“Singer continues to enjoy the benefit of the doubt in Hollywood. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to press any criminal charges the suits-which alleged negligence, unlawful sexual harassment, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress-were settled for an undisclosed sum, and all parties were bound by confidentiality agreements." One of the crew members later said he thought that there had been a screwup the day of the shoot-that only the adult extras were supposed to have been asked to appear naked, and that somehow the minor and adult extras had been mixed together. The boys and some of their parents said they’d been aware that the job called for partial nudity, which they had been led to believe meant wearing a Speedo or a towel. At least five plaintiffs, all minors between the ages of 14 and 17, were extras in the film and, in essence, claimed that members of the crew had bullied them into stripping naked for the shower scene. "That scene would lead to a series of lawsuits against Singer and the production. But the truth will out!Īmong the revelations in the article is a description of misconduct on the set of Apt Pupil during a shower scene: Back on October 15th, Singer posted to his Instagram that the magazine was going to write a negative article about him. The report was originally thought to appear in Esquire magazine, which the writers are affiliated with. Authors Alex French and Maximillian Potter did extensive research, speaking to over 50 sources over a 12-month investigation. The Atlantic has published a new expansive report that gives a voice to the the alleged victims of director Bryan Singer’s sexual misconduct, many of whom were minors at the time.
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