Amanda Bynes has addressed and dismissed a viral video alleging that Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider fathered her child when she was 13.
Schneider, the mind behind many iconic children’s television programs, became embroiled in controversy as the 2024 Investigation Discovery series, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, delved into various serious allegations about his behavior.
This series included interviews with former cast and crew who worked with Schneider during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Many recalled witnessing or experiencing alleged sexism, racism, and inappropriate conduct directed at young actors.
Last year, Schneider addressed these allegations in a conversation with BooG!e, a former iCarly actor known for his role as T-Bo. During the interview, Schneider expressed remorse for some of his past actions.
“Watching [the documentary] over the past two nights was very difficult, me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and that I regret,” Schneider acknowledged.
“I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.”
Despite this, a misleading video has been making rounds on social media, falsely claiming that Bynes accused Schneider of assaulting and impregnating her at the age of 13 in a TikTok post.
Contrary to these claims, Bynes has clarified that she never made such accusations, labeling them as false.
On her TikTok stories, she stated: “This account has been making ridiculous allegations and saying things that I would never say.”
Speaking to TMZ, Bynes explained that someone fabricated these allegations by piecing together clips from her social media to create ‘lies for clickbait’.
In a March 2024 interview, Schneider defended his work, while BooG!e highlighted that some jokes from Schneider’s shows are now deemed inappropriate for children, despite being delivered by young actors at the time.
Schneider maintained that “every one of those jokes was written for a kid audience because kids thought they were funny, and only funny,” yet he was open to removing potentially inappropriate jokes from older programs.
“Let’s cut those jokes out of the show, just like I would have done 20 years ago or 25 years ago,” he suggested.
“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 in a show that needs to be cut because it’s upsetting somebody, let’s cut it.”
In November 2024, a judge in California ruled that Schneider could move forward with a defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and the creators of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.