has apologized for his “embarrassing” on-set behaviour in a new interview that addresses claims he sexualized former child stars and created a toxic work environment.
Much of the complaints against Schneider — posed both by ex-child stars and former fans of his work — are to do with seemingly sexualized jokes acted out by minors in his TV shows. “I want my shows to be popular. I want everyone to like , the more people who liked the shows, the happier I am. So, if there’s anything that needs to be cut because it’s upsetting somebody, let’s cut it.”
“When Drake and I talked and he told me about what happened, I was more devastated by that than anything that ever happened to me in my career thus far,” Schneider said. “And I told him, ‘I’m here for you.'”Schneider also became emotional when he recounted an instance where Bell’s mother asked him to help write a speech that would be read to the courtroom during Peck’s trial.
“Let me just say, no writer should ever feel uncomfortable in any writers room, ever. Period. The end. No excuses,” he said.