Victoria Justice Says Dan Schneider Owes Her an Apology as She Particulars ‘Advanced’ Relationship

Whereas posing on the duvet of Marie Claire‘s first-ever music difficulty, Justice opened up concerning the Nickelodeon exposé, and her “complicated” relationship with producer and present creator, Dan Schneider.

“One thing that was very evident within the documentary is that Dan had a really massive ego, and generally that ego clouded his higher judgment and affected the best way he handled individuals, and there have been occasions I felt like I used to be being handled unfairly,” the Victorious alum shared.

Justice, who starred on the Nick sitcom from 2010 till 2013 after getting her begin on Zoey 101 on the age of 12, stated she believes Schneider owes her an apology for that unfair manner he handled her throughout her time with the community. “I might say I am positively one of many individuals on that checklist,” Justice added.

Whereas she stated nothing sexual in nature occurred throughout her time working with Schneider, she did be aware that some moments that “have been in poor style.” Nonetheless, the 31-year-old singer-actress stated her relationship with Schneider is layered, crediting the exec for giving her her first “huge break.”

“I am not condoning any of his conduct. On the finish of the day, my relationship with Dan is a really complicated one: I met him once I was 12 years previous, and he is the person who gave me this huge break,” she defined. “He fully modified my life. Almost definitely I would not be right here the place I’m at the moment if it weren’t for him, and for him seeing one thing in me. For that I’ll at all times be grateful.”

Schneider confronted myriad allegations from Nickelodeon alums within the documentary, which aired on Max earlier this 12 months, together with inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment. Most just lately, he was hit with extra claims of abuse from All That‘s Lori Beth Denberg.

He denied the majority of these claims, however did apologize for his conduct in a video uploaded to YouTube after the docuseries aired.

“Watching over the previous two nights was very troublesome, me going through my previous behaviors, a few of that are embarrassing and that I remorse, and I positively owe some individuals a fairly robust apology,” he stated on the time.

After watching Schneider’s apology video, Justice stated she thinks “he acknowledges that he did plenty of issues unsuitable,” and believes that if Dan “might step again right into a time machine, he would do plenty of issues otherwise.”

Justice’s feedback come after Denberg accused Schneider of “preying” on her whereas on All That, claiming that within the ’90s, Schneider confirmed her pornography, as soon as fondled her and one other time, initiated cellphone intercourse.

In an interview with Enterprise Insider, Denberg stated she felt Schneider had acted inappropriately towards her throughout a interval after they labored collectively. She stated that their “bizarre, abusive friendship” grew to become sexual when she was 19.

“I could not have been extra susceptible,” the actress, now 48, stated within the interview.

She instructed Enterprise Insider she didn’t essentially see their interactions as inappropriate on the time, provided that she was older than 18, however lately she has begun to understand the facility imbalance that existed between her and Schneider.

Schneider, who has filed al lawsuit in opposition to the creators of Quiet on Set, alleging defamation, responded to Denberg’s allegations in an announcement to the outlet, calling her account, “wildly exaggerated and, usually, false.”

“As I’ve beforehand said, there have been occasions, significantly within the early years of my profession, that I made errors and exhibited poor judgment as a frontrunner,” he continued. “If I did that with respect to Lori Beth, I sincerely apologize to her. However I can not apologize for issues I didn’t do.”