X-Men Director Bryan Singer Charged with Raping 15-Year-Old Boy
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I can guarantee that this is not his first boy.
You don't start out as a grown ass man.
He has a trail of broken boys' booties behind him.
They just need to turn over the leaves to reveal the victims.
Same shit with child molesters...they don't start at 50 yrs old.
You don't start out as a grown ass man.
He has a trail of broken boys' booties behind him.
They just need to turn over the leaves to reveal the victims.
Same shit with child molesters...they don't start at 50 yrs old.
Fox Fired Bryan Singer, but It Won’t Be Able to Remove Him as the Director of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
No matter what happens next with the Freddie Mercury biopic, 20th Century Fox is stuck with a movie by Bryan Singer.
Chris O'Falt
Dec 4, 2017 9:10 pm
@cofalt
Bryan Singer
David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock
A series of stories about the chaotic set of “Bohemian Rhapsody” culminated with the announcement that 20th Century Fox has fired director Bryan Singer. Reports of Singer’s “erratic” behavior include fighting with lead actor Rami Malek, the director not showing up on set (veteran cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel reportedly stepping into the role), and after the Thanksgiving holiday, Singer disappearing completely, leaving a representative to cite a “personal health matter” concerning the director and a family member as the reason for his absence.
Bryan Singer Fired From Directing Queen Biopic After Repeatedly Disappearing From Set
All of this is set against a backdrop in which many of Hollywood’s most powerful men have been brought down by allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Hollywood is a different place than it was over a year ago, when Fox started working with Singer to develop the long-simmering biopic about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Singer has faced his own past allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and pedophilia, significant enough that students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts formally requested his name be removed from the Bryan Singer Division of Cinema & Media Studies. (The school said it would take the matter “very seriously.”)
For the fate of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” this context is important. In recent weeks, Hollywood has been aware of multiple publications investigating Singer. Fox is not only looking at an immediate problem of how to save a movie that still has two weeks of production remaining, but they are also likely considering the very real possibility that when the film premieres, it will be attached to a name plagued by stories from his past. When titans like Brett Ratner, Kevin Spacey, and Harvey Weinstein became toxic, Hollywood felt compelled to sever all possible ties. For Singer and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” this is an unlikely option for Fox.
While Fox has the ability buy out Singer’s pay-or-play contract and replace him with someone who will finish the film — as it apparently did this week — the studio cannot change the directing credits on “Bohemian Rhapsody.” No matter who brings the film through post, it will likely be a film directed by — and only by — Bryan Singer.
For decades, the Director’s Guild of America has had an ironclad clause in its studio contracts that states there will always be one director per movie (directing partnerships like the Coen Brothers are seen as one entity), with the DGA as the sole arbiter that decides the official “director” of a film. The DGA also maintains the right to step in and make that decision regarding the director credit at any point in the process.
It is hard to imagine a scenario in which Singer would not be deemed the film’s director by the DGA; he oversaw development, casting, and pre-production, and spent more than two months shooting “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It’s an impossible position for the DGA, and one that’s become increasingly familiar: The DGA still has James Toback, Ratner, Bill Cosby, and “Midnight Rider” director Randall Miller as active members.
Bryan Singer Halts Production on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Due to ‘Health Matter’
THR reports that the DGA was present on the “Bohemian Rhapsody” set, but that’s not unusual; the guild routinely makes set visits, as it also represents UPMs, assistant directors, and location managers. However, to have the DGA on set monitoring the situation with Singer is significant. The DGA is extremely protective of its members’ rights, and would not hesitate to to make its presence known if there was conflict with the director. That said: If ever there were grounds to deem someone else the director of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the guild would have collected that information first hand.
However, that scenario is highly unlikely. No matter how the story develops — for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” or for Singer — 20th Century Fox can expect to open a film by Bryan Singer for Christmas 2018.
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/bohemian-rhapsody-bryan-singer-director-credit-dga-fox-1201903892/
No matter what happens next with the Freddie Mercury biopic, 20th Century Fox is stuck with a movie by Bryan Singer.
Chris O'Falt
Dec 4, 2017 9:10 pm
@cofalt
Bryan Singer
David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock
A series of stories about the chaotic set of “Bohemian Rhapsody” culminated with the announcement that 20th Century Fox has fired director Bryan Singer. Reports of Singer’s “erratic” behavior include fighting with lead actor Rami Malek, the director not showing up on set (veteran cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel reportedly stepping into the role), and after the Thanksgiving holiday, Singer disappearing completely, leaving a representative to cite a “personal health matter” concerning the director and a family member as the reason for his absence.
Bryan Singer Fired From Directing Queen Biopic After Repeatedly Disappearing From Set
All of this is set against a backdrop in which many of Hollywood’s most powerful men have been brought down by allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Hollywood is a different place than it was over a year ago, when Fox started working with Singer to develop the long-simmering biopic about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Singer has faced his own past allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and pedophilia, significant enough that students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts formally requested his name be removed from the Bryan Singer Division of Cinema & Media Studies. (The school said it would take the matter “very seriously.”)
For the fate of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” this context is important. In recent weeks, Hollywood has been aware of multiple publications investigating Singer. Fox is not only looking at an immediate problem of how to save a movie that still has two weeks of production remaining, but they are also likely considering the very real possibility that when the film premieres, it will be attached to a name plagued by stories from his past. When titans like Brett Ratner, Kevin Spacey, and Harvey Weinstein became toxic, Hollywood felt compelled to sever all possible ties. For Singer and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” this is an unlikely option for Fox.
While Fox has the ability buy out Singer’s pay-or-play contract and replace him with someone who will finish the film — as it apparently did this week — the studio cannot change the directing credits on “Bohemian Rhapsody.” No matter who brings the film through post, it will likely be a film directed by — and only by — Bryan Singer.
For decades, the Director’s Guild of America has had an ironclad clause in its studio contracts that states there will always be one director per movie (directing partnerships like the Coen Brothers are seen as one entity), with the DGA as the sole arbiter that decides the official “director” of a film. The DGA also maintains the right to step in and make that decision regarding the director credit at any point in the process.
It is hard to imagine a scenario in which Singer would not be deemed the film’s director by the DGA; he oversaw development, casting, and pre-production, and spent more than two months shooting “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It’s an impossible position for the DGA, and one that’s become increasingly familiar: The DGA still has James Toback, Ratner, Bill Cosby, and “Midnight Rider” director Randall Miller as active members.
Bryan Singer Halts Production on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Due to ‘Health Matter’
THR reports that the DGA was present on the “Bohemian Rhapsody” set, but that’s not unusual; the guild routinely makes set visits, as it also represents UPMs, assistant directors, and location managers. However, to have the DGA on set monitoring the situation with Singer is significant. The DGA is extremely protective of its members’ rights, and would not hesitate to to make its presence known if there was conflict with the director. That said: If ever there were grounds to deem someone else the director of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the guild would have collected that information first hand.
However, that scenario is highly unlikely. No matter how the story develops — for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” or for Singer — 20th Century Fox can expect to open a film by Bryan Singer for Christmas 2018.
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/bohemian-rhapsody-bryan-singer-director-credit-dga-fox-1201903892/
Bryan Singer Makes Himself a Part of Bohemian Rhapsody’s Golden Globes Win on Instagram
By Jackson McHenry@McHenryJD
Bryan Singer. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Even though Bohemian Rhapsody won Best Actor in a Drama and Best Drama at the Golden Globes Sunday night, everyone involved studiously avoided mentioning Bryan Singer, who is credited as the Freddie Mercury biopic’s director. Singer was fired from the biopic, reportedly after an on-set fight with star Rami Malek (though the director insists that he was caring for an ill parent), but has retained his director credit, and also apparently decided to make himself a part of the Globes celebration through Instagram. Singer posted a photo of himself on the film set in the director’s chair writing “What an honor. Thank you,” and also shared two graphics celebrating Bohemian Rhapsody’s win as Instagram stories.
Days after Singer was fired from Bohemian Rhapsody in December 2017, he was sued for raping a 17-year-old boy at a party in 2003 (Singer denied all those allegations). The director was previously accused of forcing several minors to strip naked for a scene on the set of Apt Pupil in 1997 and sued in 2014 by a man claiming Singer raped him as a teenager, though that lawsuit was withdrawn by the accuser. After keeping a low profile throughout most of 2018, Singer made a deal to direct a movie in September, and in October, posted an Instagram preemptively denied the accusations made against himin an Esquire article that he claimed would rehash old allegations of sexual assault made against him.
That article is still yet to be published.
By Jackson McHenry@McHenryJD
Bryan Singer. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Even though Bohemian Rhapsody won Best Actor in a Drama and Best Drama at the Golden Globes Sunday night, everyone involved studiously avoided mentioning Bryan Singer, who is credited as the Freddie Mercury biopic’s director. Singer was fired from the biopic, reportedly after an on-set fight with star Rami Malek (though the director insists that he was caring for an ill parent), but has retained his director credit, and also apparently decided to make himself a part of the Globes celebration through Instagram. Singer posted a photo of himself on the film set in the director’s chair writing “What an honor. Thank you,” and also shared two graphics celebrating Bohemian Rhapsody’s win as Instagram stories.
Days after Singer was fired from Bohemian Rhapsody in December 2017, he was sued for raping a 17-year-old boy at a party in 2003 (Singer denied all those allegations). The director was previously accused of forcing several minors to strip naked for a scene on the set of Apt Pupil in 1997 and sued in 2014 by a man claiming Singer raped him as a teenager, though that lawsuit was withdrawn by the accuser. After keeping a low profile throughout most of 2018, Singer made a deal to direct a movie in September, and in October, posted an Instagram preemptively denied the accusations made against himin an Esquire article that he claimed would rehash old allegations of sexual assault made against him.
That article is still yet to be published.
Bryan Singer to Settle With Assault Accuser
By Anne Victoria Clark@annevclark
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Bryan Singer’s attorneys have agreed to a settlement of $150,000 in response to a claim made by Cesar Sanchez-Guzman that he was sexually assaulted by the director in 2003. Sanchez-Guzman filed a lawsuit against Singer in December 2017, in which he alleged that the X-Mendirector anally penetrated and performed oral sex on him against his will. Three years before the lawsuit, in 2014, Sanchez-Guzman had filed for bankruptcy, which was discharged. However, in 2018 the bankruptcy trustee reopened the case to give Sanchez-Guzman’s creditors access to proceeds from the lawsuit. Singer’s attorneys said their client still maintains his innocence.
“The debtor filed a claim against Mr. Singer that he had no basis or legal right to file,” Singer’s attorney Andrew Brettler said in a statement toVariety. “Mr. Singer has denied even knowing this individual, let alone allegedly having interacted with him more than 15 years ago. The decision to resolve the matter with the bankruptcy trustee was purely a business one, as litigation costs would well exceed the amount requested by the trustee to pay off the creditors who were owed money when the debtor filed for bankruptcy.” Singer has been accused of sexual abuse and molestation by four men.
By Anne Victoria Clark@annevclark
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Bryan Singer’s attorneys have agreed to a settlement of $150,000 in response to a claim made by Cesar Sanchez-Guzman that he was sexually assaulted by the director in 2003. Sanchez-Guzman filed a lawsuit against Singer in December 2017, in which he alleged that the X-Mendirector anally penetrated and performed oral sex on him against his will. Three years before the lawsuit, in 2014, Sanchez-Guzman had filed for bankruptcy, which was discharged. However, in 2018 the bankruptcy trustee reopened the case to give Sanchez-Guzman’s creditors access to proceeds from the lawsuit. Singer’s attorneys said their client still maintains his innocence.
“The debtor filed a claim against Mr. Singer that he had no basis or legal right to file,” Singer’s attorney Andrew Brettler said in a statement toVariety. “Mr. Singer has denied even knowing this individual, let alone allegedly having interacted with him more than 15 years ago. The decision to resolve the matter with the bankruptcy trustee was purely a business one, as litigation costs would well exceed the amount requested by the trustee to pay off the creditors who were owed money when the debtor filed for bankruptcy.” Singer has been accused of sexual abuse and molestation by four men.
Brian Cox defends Bryan Singer's on-set behavior on 'X2: X-Men United'
'Succession' star Brian Cox defended his 'X2: X-Men United' director Bryan Singer when it comes to allegations over his on-set behavior
Brian Cox defends Bryan Singer's on-set behavior on X2: X-Men United: 'I think he's an extraordinary director'
"He was under a lot of strain," the Succession star said of his former director.
By Maureen Lee LenkerFebruary 03, 2023 at 07:00 PM EST
Lately, Brian Cox seems to have about as much tact as Logan Roy.
After defending author J.K. Rowling over her transphobic comments, now he's throwing support behind his X2: X-Men United director Bryan Singer. Singer's reported "unprofessional" behavior on sets has often been a subject of controversy (and even led to his dismissal from Bohemian Rhapsody).
In 2020, The Hollywood Reporter published an exposé detailing an alleged toxic work environment on the first X-Men. The main cast reportedly threatened to walk away from the movie over Singer's behavior. Then, in a 2021 memoir, Alan Cumming, who played Nightcrawler in X2, described a similarly tense environment on set, including the cast staging an intervention for Singer over the director's use of painkillers.
But Cox, who starred as the film's non-mutant villain William Stryker and considers X2 the best of the mutant franchise, praised Singer and defended the director's on-set behavior in a recent interview with Yahoo! Entertainment.
Brian Cox as as William Stryker in 'X2: X-Men United.'
| CREDIT: 20TH CENTURY FOX/EVERETT
Cox explained Singer's behavior, noting that the director was "under a lot of strain" throughout production. "One of his great things was that when he came to a new set, he would have to rethink it," Cox remembered. "He'd have a thought, and then have to rethink [the scene]. So that was always a difficult transition for him. But once he cracked it, he cracked it very quickly and was able to get on with it."
The Succession star also revealed that he was Singer's first choice for the role of Stryker, but that it took some back and forth between the director and the studio. "I think he's an extraordinary director — really, really gifted," Cox added "Certainly I will always be grateful to him because he had confidence in me and got me the role. I played a waiting game and it worked."
The Emmy winner also praised Singer's use of allegory in the film, as it pertains to the mutants and their sense of otherness. "There's real allegory in that film, and it serves a lot of purpose," Cox reflected. "That's why I love Bryan's view on it, because he sees it very much as those who are out of the norm as it were. It's very much an allegory film for him as well."
Singer came out as bisexual in 2014 and many have drawn parallels between the franchise's themes of feeling like an outsider and Singer's sexuality.
Brian Cox and director Bryan Singer
| CREDIT: DAVID M. BENETT/ALAN CHAPMAN/DAVE BENETT/WIREIMAGE; FREDERICK M. BROWN/GETTY
Cox is just the latest X-Men star to weigh in on Singer's on-set antics. When asked earlier this year about his experiences making the X-Men films, Hugh Jackman told The Guardian, "This was my first movie in America, you gotta understand; it was all so new to me. I think it's fair to say that… There are some stories, you know… I think there are some ways of being on set that would not happen now. And I think that things have changed for the better."
He then spoke more broadly, saying, "There's way less tolerance for disrespectful, marginalizing, bullying, any oppressive behavior. There's zero tolerance for it now and people will speak out, and I think that's great."
Jennifer Lawrence, who played Mystique in several X-Men films, also called out Singer, albeit in a more offhand manner, while sitting down for a roundtable discussion with multiple actresses in the awards season conversation for THR and addressing the stereotype that women are too emotional in stressful work environments.
"I mean, I've worked with Bryan Singer," she said. "I've seen emotional men. I've seen the biggest hissy fits thrown on set."
Singer has been the subject of numerous controversies. In addition to the various reports of his on-set behavior, including Rami Malek saying his experience with the director on Bohemian Rhapsody "was not pleasant," Singer has faced numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, including multiple claims of sexual assault of minors.
The director has been sued multiple times since 1997, though all lawsuits have either been dropped or settled out of court. Singer has not been arrested or charged with any crimes and the filmmaker has repeatedly denied the allegations.
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