Bryan Singer lawsuit dropped

[andrew8798]

The man who sued director Bryan Singer in April for allegedly sexually abusing him as a minor withdrew his lawsuit against the X-Men filmmaker today.

Michael Egan sued Singer and several others just weeks before X-Men: Days of Future Past opened in theaters, a move that caused Singer to drop out of promoting what would become his biggest hit in years and one of the highest-grossing films of 2014. In a statement issued in late April, Singer called the allegations “outrageous, vicious and completely false.”

"A federal judge in Hawaii, where the case was filed, granted Egan’s motion for motion for voluntary dismissal Wednesday," reports Variety. "Egan had previously dropped his sexual abuse lawsuits against former Disney executive David Neuman and former TV exec Garth Ancier. He had been representing himself in his filing of a motion to dismiss the claim against Singer."

But, as TheWrap reports, "While Egan's dismissal of the lawsuit is good news for Singer, it isn't a completely satisfactory resolution. Egan's suit was dismissed without prejudice — an option that gives Egan leeway to refile a claim against Singer, and one that Singer's legal team had argued against in a court filing earlier this month. Singer's legal team argued that dismissal without prejudice would harm Singer."

Egan's lawyers had parted ways with their client over the past few months.

-IGN

[Bub (BLM)]

"Oh, his movie is out of theaters now? Okay, let's just drop this."

[Deleted]

Someone got paid off the books..

[Danimal]

Aug 27, 2014 23:20:18 GMT -5 @ratedrnightwing said:

Someone got paid off the books..

I'm certainly not in-the-know but given the nature of the case that wouldn't surprise me a bit.

[Display Name]

Yeah,this dude totally got paid off.Too many stories of Singer being a creepy f*** for this allegation to be totally false.

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Aug 28, 2014 4:36:42 GMT -5 Display Name said:

Yeah,this dude totally got paid off.Too many stories of Singer being a creepy f*** for this allegation to be totally false.

I really don't understand this logic. He's been accused, therefore he must have done something, therefore he should be accused, therefore he must have done something, therefore he should be accused, therefore he must have done something, therefore he should be accused, therefore he must have done something... seems like cyclical thinking to me.

And people should really refrain from making accusations of paying off the guy without any actual evidence. Then again, they should also refrain from accusing him of being a sexual predator without any actual evidence.

[EvenBaldobombHasAJob]

I figured he was innocent.

[kidglov3s]

I think it's most likely that Singer is both skeezy and innocent of what he was accused of. Not all skeezy behavior is illegal.

[Mozenrath]

Singer has had a reputation of being interested in rather young men for years. I don't know for a fact that he did anything wrong, but it's hard not to raise an eyebrow.

That said, this looked a bit like a cash grab, much like the Kevin Clash blowup did.

[Sin Cara Tres]

No one from within the industry was surprised when Singer was accused. Maybe he wasn't guilty this time but I wouldn't be shocked to hear a similar story come up.

[Kevin Hamilton]

Aug 28, 2014 7:48:35 GMT -5 kidglov3s said:

I think it's most likely that Singer is both skeezy and innocent of what he was accused of. Not all skeezy behavior is illegal.

Kinda my take. Singer probably has done some sleazy stuff, but this entire lawsuit has seemed shady from the start.

On the selfish side of things, at least we'll get X-men:Apocalypse now without a hitch.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

I misread the plaintiff's name as Michael Elgin.

[Glitch]

Now we can get moving with the lawsuit to get him to stop making x-men movies.

[hotshotalex]

Aug 28, 2014 15:13:44 GMT -5 Glitch said:

Now we can get moving with the lawsuit to get him to stop making x-men movies.

DOFP was both a hit with critics and fans so how about no.

[Kevin Hamilton]

All his X flicks have good.

I'd put 2 and Future Past in 1st&3rd (First Class is 2nd, original is 4th)

[andrew8798]

his lawyer quit and apparently was having issues finding another attorney to take the case

[Renslayer]

And Singer is back under the microscope, this time in New York.

[Deleted]

Aug 27, 2014 23:20:18 GMT -5 @ratedrnightwing said:

Someone got paid off the books..

Not quite. The charges were dropped "without prejudice," which means they can be refiled at some point in the future.

This whole case fell apart for the accusers - there were 1 or 2 other people sued as well, but those were dropped a while ago too. Even the original filing had a lot of shadiness to it (filed in a state where there was no statute of limitations, even though IIRC the state had nothing to do with the case/charges).

[Deleted]

Aug 28, 2014 18:53:26 GMT -5 @knapp said:

Aug 27, 2014 23:20:18 GMT -5 @ratedrnightwing said:

Someone got paid off the books..

Not quite. The charges were dropped "without prejudice," which means they can be refiled at some point in the future.

This whole case fell apart for the accusers - there were 1 or 2 other people sued as well, but those were dropped a while ago too. Even the original filing had a lot of shadiness to it (filed in a state where there was no statute of limitations, even though IIRC the state had nothing to do with the case/charges).

That is why I said off the books. Nothing official. Looks like he is in trouble again I just read.

[andrew8798]

So this dude just lost his second counsel and was scolded by the judge who caught him spinning lies

All of his cases have been dropped.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judge-scolds-hollywood-sex-accuser-742505?facebook_20141021