Amanda Bynes denied the wild rumor that disgraced Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider got her pregnant when she was 13.
The “Amanda Show” alum told TMZ that the viral video of her claiming Schneider impregnated her is digitally altered.
Bynes, now 39, also told the outlet that whoever made the edited clip attempted to make up “lies for clickbait.”
A fan account posted the now-deleted video, which showed a clip of the former Nickelodeon star sitting alone at a restaurant. At the bottom of the clip was the text, “The man I got pregnant with him [sic] at the age of 13! 😭.”
The video then cut to a scene from “The Amanda Show,” in which a bikini-clad teenage Bynes was in a hot tub with Schneider, now 59, who was fully clothed.
“PLEASE WATCH THIS. I’m sorry for not making your childhood happy again,” was written atop the video.
Bynes told TMZ that she did post the first part of the fan’s edited video, but she turned the camera to her boyfriend and did not include the jacuzzi scene at all.
Page Six has reached out to Schneider for comment but did not immediately hear back.
In last year’s “Quiet on the Set” doc, several former Nickelodeon stars claimed that Schneider allegedly fostered a toxic work environment and tormented and humiliated the cast and crew on his TV sets.
The “iCarly” creator denied the allegations but said he owed people a “strong apology” for his “embarrassing” past actions.
In May 2024, Schneider filed a lawsuit against the documentary producers and creators for implying he sexually abused Nickelodeon child stars.
According to a complaint obtained by Page Six at the time, the former “Zoey 101” producer accused Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures Television and more of making the trailer of the five-part docuseries a “hit job” against him, full of “false statements and implications.”
Nickelodeon cut ties with Schneider in 2018 amid reports he was “under a cloud of suspicion over the treatment of some younger stars of his shows.” The producer walked away with a $7 million payout.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
