The Atlantic has published a new report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct involving underage boys against director Bryan Singer, whose films include the X-Men franchise, The Usual Suspects and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Singer has faced accusations before. A Seattle man named Cesar sued him, claiming Singer raped him on a yacht in 2003 when he was 17. Singer was also fired from Bohemian Rhapsody in December 2017, weeks before filming wrapped, by 20th Century Fox. The film has since earned Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe win for Best Picture.
The Atlantic said it spent 12 months on the report and spoke with more than 50 sources. In it, four men describe encounters with Singer when they were teenagers. One of them, Victor Valdovinos, told the magazine that Singer touched him inappropriately when he was 13 and working as an extra on the 1997 film Apt Pupil. Three other men, who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation, also described unwanted sexual contact. The magazine also reported that many of its sources asked to withhold their names out of concern for their careers.
Singer responded before the story ran. Last October he posted on Instagram that the piece showed a reckless disregard for the truth and made fictional assumptions, and said it was aimed at hurting the release of Bohemian Rhapsody. He called the article a homophobic smear piece. Singer’s lawyers have also denied that he has ever had sex with minors.
Singer was still slated to direct the film Red Sonja later this year. None of the accusations have been proven in court.
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