely state or imply” in the docuseries that he “sexually abused the children who worked on his television shows.” At the time, he dismissed the allegations as “fabrications.” His complaint also took issue with alleged defamatory edits, promotional material that touted the program as a “True Crime Event,” and the series’ alleged “conflation” of him with two convicted sex offenders who worked on Nickelodeon shows.

Television Dan Schneider accuses producers of the explosive ‘Quiet on Set’ docuseries of defamation, a new lawsuit says.He alleges ‘they went beyond reporting the truth.’The defendants, including “Quiet on Set” producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, triumphed under California’s anti-SLAPP law, which protects against frivolous lawsuits.

In Thursday’s opinion, the appeals court judges ruled the docuseries “clearly distinguishes between the lamentable conduct that its participants attribute to Schneider �...