Following the release of Jennette McCurdy’s memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, iCarly showrunner Dan Schneider’s tenure at Nickelodeon is back under the microscope
of behind-the-scenes moments that now read as fetishizing or sexual. In a 2021 interview with the New Yor, Schneider called the scenes “totally innocent.” But those that worked on them also had concerns.fame, recalled an instance in which Schneider insisted on doing take after take of a shot ofgetting hit in the face by green slime. “We’re talking about a minor,” Nikolas said. “I think Jamie was 13, and they’re squirting stuff on her face to make it look a certain way.
One writer told Insider that they “largely avoided set when the web shows were being shot because they were largely very cringe.” And costumers who spoke with Insider also expressed concern about Schneider’s behavior. Kerry Mellin and an unnamed writer recalled that Schneider once fought with the network over the length of Victoria Justice’s skirt. He apparently compromised with the network by making it “3 inches longer.” Monet also called some of the outfits “not age appropriate.