May 14, 2024
She was banned from the set of "The Amanda Show" after expressing concern for Amanda Bynes.
Not a very revealing article but it may encourage others [who don't have NDAs] to speak up.
[quote]when Schneider, the head writer of "All That," heard that a female producer had met with Denberg to discuss her weight gain, he was angry... he should have been the one to have that conversation... he understood what it was like to be overweight. At first, Denberg appreciated the support. But the conversation shifted... Schneider started showing her clips of pornography on his computer. The "grand finale," Denberg said, was a video in which a woman performed oral sex on a donkey.
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[quote]During her four seasons starring in "All That" between 1994 and 1998 [...] he lashed out at her on set, played porn for her on multiple occasions, and once initiated phone sex. Denberg said that looking back, she's disturbed by the power imbalance between herself and Schneider
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[quote]In a statement to Business Insider, Schneider, now 58, said Denberg's accusations are "wildly exaggerated and, in most cases, false."
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[quote]It started with frequent phone calls... they would regularly discuss sexual topics and, once, Schneider initiated phone sex. When "All That" filming moved from Orlando to Los Angeles in 1996, Denberg said she began spending late nights at Schneider's home, sometimes sleeping over. While they were not sexually intimate during these sleepovers, Denberg said they would give each other massages and that Schneider frequently played porn on his computer.
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[quote]When Denberg visited "The Amanda Show" set, the 13-year-old Bynes looked "gaunt," she said. While Denberg didn't interact with Schneider directly, she said she overheard him say that the show had to stop filming recently because Bynes was tired.
[quote]Given her own negative experiences with Schneider, she decided to speak to Schneider's boss, Brian Robbins, the executive producer and cocreator of "All That." […] she told Robbins she had once thought Schneider could be a mentor to her. She burst into tears and explained that she was worried about Bynes. She said Robbins did not ask any follow-up questions but told her Schneider hadn't had it easy either.
[quote]Even before the meeting, Denberg did not trust Robbins. He and Schneider were longtime friends, having starred together in the 1980s hit "Head of the Class."
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[quote]she made an appointment at Nickelodeon's New York headquarters. In the 2000 meeting, she recalled telling Albie Hecht, the president of Nickelodeon Entertainment, that Bynes was in trouble. She said Schneider was a problem and didn't care about anything except himself. (She said she did not discuss her sexualized encounters with Schneider with either Hecht or Robbins.) Hecht listened politely... he later called her to say Nickelodeon had rearranged Bynes' shooting schedules in an effort to make them less taxing on the actor.
[quote]When Denberg was back in Los Angeles, a friend who worked on "The Amanda Show" called to tell her that her photo had been hung in a guard shack, banning her from the set, Denberg said. Someone who worked on the show confirmed to BI that Denberg's photo had been posted and that it was common knowledge that she was barred after expressing concerns about Schneider.
Weinstein & Cosby were open secrets for years, Schneider will have his day.