X-Men Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing Underaged Boy

[CarlosAlberto]

"X-Men" director Bryan Singer is being accused of "sexual abuse" of a teenage boy in a lawsuit filed Wednesday, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap.

According to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Hawaii
, plaintiff Michael Egan, who was named in a press release by his lawyers, was 17 when he was forcibly sodomized by Singer, among other accusations.
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[tazber]

He's been doing this for years. It's been an un-secret secret since at least 2011.

But most of the guys are 18. And I suspect that this guy lied about his age.

I'm not defending Singer (by all accounts he's a skeevy man), but this accuser's timing seems rather suspicious given that X-Men opens in a few weeks. Especially since he waited all this time to come forward.

[Liza's Headband]

There are conflicting reports. I just googled this under the "News" section and more than half of the results list the boy as actually being 15 at the time. To me the age of 15 is much different than the age of 17 or 18.

[tazber]

Well yea, obviously.

I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[FindingNamo]

More than half? If more than half say it, then that must be true.

According to The Guardian, he was 17. The plaintiff waived his right to anonymity. He's now in his 30s.

The age of consent to sexual intercourse in California is 18. 18!

[PalJoey]

Has Dylan Farrow commented on this lawsuit yet?

[Reginald Tresilian]

It's interesting that it's a civil and not a criminal case.

[SonofRobbieJ]

From what I could find, California has a 10 year statute of limitations to prosecute child molestation.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Ah, I see.

[Borstalboy]

Why do I see this being a "settled out of court for an undisclosed sum" bauble?

[EricMontreal22]

Ugh. It's hard not to be cynical about this--as others have said, the fact that he has been known to have parties with various young guys has been Hollywood fodder ever since he came out. They all have though, before been above the age of consent. I don't know the details at all, but this sounds like it was basically that kind of situation and someone now that his name is in the news again wants money. Then again, it could be that this guy really was taken advantage of and the fact that his name is in the news now only reminds him of it.

[Reginald Tresilian]

I went through that thought sequence, too.

[Liza's Headband]

"More than half? If more than half say it, then that must be true." -FindingNamo

FROM THE LAWSUIT: Egan was forcibly sodomized by the director when he was 15 in the late-1990s. Singer had promised Egan a role in one of his movies and had numerous sexual encounters with the boy when he was 15 and 16. Singer also allegedly brought Egan to Hawaii for multiple extended trips when he was 17.

Maybe if the Guardian had taken the time to actually speak with Egan's lawyer about what the lawsuit accuses, they would know that it implies the abuse actually began at age 15 and went on for two more years. Pompous dumbass.

[romantico]

Wasn't there some lawsuit filed against him back when he filmed APT PUPIL? I thought one of the actors filed a lawsuit or something. This isn't the same case is it?

[Jungle Red]

Here's my stance.

To quote, "flew him to Hawaii for sex on more than one occasion".

I can see a shy, vulnerable, 17 year old going to a big Hollywood party to do have fun and feel important. When things go South, and if it really was unwanted attention, or rape, or whatever you want to call it, then you go to the cops and report what happened.

But do you go back, expecting different results?

Last time I went to Brian Singer's house, he raped me, but maybe this time he won't?

[Liza's Headband]

^ Completely agree.

[Borstalboy]

Believe it or not, dlisted.com has more detailed info on this than The Guardian

[tazber]

Wow.

It seems he's a sexual predator. I was aware of his notorious parties but I always thought the boys were 18 or older.

In any case, this looks to be a long and sordid case.

[MrMidwest]

When you're openly gay and you make a movie about nazis hiding in America, you're going to get more than a few crazies coming after you trying to set you up.

Again, nazi christian cultists. Brainwashing. Military programming.

This isn't rocket science, people.

[Borstalboy]

How is it that seemingly everyone on this board knows about Bryan Singer's parties?

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

We've all been there, Borstal :-P
Okay, I'll bite. I don't doubt for a second that some version of this actually happened. I'm not sure if the guy suing is guilt-free though. The timing is so off. If I was his lawyer, I'd tell him to wait, it'd give him so much more validity.

[CATSNYrevival]

There have been numerous reports and articles online about his parties. It's not a secret. I have to side with those here saying that some version of this probably did happen but that neither party is completely innocent. It doesn't change the fact that the law is the law though and if the boy was underage then he's protected against any blame. I don't agree with it, but it is what it is.

[henrikegerman]

The accusation here is that he forcibly sodomized an underage boy.

You say he's been doing this for years, Tazber. But you don't make it clear what he's been doing for years.

Having sex with underage boys?

Or forcibly sodomizing them?

They are two different things.

Both, of course, are serious concerns. Both are of course illegal. But "forcible" in the legal sense means just that, using force. It is different from having sex with someone underage - and therefore unable to legally consent - without using force.

I just wanted to know what you meant by what he's been doing for years.

[strummergirl]

It is well known that Singer has these lavish parties full of 'barely legal' 'twinks' and has been seen around with young men less than half his age.

I am still surprised nobody made jokes or raised issues when Singer donated a boat load to USC and got a building named after him.

There were also rumors that he abused and manipulated Brad Renfro during Apt Pupil. The story actually parallels Egan's allegations. The Hawaiian vacation invites and all.

I will still echo the fact the timing is suspicious.

Roland Emmerich must be sweating right now. He was often the co-host of such parties.

[Tom1071]

I can almost hear everyone's favorite harpie, Nancy Grace talking about this on GMA tomorrow.

[tazber]

To clarify:

Singer has been throwing these parties with twinks for years.


Whether he has been plying them with drugs and coke and having sex with them all that time, forcibly or consensual, I don't know.

But I doubt that they sat around and played Parcheesi.

Plus, if you read the links one of them mentioned that there several more people who may be coming forward.

Regarding the consensual vs. forcible:

If you coerce a minor with your influence, promises of stardom, and drugs until they agree to have sex thereby making it consensual is it really "consensual"?

Legally that distinction has huge implications. But in real life, in this case, the line between the two seems very thin.