X-MEN Director Bryan Singer Faces New Allegations Of Sex With Underage Boys And Issues Statement In Response

Just a day after Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated for "Best Picture" at the Oscars, director Bryan Singer has been faced with more shocking allegations and he's issued a statement in response. Take a look!

By JoshWilding - Jan 23, 2019 11:01 AM EST

Filed Under: X-Men

In an in-depth expose published today, a number of young men have come forward to accuse X-Men director Bryan Singer of sexual assault and various types of misconduct. For example, one man claims to have had sex with the filmmaker when he was 15 and others have outright accused him of rape (they were also underage at the time; one was only 13).

Singer was fired two weeks before the end of production on Bohemian Rhapsody and despite the many accolades the movie has picked up, he's been snubbed at every awards show. There's also been a considerable amount of backlash regarding the news that he'll be paid a massive $10 million to direct Red Sonja for Millennium Films.

Various cases are still pending against Singer but he continues to deny them both on social media and in the courts. The Atlantic article was reportedly investigated for twelve months and over 50 sources were spoken to by journalists Alex French and Maximillian Potter. It was originally supposed to appear in Esquire but that didn't happen for reasons which aren't clear.

For what it's worth, Singer has issued a response and blames the article on a "homophobic" journalist who has a vendetta against him.

"The last time I posted about this subject, Esquire magazine was preparing to publish an article written by a homophobic journalist who has a bizarre obsession with me dating back to 1997. After careful fact-checking and, in consideration of the lack of credible sources, Esquire chose not to publish this piece of vendetta journalism. That didn’t stop this writer from selling it to The Atlantic. It’s sad that The Atlantic would stoop to this low standard of journalistic integrity. Again, I am forced to reiterate that this story rehashes claims from bogus lawsuits filed by a disreputable cast of individuals willing to lie for money or attention. And it is no surprise that, with Bohemian Rhapsody being an award-winning hit, this homophobic smear piece has been conveniently timed to take advantage of its success."

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Lyja

A Skrull with the ability to shapeshift into humans or animals, Lyja is unlikely to appear in next year's Captain Marvel due to the fact her origin is very much rooted within the world of the Fantastic Four. She managed to infiltrate the team by posing as Alica Masters and served as both an ally and enemy to the team. Assuming we see more of the Skrulls in the MCU, Lyja will no doubt get in on the action.

Molecule Man

Up until fairly recently, Molecule Man was considered something of a joke but his ability to control matter and change reality could come into play in a big way in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The immensely powerful villain could be used as the big bad of any number of movies and while he'd no doubt be reimagined to at least some extent (like Baron Zemo), the possibilities are endless.

Shi'ar Empire

We thought we'd meet the Shi'ar Empire in Dark Phoenix but it doesn't appear as if that will be happening so that leaves the door wide open for the likes of Lilandra and Gladiator to be brought to the big screen. While they could be tied into the world of the X-Men in some way, I think it would be especially interesting to see them cross paths with the Guardians of the Galaxy in the near future.

Betsy Braddock

Psylocke may have received the spotlight in X-Men: Apocalypse but did you know that Betsy Braddock is actually the sister of Captain Britain and actually used to be a white woman who also held that mantle? While we know that Marvel Studios has tentative plans for Brian, the rights to the X-Men returning home means the door is wide open to them telling Psylocke's story from beginning to end.

Alpha Flight

Fox has missed a trick by leaving Alpha Flight on the shelf, especially as the characters could very easily hold their own franchise completely separate to the X-Men. The Canadian team probably won't be Marvel's top priority when all these characters return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe but it would be crazy not to expand this shared world by finally setting future stories in the Great White North.

Wyatt Wingfoot

Wyatt Wingfoot first appeared in the pages of Fantastic Four #50 and he's served as a frequent ally to the team ever since, joining them on many adventures and serving as a pilot alongside Ben Grimm. Wyatt is very much a minor character but also one who could be reinvented in some interesting ways for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it will be fun seeing what that might entail moving forward.

Starjammers

The leader of the Starjammers is Corsair but he's actually Christopher Summers, the father of Cyclops, Havok, and Vulcan. What's interesting about bringing this team to the MCU is the fact that they don't initially have to be linked to the X-Men; they could show up in Guardians of the Galaxy! A vague reference to Corsair's family would be fun for fans and could then be followed up on in a future film.

Latveria

Doctor Doom is obviously on his way to MCU and will probably be introduced in a Fantastic Four reboot before becoming a new big bad for this entire shared world. What's really exciting, though, is the fact we'll get to visit Latveria, a fiction nation which Doom rules over with an iron fist. Sure, we've never heard of it before now but Sokovia was never mentioned before Avengers: Age of Ultron either!

Savage Land

More of a place than a character, the Savage Land opens the door to unlimited storytelling possibilities. Regardless of whether it's the X-Men who visit this mysterious land full of mutated monsters and dinosaurs or characters like The Hulk and Black Panther, there's a lot of potential here to give any number of future releases a very different feel by shining the spotlight on this unique area of the MCU.

Quicksilver

I know what you're thinking; we've already seen Quicksilver in the MCU! Well, yes and no. While the character did make his debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron, his mutant heritage, last name, and codename were nowhere to be found in that sequel. Now, if Marvel chooses to resurrect the speedster, they can do it the right way and elaborate on the fact he's actually the son of Magneto.

Scarlet Witch

The chances of Quicksilver coming back are probably slim but Scarlet Witch remains an integral part of the MCU and it can easily be revealed that she's actually a mutant whose powers were activated by Baron Von Strucker's experiments. Wanda could even end up playing the role Hope Summers did in Avengers Vs. X-Men as the two teams go to war with the daughter of Magneto somehow on the line.

Nathaniel Richards

The father of Reed Richards, Nathaniel Richard is a time-traveller with a very complicated background. He's got some pretty confusing ties to Kang the Conqueror and has taken on a number of different monikers over the years, many of which could be used in the MCU in very exciting ways. There are a lot of Fantastic Four villains who could bring them and The Avengers together and this is one of them.

The Brood

Due to the intergalactic adventures of both the X-Men and Fantastic Four, there are a lot of aliens who have not been used in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That's going to change, though, and it's impossible not to be excited about the prospect of seeing The Brood. Their introduction could result in Marvel's first horror movie and they have the potential to do more than just battle the X-Men.

Paibok

Another Skrull unlikely to appear in Captain Marvel next year, Paibok was bionically re-engineered to possess more power than the Fantastic Four. Personally, I don't think pitting Reed Richards and company against these shape-shifters will be a priority for Marvel Studios but assuming a Secret Invasion adaptation does happen somewhere down the line, he'll now no doubt end up part of that.

Kristoff Vernard

The adopted son of Victor Von Doom has a convoluted history and while I wouldn't necessarily want to see that touched on in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I do think the character could be used in other ways. For example, he could take on an Everett Ross style role for Latveria and seeing as Kevin Feige has reinvented many different characters over the years, the same could actually be the case for Kristoff.

Asteroid M

What if we haven't heard anything about mutants because they've been hiding above Earth on Magneto's Asteroid M base? That may seem a little far-fetched but it is at least one possibility and even if that doesn't wind up being the case, this would make for one seriously cool home for the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. If it falls from the sky, then it can just become Utopia for the X-Men!

Phalanx

The Phalanx are techno-organic beings, whose nervous systems are composed of organic circuitry and they've clashed with the X-Men on a number of occasions. This evil race was born when a scientist experimented on the remains of the New Mutant Warlock, and while this lot probably won't be a priority for Marvel Studios, it will be great to see the cosmic side of the MCU fleshed out with this lot.

Baxter Building

Well, this goes without saying really. There's already been speculation that Avengers Tower will be converted into the Baxter Building when the Fantastic Four arrive in the MCU and that seems like a smart move, especially as we're talking about a team who is loved by the public (arguably more so than The Avengers). Getting to explore the Baxter Building promises to be a treat both inside and out.

Super-Skrulls

We know that Marvel will finally introduce the Skrulls in Captain Marvel next year but there's one type that remains off-limits to them for the time being. Those are, of course, the Super-Skrulls, shape-shifting aliens with the power to take on a number of superpowers. Their arrival in the MCU leaves the door open to these aliens being revisited and us getting a totally faithful Secret Invasion adaptation.

The Negative Zone

The Negative Zone is home to a huge number of iconic villains who have been off limits to Marvel Studios up until now and with it being so easy to link this mysterious dimension with the likes of the Quantum Realm and Doctor Strange's many adventures, it's obviously going to be a whole lot of fun delving into the home of Annihilus. It's literally a whole new universe for Kevin Feige to explore.

Genosha

Rumour has it that we'll actually visit Genosha in Dark Phoenix but common sense says that we won't be getting a comic book accurate take on that so Marvel will be able to make up for that in no time at all. The home of Magneto and other mutants who no longer wanted to be victimised by humans, there's a lot which could be done with Genosha and it could be that Erik has been in hiding there.

Willie Lumpkin

Okay, this isn't exactly an essential addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe but how amazing would it be to see to see this character return after he was once so memorably played by the late, great Stan "The Man" Lee. As cameos go, this would definitely be amazing and while there's no denying that we can live without Willie, his inclusion would definitely please a lot of longtime comic book fans.

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ArthurFleck - 1/23/2019, 11:13 AM

Damn Singer... I just cant with you anymore.

mastakilla39 - 1/23/2019, 11:37 AM

Innocent til proven guilty....but damn the allegations are on Weinstein and Cosby level now.

ArthurFleck - 1/23/2019, 11:42 AM

@mastakilla39 - no hear you. Just personally I get a vibe off of him, it's in his eyes, hes got that extended somethings missing up there eye contact that you see all the time on To Catch a Predator when a grown man sneaks into a house to meet a 14 year old boy. I could totally see Singer sitting across that kitchen counter from Chris Hansen saying "I dont know why I came here, sir."

ArthurFleck - 1/23/2019, 11:43 AM

@mastakilla39 - no i* hear you.

Vigor - 1/23/2019, 11:49 AM

@ArthurFleck - Taking this a step further, it's almost as if you're insinuating there are tell-tale signs that someone may be a pedophile. I've heard the eye thing before. And if there are signs, then that kind of hints that there may be a genetic component to it, right? Imagine if we find a gene related to pedophilia. I'm sure some scientists and researchers are well underway testing this. The human genome project finished up in 2003. I'm sure it would take quite a few years to a study as I'm suggesting to be published but you'd think we would have heard something by now

ArthurFleck - 1/23/2019, 12:07 PM

@Vigor - idk about all that. And I'm not insinuating anything. All I made was an observation. Pull whatever else out of it you want but that's on you. I will however say that behavioral study is a science and there are physical tells that people with behavioral patterns show which often repeat in different subjects with similar proclivities. They talk about them in depth on several of the shows about sex offenders and murders my wife watches. I'm no expert so I'm not gonna claim to know anything substantial, but I was just making an observation about Singer in my OP.

bkmeijer2 - 1/23/2019, 11:17 AM

Somehow this doesn’t really surprise me

DalekCraigWasson - 1/23/2019, 11:19 AM

*incredibly serious issue*

"Here are some obscure characters who may be in the Fox/Marvel deal..."

Never change, Josh.

Vigor - 1/23/2019, 11:36 AM

@DalekCraigWasson - lol I posted the same thing before I read your comment. It's ridiculous; almost comical

TheGrayGhost - 1/23/2019, 11:46 AM

@DalekCraigWasson - Thought the exact same thing

MCUKnight11 - 1/23/2019, 11:21 AM

Hope you face justice for all the lives you destroyed.

Feralwookiee - 1/23/2019, 11:34 AM

@MCUKnight11 - Street "justice". 😉

GhostDog - 1/23/2019, 11:21 AM

MasterMix - 1/23/2019, 11:24 AM

Punish the artist, not the art

PicolasCage - 1/23/2019, 11:40 AM

@MasterMix - his “art” is dogshit too

knocturnalzen10 - 1/23/2019, 11:26 AM

just heard about this from breakfast club ........ mannnnn these dudes be lunchin with that disgusting behavior if true :/

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