Director Bryan Singer just blasted Esquire magazine on Instagram.
The 53-year-old film director posted a pre-emptive statement on social media this week defending himself against a cryptic article set to be published by the magazine later this month.
Singer calls the article, which will coincide with the release of his latest film, the Freddie Mercury/Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, “fictional and irresponsible” and says it “will rehash false accusations and baseless lawsuits”.
“In today’s climate where people’s careers are harmed by mere accusations, what Esquire is attempting to do is a reckless disregard for the truth,” singer says.
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The Wrap reports:
A person close to Singer told TheWrap that while they have not seen the Esquire article, the magazine did reach out for comment. They declined. The person told us they were not given quotes from the piece, though the questions were “clear enough” to see where the article “was going.” This person told us they believe Max Potter is the reporter writing the piece, which Singer’s camp expects will be in the November issue of Esquire magazine, which should hit newsstands this week.
In 2014, Singer was accused of sexual assault by Michael Egan, who said the director drugged and raped him and was part of an elite “Hollywood sex ring” that preyed on underage boys. He later dropped the lawsuit.
Then last year, Singer was again accused of sexual assault, this time by a man named Cesar Sanchez-Guzman, who alleges he forced him to have oral and anal sex on a yacht when he was 17 years old. Singer has denied the accusation.
Esquire has not yet commented on the upcoming article.
Though Singer is credited as the director of Bohemian Rhapsody, he was actually fired from the film about two weeks before production wrapped after reports of erratic behavior on set.
Dexter Fletcher was rushed in to replace him; however, due to guidelines set by the Directors Guild of America, which state only one director can be named for a film, Singer is listed as the sole director.
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Vince
Pulease. Ain’t nothing fictional about it. Singer has a bigger reputation than Spacey and Weinstein put together. He’s completely evaded the system thanks to his High Priced Lawyers. Of course Hollywood just keeps rewarding him.
paulmodibe
BRAVO, VINCE FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR MR. SINGER
ptb2016
I assume Vince from your comments you are an intimate friend or colleague of Bryan Singer as you “know” the accusations are true, though of course no friend would comment. How long have you been in the movie business? A long time I’d guess with your broad knowledge of the reputations of so many big players.
Odd that charges in the past have been dropped before they got to court. You’ll say he bought them off of course. And as such an expert you must “know”…
Vince
There are the rumors that everyone knows about of course. Singers Infamous boy parties. Then there’s that Egan guy who sued him a few years ago which failed. However he did successfully sue one of singers buds Mark Rector Collins for millions. He never collected any of it though because Colins just up and skipped the country.
Then you take all the other players who hung around singer who were also known pedophiles. It’s all been very well-documented. Many articles and documentaries about it.
Greg
They’re not pedophiles. Although they were still considered minors, all the guys at the parties were in their late teens.
StormRoyale
Ephebopedophiles: primary sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19.
DuMaurier
@StormRoyale, to be pedantic, it’s “ephebophile”. You can argue that a fixed preference for that age group is evidence of immaturity, and there’s obviously potential for exploitative behaviors with wide age differences, but it’s not a clinical disorder. We should probably regard the main issue as legalistic–as in, age of consent.
Vince
Oh and speaking of lawyers there’s no way the magazine will put out false information. Singers lawyers will be on that like flies on shit.
PinkoOfTheGange
It totally depends on how things are phrased if they are actionable.
PinkoOfTheGange
There was nothing “cryptic” about it.
It may be odd that someone issued a prophylactic denial, but it isn’t “cryptic”.
PinkoOfTheGange
well that 2nd comment went in the wrong place
tham
The problem with Singer so far is that his accusers have all (so far) been proven completely false.
Egan is in jail for fraud…and the yacht party happened when he was in London filming X-Man.
At this point…it starting to feel more like homophobia than…well…justice.
Vince
I sometimes wonder what was going through his mind. Like I said above he did sue singers friend for millions and won. That would have been at the same time the singer was having his boy parties and we all know that he likes them young so I could definitely see Eagan at least being there. However you’re right. He was caught in a lie.
All I know is this would make a great movie.
Billy Budd
Who cares? He is talented. Very talented. X men 2 is a fantastic movie.
Creamsicle
You can still enjoy Singer’s work. People can still enjoy the Cosby Show, despite knowing that Bill Cosby was a rapist. People still enjoy and admire Roman Polanski for his film work, while still condemning him for statutory rape.
It’s possible to divorce an artist from their personal lives. You don’t have to excuse possible sexual assault allegations out of hand just because you like Singer as a director.
DCguy
Please let us know just how good a cappuccino your barista needs to make before you excuse them for rape.
woodin
and the Catholic clergy are purveyors of good values and beliefs, GOD inspiring…..so that gives them the get out of jail card because they say something comforting or console a person in need….NOT
Geeker
With as many rumors there have been about him and his friends over the Many years there must be at least some truth to them. I wonder if his equally creepy buddy Roland Emmerich will get dragged into his mess.
PinkoOfTheGange
So rumors equal truth now: how Orwellian.
Vince
@PinkoOfTheGange. A 50 something year old guy that’s obsessed with teenagers isn’t normal. Of course that’s going to interest people. Lots of Articles and one documentaries has already been done on it.
DarkZephyr
Youth obsession opens you up to this. I’m not saying its terrible to be in a relationship with somebody younger, but when that is clearly your only preference and you actively pursue ONLY younger guys and you have tons of ridiculous “twink parties”, it does look pretty creepy.
PinkoOfTheGange
Creepy doesn’t equal illegal or even wrong doing…yet.
DarkZephyr
Not saying it does. I stand by what I DID say, however. It opens you up to this kind of scrutiny. Is that inaccurate?
PinkoOfTheGange
It should be inaccurate is all I am saying:
until there is a credible accusation of actual wrong doing.
Otherwise it is just salacious yellow journalism and rumor mongering.
Send Singer to Sing Sing if he has actually done some thing, but at this point we don’t even have a, Kavanaugh-was-at-the-gang-bang, level accusation against Singer, best we have is, he knows some that was at the gang bang.
What is the difference between the whispering of “he dose hang out with a a lot of very young men” now and “he does enjoy to be in the company of men” 60 years ago. Both are just innuendo to besmirch someone’s character because they don’t act in a way that the whisperer thinks is “normal”.
Eye of the Beholder
What’s troubling to me is Singer’s insinuation that alleged victims coming forward today with painful stories of sexual mistreatment maybe should not have gained such legitimacy. “In today’s climate where people’s careers are harmed by mere accusations…” Mere accusations? Yes and the reason for that is because Hollywood is well aware that have rich Hollywood elites have been getting away with sexual misconduct for awhile now. Face the music. Your past is catching up to you.
DCguy
“In Today’s Climate”…..
Oh, is that code for “Rape victims aren’t automatically attacked”?
Robothedestroyer
Hmmmmm I dunno about all this. I’ve been under the impression for a while that these rumors where locked away in a glass closet somewhere. Worst kept secret in hollyweird etc…. But despite my own opinions a lot of people on here are right: there is no proof of him doing anything *illegal* and should be left at that. However, I am now very curiouse about said article. I feel like he shot himself in the foot by posting this.