SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — Movie director Bryan Singer has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that he raped a then-17-year-old boy on a yacht over a decade ago.
Court records show that Singer, whose credits include “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Usual Suspects,” and five “X-Men” films continues to deny he assaulted Cesar Sanchez-Guzman or ever attended a party with him on a yacht as it sailed on Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle.
A trustee who is overseeing Sanchez-Guzman’s bankruptcy case filed a motion Wednesday recommending the settlement be approved.
To read Sanchez-Guzman’s account of his encounter with Singer, read the story published by the Atlantic last January and also in their March 2019 print issue.
Director Bryan Singer has spent decades being trailed by allegations of sexual misconduct. We spent 12 months investigating various lawsuits and allegations against him, including speaking to four accusers. https://t.co/YAxdugERmy pic.twitter.com/hdPJ9eLu4G
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) January 23, 2019
Lawsuit filed in King County graphically details alleged sex abuse of 17 yo by Hollywood director Bryan Singer. Incident allegedly occurred in 2003 on wealthy tech investor's yacht in Seattle.
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Document: https://t.co/nLYjoKwvMc pic.twitter.com/XKNDtWY0gP— Lewis Kamb (@lewiskamb) December 8, 2017