Zoey 101 alum Alexa Nikolas says she’s settled her defamation suit against former NBC News reporter Kat Tenbarge, who has posted a lengthy apology on social media. Nikolas sued Tenbarge in September, accusing her of defamation involving the sharing of records about Drake Bell, another Nickelodeon alum. Nikolas and Bell both participated in the 2024 Quiet on Set docu-series that looked into toxic behavior on the set of some of the biggest children’s shows of the 1990s and 2000s. “This lawsuit is about a propogandist masquerading as a journalist,” the lawsuit read. Tenbarge “falsely stated that Alexa publicly disclosed sealed court documents and police records to attack an underage victim claiming sexual abuse. None of this was true. The court documents and police records were public. Nor did Alexa — a well-known advocate for survivors of sexual abuse and assault — attack the victim. Rather, Alexa reviewed court documents and police records — which brought the public narrative surrounding claims of the underage victim into doubt. “To advance this false narrative and obtain negative information on …