Four men have accused Bohemian Rhapsody film director Bryan Singer of having sexually abused them when they were minors, said a report published by The Atlantic. Singer’s legal representative Andrew Brettler refuted the allegations. Brettler said that Singer had never been arrested for or charged with any crime and that the director has denied having sex with, or a preference for, underage men. In 2014, a man identified as Michael Egan accused Singer of having sexually abused him as a minor, Reuters reported. In 2017, Singer was sued for allegedly having sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy in 2003. The production house 20th Century Fox had sacked Singer as the director of Bohemian Rhapsody during the final stages of the movie’s production after he failed to appear on the sets for three days. He was, however, credited as the film’s director. His absence was attributed to “a personal health matter” concerning him and his family. In October, Singer had used social media platforms to refute an unpublished article that carried allegations against him. “I have known for some time that [there may be] a negative article about me,” Singer had said on Instagram. “They [reporters] have contacted my friends, colleagues and people I don’t even know.” He added: “In today’s climate where people’s careers are being harmed by mere accusations, what [these reporters are] attempting to do is a reckless disregard for the truth, making assumptions that are fictional and irresponsible.” Since October 2017, when investigations revealed that film producer Harvey Weinstein had sexually assaulted women for over three decades, similar allegations emerged from within and outside the film industry against several other actors. They included such as Dustin Hoffman, Brett Ratner and Kevin Spacey. Singer has directed The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse, among other films.<doc-sep>BOHEMIAN Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been accused of sexually assaulting four boys. The four, now men, allege the American filmmaker, 53, had sex with them in the 1990s. 1 X-Men and Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer is accused of sexually assaulting four boys Credit: Getty - Contributor most read in world news Exclusive OUT OF THIS WORLD Negative from film said to depict Roswell alien autopsy on sale for £710k BETRAYAL OF TRUST Woman, 22, 'lured off street by paramedic and gang raped in ambulance' Latest FERRY DISASTER More than 150 feared dead after overloaded ferry 'breaks in two' and sinks CLINGING TO LIFE Hotel owner left critical after catching deadly from Aussie mouse plague CRYPTO KILLER Bondage-obsessed Bitcoin trader ‘went crazy’ & strangled lover to death SLIPPERY CHARACTER Massive deadly snake lurks in Aussie back garden... can YOU spot it? One of them, Victor Valdovinos, told US magazine the Atlantic he was a 13-year-old extra on set of movie Apt Pupil when X-Men director Singer fondled him. Another claimed he had sex with Singer when he was 15. A third man said he was 17 when he began having sex with the director. The fourth alleged he and Singer had oral sex when he was 17 or 18. In the US, age of consent varies from state to state. Singer denies all the allegations. GOT a news story? RING us on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk<doc-sep>
Bryan Singer has been accused of sexual misconduct by several new men, who said they were teenagers at the time of their abuse, according to a new expose. The Atlantic published an extensive investigation into Singer, the acclaimed director of The Usual Suspects, X-Men and Bohemian Rhapsody, and found four boys — a 13-year-old, a 15-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 17 or 18 year-old — who described experiences ranging from misconduct to rape. One accuser, Victor Valdovinos, told The Atlantic that when he was 13 and an extra on Singer’s 1997 film Apt Pupil, the director assaulted him multiple times in a locker room, grabbing his genitals through a towel. Singer’s lawyer Andrew B. Brettler denied the allegations to The Atlantic and said that Singer never had sex with underaged men. Allegations of misconduct by young men have followed Singer for some time. In 2017, he was sued by Cesar Sanchez-Guzman, who claims the director raped him at a party in 2003 when he was he was 17. Two other men accused him of sexual assault in 2014, though one of their lawsuits was dismissed and another fell through, while Singer has insisted on his innocence. Singer’s Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars this week, but the director no longer has top credit on the film. He was fired three weeks before the end of shooting following conflicts on set and was replaced by Dexter Fletcher. [Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images] Have a tip we should know? [email protected]