X-Men director Bryan Singer is ‘self-financing’ a new documentary to address claims he sexually assaulted underage boys dating back to 1997
- Singer, 57, is working on a documentary about his ‘struggles’, including a string of sexual assault allegations against him, as he attempts a comeback
- He is also seeking funding for three feature films that will cost $10 million apiece
- The director, whose films include X-Men and The Usual Suspects, denies claims that he sexually assaulted a number of minors dating back to 1997
X-Men director Bryan Singer is self-financing a documentary that will address a litany of sexual assault allegations against him, it is claimed.
The producer of several hit superhero films, 57, is reportedly working on the film as he attempts to orchestrate a comeback.
Singer is also working on three feature films and has met with potential investors, with plans for the projects to cost $10 million apiece, sources told Variety.
Singer worked in the industry for more than three decades and is known for the films X-Men, Superman Returns, The Usual Suspects, and Valkyrie, among others.
His career was derailed in the 2010s by allegations, court cases, and documentaries by a number of men who have claimed that he sexually assaulted them as minors in incidents dating back to 1997.
X-Men director Bryan Singer is reportedly self-financing a documentary about a series of sexual assault allegations against him, including that he assaulted underage boys. He denies the claims
Victor Valdovinos, pictured in 2000 aged 16, claimed that he was 13 when Singer, then in his 30s, molested him on the set of Apt Pupil. Singer also allegedly told him : ‘You’re so good-looking… I really want to work with you… I have a nice Ferrari… I’m going to take care of you.’
Singer, who is bisexual and has a son with actress Michelle Clunie, has denied all of the allegations, some of which have been retracted in court and settled, saying the settlements cost less than going to court.
Singer was later fired from two high-profile director roles, one of which was the 2017 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody that Dexter Fletcher stepped in to complete the flick.
He was also fired as the director of Red Sonja, which was originally released in 1985 and set to be developed again through Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios.
Singer hasn’t directed a movie since.
The former president of Singer’s company, Bad Hat Harry Productions, has reportedly been touted as a producer of the three new feature films.
He will self-finance documentary about his ‘struggles’. One industry insider quipped: ‘Well, at least we know it will be fair and balanced.’
Singer received a reported $40 million for Bohemian Rhapsody, despite his sacking, made up of an upfront payment and profit participation. He also sold his coastal Malibu estate for $13.75 million in 2020.
The film would document the allegations against him, his attempts to rebuild his career, and explore his childhood. He was adopted as a child and began making films as a teenager, before winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival in 1993.
Singer gained international fame two years later for The Usual Suspects. Kevin Spacey won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the film and writer Christopher McQuarrie won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
In 2019, The Atlantic published an expose from four alleged victims who claimed Singer assaulted them when they were minors.
One of them, Victor Valdovinos, claimed that he was 13 when Singer, then in his 30s, molested him on the set of Apt Pupil.
He said that during one incident, Singer smiled as he ‘grabbed my genitals and started masturbating it’. Singer also allegedly told Valdovinos: ‘You’re so good-looking… I really want to work with you… I have a nice Ferrari… I’m going to take care of you.’
DailyMail.com also revealed exclusive court documents from 2014 that show Singer faced at least five allegations of sexual assault that year.
Blake Stuerman (left with Singer) claimed that Singer subject him to ‘mental and emotional’ abuse after they began a sexual relationship shortly after Stuerman’s 18th birthday. Singer’s lawyer said Stuerman’s claims were ‘uncorroborated, inflammatory, and highly defamatory’
Singer was catapulted to fame following the release of his critically-acclaimed film The Usual Suspects in 1995
Singer directed superhero movies which took a combined $3 billion at the box office
In December 2021, he was accused of ‘mental and emotional abuse’ by his former assistant and partner, who has shared details of their allegedly ‘traumatizing’ sexual relationship that started when he was 18 and the filmmaker was 43.
In an essay published by Variety, Blake Stuerman, then 30, claimed that he met the Singer in New York City in 2009, just a few days after his 18th birthday, and their first sexual encounter occurred shortly after.
Stuerman said he later learned that Singer ‘had a reputation for liking very young-looking men,’ himself included. According to his account, the disgraced filmmaker ‘controlled’ every aspect of his life during the four years they spent together.
He also claimed he ‘lived in fear’ of Singer after witnessing him attack a man at a house party in 2012, saying he threatened to kill him if he ever left.
Singer’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, called Stuerman’s allegations ‘uncorroborated, inflammatory, and highly defamatory’ in a four-page written response, saying the former assistant ‘simply has an axe to grind’ after being fired in June 2013.
He has always vehemently denied all of the allegations against him.
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