Hope Drake enjoyed his company while it lasted, because there’s one less person in the Degrassi -verse who’s taking legal action today. Degrassi co-creator and producer Linda Schuyler is no longer suing to stop the upcoming world premiere of the documentary Degrassi: Whatever It Takes at the Toronto International Film Festival.
How did they reach a settlement?
Schuyler and film producers WildBrain and Peacock Alley have agreed to add “some additional context” about compensation to child stars for future screenings, according to a joint statement announcing the settlement of the short-lived legal dispute on September 11. “From the beginning, it was important to me, and to the whole Degrassi team, to do what we could to set our young performers up for success,” Schuyler said