X-Men: Apocalypse actress Olivia Munn just unloaded on embattled director Bryan Singer in a no holds barred interview with Variety.
Speaking to reporter Ramin Setoodeh, Munn addresses those rumors that Singer would frequently go missing from set during the filming of 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse.
“When we shot ‘X-Men,’ I never shot a huge movie like that before,” she recalls. “I didn’t know what was right or wrong, but I did know that it seemed strange that Bryan Singer could check out and say he had a thyroid issue.”
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She continues: “Instead of going to a doctor in Montreal, which is a very high-level, working city, he said he had to go to L.A. And he was gone for about 10 days is my recollection. And he said, ‘Continue. Keep filming.’ We’d be on set, I remember there’s a big scene that we’d have, and we’d come back from lunch and then one of Bryan’s assistants would come up and show us a cell phone with a text message on it.”
Munn goes on to claim that Singer, who has been racking up sexual misconduct accusations since 1997, would frequently send texts informing the film’s cast that he wouldn’t be on set that day and so they should just proceed filming without a director.
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“And he texted to the actors, ‘Hey guys. I’m busy right now. But just go ahead and start filming without me’,” she recalls. “And we’d be like, ‘OK.’ And I never thought any of it was normal, but I didn’t realize that other people also thought it wasn’t normal.”
She adds, “The other people who thought it wasn’t normal would be people at high levels, people who make decisions on whether to hire this person. Come to find out it is really strange and it wasn’t OK. But this person is allowed to continue to go on. Fox still gives him Bohemian Rhapsody, and then we all know what happened.“
In 2017, Singer was fired in the middle of the production of “Bohemian Rhapsody” for allegedly not showing up to set and fighting with star Rami Malek. Shortly after that he was offered a $10 million directing job for the upcoming film Red Sonja.
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The job offer was rescinded in January 2019, however, after The Atlantic published the findings from a year-long investigation into the two decades worth of sexual assault allegations made against Singer, speaking to over 50 sources, including four young men who had never spoken publicly before.
Singer, who hasn’t worked since the article was published, called the exposé a “smear piece” written by a “a homophobic journalist who has a bizarre obsession with me dating back to 1997.”
In response to Singer’s alleged behavior and how it took over 20 years to finally catch up to him, Munn had this to say: “It’s the problem that I always had in this business, way before the #MeToo movement exposed so much. You’re in it and you see these people who keep failing up, and they’re not that great and you think, ‘Really?’”
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Before #MeToo, Munn says she witnessed “stuff that’s really horrendous and just nauseating to be around–there’s also just the bad behavior of people getting away with it.”
“No one in the world is so talented that it merits disrespecting other people and their time,” she adds, “And there are so many talented people waiting for an opportunity.”
When asked for comment on Munn’s interview, all Singer’s publicist had to say was, “He saw doctors in Montreal and then came back to see doctors in Los Angeles. And to the best of our recollection, it only affected two days of shooting.”
Cam
“”Before #MeToo, Munn says she witnessed “stuff that’s really horrendous and just nauseating to be around–there’s also just the bad behavior of people getting away with it.”””
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Such as what? Oh right, she’s still apparently protecting the people who did the stuff she witnessed.
Chrisk
Yeah, they’re “horrendous and nauseating” but please give me a part in your movie.
I’m sure Singers downfall has everything to do with her oh so candid interview. I’ll bet if he was still on top she wouldn’t be saying shit other then how great he is.
Chrisk
Everyone already knows Miss Singer thang is a Diva and walking off sets and making everyone hate you is just what they do. Shocking.
He just f*cked over the wrong people this time.
Rock-N-RollHS
Sounds like he had substance abuse and possible psychological problems. As for spilling the tea, a lot of issues being conflated above and no real specifics.
But really, I don’t give a crap about bad behavior–especially sexual behavior–in Hollywood. Surprise surprise. So many many more pressing issues affecting the planet right now, but they are not sexy or click bait.
Jared MacBride
Sexual abuse isn’t a pressing issue? Where have you been the last two years?
Donston
She’s seen some truly “horrendous” things, but that’s what she chooses to expose? Okay. I understand you don’t want to out victims. But we all know Singer is a deeply troubled, unprofessional dude who has fvcked people over. Nothing new there. Her willingness to still keep quiet about the “horrendous” stuff she’s seen reflects that she’s still thinking about job opportunities above all else. She was also photographed making out with Aaron Rogers by obviously planted photogs just a couple of weeks after rumors of Aaron’s roommate being his bf came out. She’s definitely willing to play the Hollywood game.
Loki9521
The gossip has always been Munn was Rogers beard. Why not reveal her contract if she really wants to expose Hollywood. Did she ever agree to sexual favors for a job?
I was very surprised Weinstein’s Lead female lawyer never asked the 2 stars if they were ever propositioned before encountering Weinstein? Why didn’t they fire their agents and managers for sending them to Weinstein without telling them what they were going to find?
Why didn’t Weinstein name the women who offered themselves to him willingly for a job? He bragged about it. If, as was said, he had 100’s of women over the decades, why not tell about the ones who came willingly to his hotel room? Why not name the women who went to his suite and got a job? Supposedly he has tapes of all this. He would have ruined careers but he would not be in prison.
I am sure the thrill is forcing a woman who doesn’t want him to submit but why didn’t anyone tell him to get some plastic surgery on his big nose, bad skin and lose some weight? Because having beautiful women submit to an ugly man is the turn on. No one wanted him. What about his marriage? Why would any woman have children, female children, with an obese ugly man with those genes? What am I missing, what don’t I understand?
succubus
she is horrendously appalled she cannot work… we were horrendously appalled by her work.
Black Pegasus
So what’s the latest in Brian Singer’s saga? Is his legal troubles behind him? Is he still having huge pool parties that excludes everyone except young white Abercrombie’esque men? lol
Gordie
Everyone in Hollywood knows she’s hopped on the casting couch with just about anyone who will hire her. She has minimal acting talent. Singer made a huge mistake casting her as Psyloche. I heard she was a complete c*nt on the set of Apocalypse and she was so terrible the part had to be cut way down. She talks about being a #metoo crusader when she’s never been in a metoo victim. She lies to get publicity. There’s naked pics of her all over the internet when she was stalking Chris Pine. She also claims to be Asian now that it’s hip to hire Asians. But really she really went to lengths to de-Asian her looks. She will name drop to get press. And why is she talking about Bryan SInger’s thyroid problems from 5 years ago? Cause she has nothing else to say to get publicity. No one GAF about her.
curiobi
What rubbish are you talking? The casting couch has been exposed for the rape apologist nightmare it was and is and you are saying what about her with zero proof? you misogynistic a -hole. See my comments for some actual facts coward.
Cam
She “Claims” to be Asian? Is this a joke? She is Asian.
If you’re going to make it so obvious you have some sort of weird pro-Singer agenda, you may want to rethink.
curiobi
curiobi
Excuse me, she is the ONLY one that had the guts to out a convicted paedophile one the set of the Predator movie when the director gave him a part knowing his conviction and told no one.
She had ZERO support from the studio, the director, and all the actors who all showed themselves to be cowards and threw her under the bus, evem though she saved the studio a lot of problems by having them edit out the scene just before the film hit cinemas.
So do not act as if she is protecting abusers, has not spoken out, and has not been blacklisted because of it.
Chrisk
Noah Galvin was the one that spelled it out on Singer. He didn’t pull any punches and his career pretty much ended after that fiasco.
jayceecook
@Chrisk No, his film and television career pretty much stalled because he’s a prick who mocked and accused Eric Stonestreet, ABC, and Modern Family of being homophobic for perpetuating gay stereotypes. Which effectively sealed the deal on ABC canceling *his* stereotypical gay show that was on the bubble and then publicly ridiculed Colton Haynes’ coming out interview with EW. There was a ton of public backlash against him and he tried to apologize and say some of what he said, including the stuff about Singer, wasn’t true or he exaggerated it because he’s young and opinionated. It had nothing to do with him being brave or wanting to see justice prevail. More like just another queen with an over inflated ego seeking attention by trying to be proactive.
Cam
@jayceecook
I find it fascinating that you attack Noah Galvin’s show for being “Stereotypical” and then seem to be furious that he called out Eric Stonestreet for his portrayal. Stonestreet, a straight guy, played gay as frantic, bitter hysterical borderline personality disorder whose only emotion was jealousy of anybody else….but yeah, it was Galvin’s show that was Stereotypical.
jayceecook
His behavior on set is inexcusable if true. Sadly stuff like this happens more than people think. I’m just laughing internally at the media still trying to pass her off as an “actress”. Must be why she sees all this stuff happening but stays quiet about it until it’s convenient for her. Or she needs relevancy.
Also, isn’t she the chick that was in a relationship with a football player who has consistently been plagued with accusations of being in the closet?
Josh in OR
Red Sonja, huh? I don’t REMEMBER Red Sonja having any young teen boy characters for him to cast and personally ‘mentor’ the actor, but…
frapachino
She looks horrendous in that pic!
ShiningSex
She does? Look at him. Ewwwww. not cute at all, EVER!
johnnymcmxxx
Those who know but don’t speak up are cowards and are culpable in the horrendous and nauseating behavior of others.
ShiningSex
His films suck and his career should be over.