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Gay X-Men Director Bryan Singer Accused Of Raping Underage Boy

April 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

bryan-singerDirector Bryan Singer has been hit with allegations that he raped a 17-year-old boy, used other force and forced him to inhale cocaine, in a lawsuit that’s been filed in Hawaii Federal Court.

The allegations have been made by Michael F. Egan III, who is now 31 but was 17 when he says the incidents took place in 1999. He claims that after moving to Los Angeles as a teenager to further his acting career, Singer and various other men sexually abused him as part of intimidation that unless he kept them happy they would ruin his career.

The abuse is said to have taken place in both Los Angeles and Hawaii, with X-Men and Usual Suspect helmer Singer said to be involved in event that took place on the latter. The lawsuit alleges, according to THR, that ‘Singer supplied Egan with drugs and alcohol, forced him to inhale cocaine, pushed Egan into a swimming pool, later held his head underwater, and repeatedly raped him. These were combined, the suit says, with threats, as well as with promises of employment by Singer.’

Other abuse supposedly took place at the the M & C Estate in Encino, California, whose residents were Marc Collins-Rector and Chad Shackley, whose younger brother, Scott Shackley, was in Egan’s high school class. It is said Collins-Rector sexually abused Egan and threatened him with a gun, although he’s not included as a defendant in the current case. (It should be noted that Collins-Rector is a registered sex offender, having pled guilty to transporting minors across state lines for sex).

Egan’s attorney, Jeff Herman, commented, “Hollywood has a problem with the sexual exploitation of children. This is the first of many cases I will be filing to give these victims a voice and to expose the issue.”

Singer’s attorney Marty Singer countered that, “The claims made against Bryan Singer are completely without merit. We are very confident that Bryan will be vindicated in this absurd and defamatory lawsuit.” Adding that, “It is obvious that this case was filed in an attempt to get publicity at the time when Bryan’ s new movie [X-Men: Days of Future Past] is about to open in a few weeks.”

The suit demands an unspecified amount of damages and asserts claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery, assault and invasion of privacy by unreasonable intrusion.

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