what was it like working for dan schneider? asking the two black children on a nickelodeon set -- >> we were overlooked. >> yeah. >> i respect dan's creative mindset. >> yeah, sure. >> creative genius. you made stars, but you also broke a lot of people. >> reporter: "quiet on set" includes allegations schneider was a bully and created a toxic work environment. what do you think of those criticisms of him? >> i think there's a lot of accuracy. i've seen the monster that they've portrayed him as. i've seen the sweet guy. >> it's 50/50, for me. and he is at aniny. he's a really nice guy. but there is that dark side. >> reporter: one segment of "on-air dare," ryan was covered in peanut butter then licked by dogs. >> my "on-air dare," i was saying, "i don't like this." >> i don't like this, i don't, gross. >> to see that is -- >> to voice it. >> to have voiced it. >> to be ignored. because, oh, it's funny. >> yeah. is it? was it funny? >> was it? >> was it even funny? >> reporter: who was it funny for? >> right. >> wasn't for me. >>

dan schneider told them that he was choosing a last name. that was a vulgar word. and when asked by standards whether that was the case, he said it was not that christie had said in the documentary that was power. power where you are making a. dirty joke about children on a children's show >> cnn has reached out to dan snyder, but we have not heard back a spokesperson for snyder did tell nbc in a statement and i'll reverberant dan. dan has said himself that he was a tough boss to work for. and if he could do things over again, he would act differently. but let's be clear, when dan departed nickelodeon, a full investigation was done. and again, all that was found is that he was a challenging time off and demanding person to work for and with nothing else >> was there >> any effort then married to address these allegations? schneider's tenure >> guess it depends on the nature of the allegations. certainly, we reached out to dan on multiple occasions and extended him an opportunity to participate in the film. and we've included some of his responses in the film we've

now, we have reached out to dan schneider. no word back yet. i've also reached out to representatives for drake bell to get his reaction on dan snyder's comment. i'll update you when we hear back. oh, yeah. please do elizabeth wagmeister. thanks so much. appreciate it. and if you or anyone you know, has been sexually assaulted, please call the national sexual assault hotline at 80656. hope. that's 80656 for or hope >> we'll be right back >> united states of scandal with jake tapper. sunday at nine on cnn, awkward >> question. is there going to be anything leftover? >> oh excellently >> my kids don't know what they want. you know, who knows what she wants >> with empowered. we get all of our financial questions answered. >> so you don't have to worry empower, >> what's next? did you know there's no t in skechers? >> what he told about me is always been scheduled t and these get to slippery get to slip bands romo take is always in sketches >> we're building a better >> postal service all parts working in sync to move your business forward for more

what was it like working for dan schneider?were overlooked. >> reporter: the actors were calling sketches like on air dares. >> those were torture moments for all of us. >> reporter: he was covered in peanut butter then licked by dogs. >> my on air dare, i was saying i don't like this. just to see that is -- >> to voice it. >> i voiced it. i don't like this. >> and to be ignored because, oh, it's funny. >> yeah. >> it wasn't funny. >> who was it funny for? >> right. >> it wasn't funny for me. >> reporter: they hope the series sparks an important conversation about the treatment of child actors. >> your childhood is gonna be a little tainted after watching it, but i hope that it protects the next group of kids. >> yeah. >> about the hostile work place allegations, nickelodeon tells abc news, while it cannot corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions decades ago, it investigates complaints as part of our commitment to fostering a safe and professional work environment free of harassment or inappropriate condu

another dynamic to keep an eye on this super tuesday dan schneider, thank you for breaking it down for us. >> thanks for having me. i appreciate it. >> of course. >> all right. the new cnn original series vegas, the story of sin city takes us on an incredible journey from the city's origins as a dusty desert town to the entertainment mecca. it is today, cnn, sara sidner sat down with mr. las vegas himself, way newton to talk about the city's history with this the life you ever imagined and the career, the length of your careers longer than anyone i know >> well, i we will be celebrating our 65th year performing in las vegas. this coming i think may i don't think about it. i think that it's the fact that i enjoy what i do. i love to see the people's faces and i love to see the smiles on their faces and maybe the fact that we can bring them a little bit of happiness and forget all the nonsense going on on the world. >> okay, 65th year so i got to ask you, you knew the rat pack by name you performed with them with elvis these are also icons, right? so who partied hard and vegas. i know yo

discovery also zeros then on the actions of the man behind many of those nickelodeon hits, producer dan schneider, the series alleges shnaider oversaw instances of fat shaming, reduce salaries praised for female writers and children being sexualized, forced to perform and suggestive scenes including a disturbing scene described by zoe e101. then child star alexa nicholas my the tip. >> here, these gu pops and my character can't get it open not coming out and squirting onto jamie's face. it lands on her face so firstly, it was dan barring laughing and then everyone kind of giggling we heard the boys >> saying, it's a shot here with me tonight as alexa nicholas, one of the child actors who helped to bring these allegations to like, you weren't >> 12 on the set. i think at that time, correct. you worked on these sets. you were just a kid tell us about this experience. working on the nickelodeon show that you are on what did you see? what did you experience >> i experienced a lot of bullying a lot of emotional, verbal abuse >> i >> essentially experienced a toxic work environment. but when you think