Bryan Singer is back in the news & it has nothing to do with him being the elephant room due to Bohemian Rhapsody. After a 12 month investigation, Bryan Singer has been accused by four more men of having sex with them when they were underage in an expose for “The Atlantic.”
The journalists behind the story say they spoke to more than 50 sources, including four men who have never spoken about their experiences with Singer before. One individual claimed that, at the age of 17, he had sex with the director at Singer’s house in 1997. Another claimed that he and Singer had sex the same year in a Beverly Hills mansion when he was just 15. Both say that Singer, who was in his early 30s at the time, knew that they were under 18 and therefore below the age of consent in California.
“The Atlantic” specified:
“The accusations against Singer cover a spectrum. Some of the alleged victims say they were seduced by the director while underage; others say they were raped. The victims we interviewed told us these experiences left them psychologically damaged, with substance-abuse problems, depression and PTSD.”
The allegations come as Singer’s professional life is also in shambles. The director was fired during the production of Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in December 2017. Executives at 20th Century Fox came to the decision after escalating tensions between Singer and actor Rami Malek caused by the former’s frequent unexplained absences from the set. Singer denied all allegations of unprofessional behavior and claimed Fox refused to allow him to tend to “a gravely ill parent” as well as to his own health.
Bohemian Rhapsody had been a success despite Singer & has grossed $800M worldwide & just received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Needless to say, Singer won’t be joining that party. To his credit, Singer has denied these allegations through his rep with the following statement:
“The last time I posted about this subject, Esquire magazine was preparing to publish an article written by a homophobic journalist who has a bizarre obsession with me dating back to 1997. After careful fact-checking and, in consideration of the lack of credible sources, Esquire chose not to publish this piece of vendetta journalism. That didn’t stop this writer from selling it to The Atlantic. It’s sad that The Atlantic would stoop to this low standard of journalistic integrity. Again, I am forced to reiterate that this story rehashes claims from bogus lawsuits filed by a disreputable cast of individuals willing to lie for money or attention. And it is no surprise that, with Bohemian Rhapsody being an award-winning hit, this homophobic smear piece has been conveniently timed to take advantage of its success.”
Bryan Singer remains the credited director, but was not nominated, and was conspicuously absent from winners’ speeches at the Golden Globes. It’s also being reported that, despite a producing credit, Graham King will be the only producer on record to receive the Oscar should Bohemian Rhapsody win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
