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Film director Bryan Singer has denied sexual assault after being sued for allegedly raping a 17-year-old boy.<\/p>\n
According to court filings\u00a0obtained by Deadline<\/a>, Cesar Sanchez-Guzman has alleged he was sexually assaulted by the director on a yacht in 2003.<\/p>\n In a statement, a representative for Singer said the director “categorically denies these allegations”.<\/p>\n It comes in the same week that Singer was fired as director of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/p>\n The court filings say the alleged assault happened when Singer gave Sanchez-Guzman a tour of the boat.<\/p>\n “During this tour, Bryan Singer lured Cesar into a room, shut the door and demanded that Cesar perform oral sex. When plaintiff refused, Bryan Singer forced him into acts of oral and anal sex,” the filing claims.<\/p>\n Sanchez-Guzman is seeking compensation for damages including “emotional distress, mental anguish, physical and mental pain and suffering, a decrease in his ability to enjoy life” as well as past and future medical expenses and legal costs.<\/p>\n Singer’s representative said: “Cesar Sanchez-Guzman apparently claims that he did not remember this alleged incident from 2003 until now.”<\/p>\n He added: “Bryan categorically denies these allegations and will vehemently defend this lawsuit to the very end.”<\/p>\n The representative said that, “once Bryan prevails”, he will pursue claims for malicious prosecution.<\/p>\n PA \u2013 Dexter Fletcher has taken over as the director of Bohemian Rhapsody<\/p><\/div>\n Production of Bohemian Rhapsody was\u00a0suspended<\/a>\u00a0last week so Singer could deal with what his representative described as “a personal health matter concerning Bryan and his family”.<\/p>\n Film studio Twentieth Century Fox told the BBC work had been halted “due to the unexpected unavailability” of Singer.<\/p>\n Days later, it emerged that he had been\u00a0fired<\/a>\u00a0by the company for “unreliable behaviour”, and has been replaced by Eddie The Eagle director Dexter Fletcher.<\/p>\n‘Vehement’ defence<\/h2>\n
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