'Quiet on Set' directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz are saying they were 'clear' about the nature of the documentary with everyone who agreed to participate.
'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV' co-directors are standing firm in saying they informed participants of what they were getting into. Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz issued a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday after the former 'Double Dare' host Marc Summers claimed he was 'ambushed' by the documentary directors. 'We are clear with each participant about the nature of our projects,' Robertson and Schwartz said.
The co-directors' statement comes after Summers was a guest on 'The Elvis Duran Show,' where he alleged that he was not informed on the nature of the documentary prior to signing on. 'I got called by these folks saying they wanted to do a documentary on Nickelodeon,' he said. Summers explained that he made positive comments about his time at the network before the co-directors pulled a 'bait and switch' on him. 'They ambushed me,' Summers said.
Summers said that's when the nature of the documentary was revealed – including allegations against Dan Schneider while he ran the network and Drake Bell detailing his sexual abuse from Brian Peck. Peck was convicted of a lewd act against a child and oral copulation of a person under 16 in 2003. He spent 16 months in prison. Summers decided to walk away from the documentary. 'I got a phone call about six weeks ago saying, ‘You’re totally out of the show’ and I went, great,' he said.
Summers said he 'never met' Schneider because he 'took over' Nickelodeon after his stint as host of 'Double Dare' was over. He explained that the only person he knew on the network at the time Schneider was there was comedian and actor Kenan Thompson. When it came to the people mentioned in the documentary, Summers said he 'never met any of them.' CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A fifth bonus episode of 'Quiet on Set' releases Sunday, April 7, on ID.
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