Overview
- Linda Schuyler, WildBrain and Peacock Alley issued a joint statement confirming all TIFF screenings, including Saturday’s world premiere, will go ahead.
- The agreement calls for future releases of Degrassi: Whatever It Takes to include additional context about how performers were compensated.
- Schuyler had filed a notice of action in Ontario on Monday alleging the film contains defamatory statements implying she profited at the expense of young actors.
- Her filing disputes claims that early cast members were underpaid and asked to handle crew tasks or wear their own clothes, while she asserts pay exceeded $50 a day and points to a retirement fund and scholarship support.
- The underlying allegations remain untested in court, and the documentary features interviews with former cast members, including Drake.