All That’s Lori Beth Denberg Alleges Dan Schneider Sexually “Preyed” on Her

A new round of allegations against Dan Schneider have emerged in the aftermath of Quiet on Set. Lori Beth Denberg, who starred on Schneider’s Nickelodeon series All That for four seasons between 1994 and 1998, alleged that the producer sexually “preyed on me” in a new interview with Business Insider. A 2022 investigation by the publication served as a basis for the docuseries. In a statement issued to both Business Insider and Vanity Fair, Schneider called Denberg’s accusations “wildly exaggerated and, in most cases, false.”

Denberg, who was 17 when she joined the sketch-comedy show, alleges that her relationship with Schneider became sexual around the time she turned 19. Denberg says that in a meeting with her, Schneider allegedly proceeded to show her clips of pornography on his computer. She claimed that the “grand finale” of the footage featured a woman performing oral sex on a donkey. “I feel like that is the first time he preyed on me,” Denberg told Business Insider.

“The fact that an executive producer of Quiet on Set [Business Insider reporter Kate Taylor] would pursue allegations regarding what may have happened between adults nearly 30 years ago—only a week after I filed a defamation lawsuit accusing Quiet on Set of being intentionally false and misleading—seems more than coincidental,” Schneider continued in a statement to VF.

Denberg also alleged that Schneider would call her during this period, and on one occasion, initiate phone sex with her. There were sleepovers at Schneider’s house, claimed Denberg, where they would give each other massages and Schneider would frequently watch porn on his computer. During one massage, Schneider allegedly fondled Denberg’s breasts and put his mouth on them. “I couldn’t have been more green,” Denberg said, calling her dynamic with Schneider, a “weird, abusive friendship.” She added, “I couldn’t have been more vulnerable.”

The actor, who shared several alleged encounters involving Schneider with Business Insider, also recalled a time that Schneider asked her to accompany him to his auto repairman. According to Denberg, the pair got pulled over by a police officer, Schneider gave her his gun, and she hid it under her skirt to shield it from the officer.

“As I have previously stated, there were times, particularly in the early years of my career, that I made mistakes and exhibited poor judgment as a leader,” Schneider said in his statement to VF. “If I did that with respect to Lori Beth, I sincerely apologize to her. But I cannot apologize for things I did not do.”

Denberg, who starred in last year’s Good Burger 2—a sequel to the hit 1997 Nickelodeon film starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell—previously spoke out against Schneider in 2020. “He’s not my favorite person,” she told Vice at the time. “He is not a pleasant person to work for, and I’m not confirming anything, but I’m not disappointed he won’t be darkening the doors of any more people working for him—and it’s not just kids, it’s anybody.” Denberg had returned for the 2019 All That reboot, which was helmed by original series writers Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, who Denberg said made it feel like “the ship [is] being driven the right way.”

She decided to come forward with allegations against Schneider now, Denberg told Business Insider, to encourage others to speak up, adding, “There’s right and wrong, and there’s true and false.”